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Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, and Alexei (John Trader), Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska talk after laying flowers to the graves of Soviet soldiers who died during World War II at Fort Richardson National Cemetery, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Orthodox archbishop apologizes to anyone pained by his meeting with Putin

2:18 PM on Tuesday, August 26

An Orthodox archbishop who exchanged friendly greetings and gifts with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska is apologizing to “those who have experienced pain, suffering, or confusion" because of his actions

Democratic leaders withdraw measure clarifying the party position on the Israel-Hamas war

1:35 PM on Tuesday, August 26

The Democratic National Committee leadership has withdrawn a measure that would have clarified the party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war

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12:25 PM on Tuesday, August 26

FILE - Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file)

Trump claims to have ended the war in Congo. People there say that’s not true

11:02 AM on Tuesday, August 26

U.S. President Donald Trump claims that the war in eastern Congo is among the ones he has stopped, after brokering a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda in June

FILE - Lisa Cook, right, takes the oath of office to become a member of the Federal Reserve Board, May 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

What to know about Lisa Cook, the Fed Governor who Trump says he's firing

10:49 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Lisa Cook made headlines three years ago when she became the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, one of the most powerful financial institutions in the world

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Trump vows retaliation against countries with digital rules targeting US tech

9:31 AM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump has vowed to impose new tariffs and export curbs on countries with digital taxes or regulations affecting American tech companies

British Reform party leader Nigel Farage poses in front of a mock departures board during a press conference in a hangar at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, England, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)

UK's hard-right Reform party says it will mass-deport migrants if it wins power

8:18 AM on Tuesday, August 26

The leader of Britain’s hard-right Reform party has pledged to leave the European Convention on Human Rights and detain and deport anyone who arrives in the country illegally

FILE -French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou attend a meeting with New Caledonia's elected officials and state representatives who have concluded a historic agreement allowing the creation of a "State of New Caledonia" within the French Republic, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 12, 2025. (Tom Nicholson, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Another French prime minister could be toppled. More political instability is ahead

7:46 AM on Tuesday, August 26

France’s prime minister has announced a confidence vote next month that likely will lead to the collapse of his centrist government and prompt more political instability in the European Union’s second-biggest economy

President Donald Trump speaks during an event signing a proclamation honoring the fourth anniversary of the attack at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump and Republican senators fight over a century-old tradition for judicial nominees

7:09 AM on Tuesday, August 26

President Donald Trump says the Senate’s century-old tradition of allowing home state senators to sign off on some federal judge and U_S_ attorney nominees is “old and outdated.”

Lithuania's Social Democratic party member Inga Ruginiene smiles at the parliament after Lithuania's parliament approved her as the new Lithuania's Prime Minister, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Former labor union leader elected as Lithuania's new prime minister after predecessor quit

5:39 AM on Tuesday, August 26

Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday has elected a former labor union leader and relative political newcomer as the country’s new prime minister, weeks after her predecessor resigned following investigations into his business dealings

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia accuses Iran of organizing antisemitic attacks and expels ambassador

11:23 PM on Monday, August 25

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is accusing Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia and says the country is cutting off diplomatic relations in response

FILE - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Trump says he's firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, opening new front in fight for central bank control

8:24 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump says he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics

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