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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi take part in a joint press conference after their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, Saturday, Jan.31, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan. (Carl Court//Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Britain to boost cybersecurity and critical minerals cooperation as China’s influence grows

9:58 AM on Saturday, January 31

Japan and Britain have agreed to boost cooperation on cybersecurity and the supply of critical minerals

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal. It's a striking change from the last shutdown fight

9:14 AM on Saturday, January 31

President Donald Trump acted quickly to negotiate with Democratic senators on a deal to avert a government shutdown

India hosts Arab foreign ministers to deepen trade and strategic ties

8:47 AM on Saturday, January 31

India has hosted a meeting of Arab foreign ministers to deepen trade, energy and strategic cooperation

First lady Melania Trump arrives for the premiere of her movie "Melania" at The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

From stilettos to safety concerns on Inauguration Day: 4 takeaways from Melania Trump's new movie

9:41 PM on Friday, January 30

In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump nominates government economist to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

8:29 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

FILE- Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's election executive order

7:59 PM on Friday, January 30

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms

Relatives of people they consider to be detained for political reasons protest holding chains in front of police guarding the Zona 7 Bolivarian National Police detention center in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, on the same day acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela announces amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners

7:07 PM on Friday, January 30

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons

A document included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files is photographed Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, that illustrates several people who handled Epstein's financial affairs or who were close to him (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Huge cache of Epstein documents includes emails financier exchanged with wealthy and powerful

6:58 PM on Friday, January 30

A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts during the funeral of Israeli hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains were brought back to Israel, in the southern town of Meitar on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026.(Chaim Goldberg/Pool Photo via AP)

US approves major new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion

6:32 PM on Friday, January 30

The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion

Cities Church is seen in St. Paul, Minn. where activists shut down a service claiming the pastor was also working as an ICE agent, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota

4:53 PM on Friday, January 30

Journalist Don Lemon and eight other people associated with a protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church have been charged with violating two different federal laws that are designed to prevent disruptions to Americans' rights

President Donald Trump holds an executive order he signed in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump announces upcoming IndyCar race through Washington's streets — including Pennsylvania Avenue

2:20 PM on Friday, January 30

President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the rubble of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant at Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment site on Dec. 3, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite photos show activity at Iran nuclear sites as tensions rise over protest crackdown

12:35 PM on Friday, January 30

Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage any materials remaining there

FILE - Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Justice Department releases largest batch yet of Epstein documents, says it totals 3 million pages

11:07 AM on Friday, January 30

The release of many more records from Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein is revealing more about what investigators knew of his sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton

Tourists travel in a classic American car along the Malecon littered with sargassum seaweed, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

What a reporter found when she returned to Cuba after last trip 3 years ago

10:50 AM on Friday, January 30

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pushed by Trump, US allies are resetting relations with China

10:11 AM on Friday, January 30

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go

People gather for a protest against ICE outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Protesters close schools and stores during a nationwide strike against Trump's immigration policies

8:56 AM on Friday, January 30

Protesters across the U.S. shut down schools and stores during a nationwide strike to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate passes Trump-backed government funding deal, sending to House

12:31 AM on Friday, January 30

The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country

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