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Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Jimmy Lai's children look to Trump and other leaders to push China to free their father

2:33 PM on Monday, February 9

The children of China critic Jimmy Lai say President Donald Trump's possible visit to Beijing in April could be crucial for their father's release

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2:30 PM on Monday, February 9

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FILE - A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building headquarters, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump administration's changes to the CFPB cost Americans $19B, a new report says

2:28 PM on Monday, February 9

The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year

Editorial Roundup: United States

2:07 PM on Monday, February 9

Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein

1:15 PM on Monday, February 9

Palace says King Charles III will support police who are assessing reports that ex-Prince Andrew gave files to Epstein

FILE - Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Trump's immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. Judges are raising the alarm

12:53 PM on Monday, February 9

Federal judges around the country are scrambling to address a deluge of lawsuits from immigrants locked up under the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign

United States' Chloe Kim looks on during a press conference at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

US snowboard star Chloe Kim calls for unity after Trump bashes teammate over immigrant crackdown

12:39 PM on Monday, February 9

Chloe Kim and other American snowboarders preparing to compete at the Winter Olympics in Italy have not been daunted by Donald Trump’s bashing of a teammate for saying he didn’t back the president’s crackdown on immigrants

Main opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrives at the High Court of Tanzania as his treason trial continues before a three-judge bench in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Monday, Feb 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Florence Majani)

Tanzania opposition leader returns to court for treason trial after monthslong delay

12:23 PM on Monday, February 9

Tanzania’s opposition leader charged with treason has appeared in court for the first time in months

Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions on Jeffrey Epstein from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

10:28 AM on Monday, February 9

Ghislaine Maxwell declined to answer questions on Jeffrey Epstein from a House committee, citing 5th Amendment rights

FILE - This photo combination shows, from left, Wes Streeting in Liverpool, Sept. 30, 2025, Angela Rayner in Shoreditch, London, June 5, 2025, Andy Burnham in Liverpool, Sept. 29, 2025, Shabana Mahmood in Liverpool, Sept. 29, 2025 and Ed Miliband in Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Kirsty Wigglesworth, Martin Meissner, File)

What to know about who could succeed Keir Starmer as UK prime minister

9:28 AM on Monday, February 9

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a leadership crisis over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. The release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggests damaging details about Mandelson, putting Starmer's position at risk

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan hold a joint press conference, in Yerevan, Armenia, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance is in Armenia, a country no sitting US president or vice president has visited before

8:58 AM on Monday, February 9

Vice President JD Vance is in Armenia, a country that no sitting U.S. vice president or president has visited before

FILE - Federal agents conduct immigration enforcement operations Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Masks emerge as symbol of Trump's ICE crackdown and a flashpoint in Congress

7:05 AM on Monday, February 9

The images of masked federal officers has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations

FILE - Norway's Ambassador to the United Nations Mona Juul address a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Friday Feb. 25, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein

5:13 AM on Monday, February 9

A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says

FILE - Britain's Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, looks round as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Palace says King Charles III will support police assessing former Prince Andrew's Epstein links

4:16 AM on Monday, February 9

Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will “support’’ UK police assessing reports that the former Prince Andrew gave confidential information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

FILE - Work progresses on a new migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in the Florida Everglades, on July 4, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Migrants languish in US detention centers facing dire conditions and prolonged waits

12:06 AM on Monday, February 9

Prolonged detention has become more common in President Donald Trump’s second term, at least partly because a new policy generally prohibits immigration judges from releasing detainees while their deportation cases wind through backlogged courts

Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa rides on the back of a motorcycle after his release from prison in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Venezuela's top prosecutor orders the arrest of opposition leader's ally, hours after his release

12:05 AM on Monday, February 9

Venezuela's top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)

On Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary Bessent’s testimony descends into insults and shouting matches

8:53 PM on Wednesday, February 4

A hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned chaotic Wednesday as Democratic lawmakers clashed with him over fiscal policy and Trump family conflicts

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