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Virginia Democrats pass map aimed at flipping 4 US House seats, but still need approval from high court and voters

12:08 PM on Friday, February 20

Virginia Democrats pass map aimed at flipping 4 US House seats, but still need approval from high court and voters

FILE - The State Capitol is seen in Austin, Texas, on June 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Why Texas' redistricting plan isn't a sure bet

8:18 AM on Friday, February 20

State Republicans redrew their congressional map over the summer to make five Democratic-held seats winnable, in line with the explicit expectation set by President Donald Trump

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, CDU party chairman, attends the CDU federal party conference, in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday Feb. 20, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German leader to make his 1st visit to China next week as country seeks 'right balance' in ties

8:03 AM on Friday, February 20

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy

A banner showing President Donald Trump is hung from the Department of Justice, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

7:44 AM on Friday, February 20

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden

Turkish authorities arrest Deutsche Welle journalist for alleged Erdogan insult

5:11 AM on Friday, February 20

Turkish authorities have arrested investigative journalist Alican Uludag, charging him with insulting the president

FILE - President Donald Trump stands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on his visit to the White House, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn

3:06 AM on Friday, February 20

Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States

India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, second right, poses for a photograph with U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, center, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, first left, and other officials after signing an agreement in New Delhi, India, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. (AP Photo)

India joins US-led initiative to build secure technology supply chains

2:09 AM on Friday, February 20

India joined a U.S.-led initiative to strengthen technology cooperation among strategic allies in a move Friday that underscores the nations’ warming ties after a brief strain over New Delhi’s unabated purchase of discounted Russian oil

A TV screen shows an image of former South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Ex-South Korean president remains defiant following life sentence for rebellion

1:53 AM on Friday, February 20

Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday remained defiant in his first reaction to a life sentence imposed by a Seoul court for his short-lived declaration of martial law but didn’t clearly say whether he would appeal

The spot in a cemetery in Lusaka, Zambia, where authorities want to bury former President Edgar Lungu who died more than eight months ago in South Africa, is photographed Thursday, Feb.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

A macabre dispute has kept the body of Zambia's former president unburied for months

1:34 AM on Friday, February 20

A bitter feud in Zambia has left former President Edgar Lungu’s body unburied in a South African funeral home for more than eight months

This photo provided on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ruling Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim lauds North Korea's economy and regional standing as major party meeting opens

7:08 PM on Thursday, February 19

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event

FILE - Bolivia's former President Evo Morales chews coca in Lauca N, Chapare region, Bolivia, Nov. 3, 2024, amid an ongoing political conflict with the government of President Luis Arce. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)

Evo Morales reappears nearly 7 weeks after he vanished from the Bolivian public's view

4:03 PM on Thursday, February 19

Bolivia’s long-serving socialist former leader, Evo Morales, has reappeared in his political stronghold of the tropics after almost seven weeks of unexplained absence

People who consider their detained family members to be political prisoners protest for their releases outside the United Nations office in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela approves amnesty that could release hundreds detained for political reasons

11:16 AM on Thursday, February 19

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez has signed into law an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of politicians, activists, lawyers and many others

FILE - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)

Former South Korean president receives life sentence for imposing martial law in 2024

12:05 AM on Thursday, February 19

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition

CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, Mara Fleishman, a winner of this year's Elevate Prize, chops apples for a salad at her home, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Rebecca Slezak)

Elevate Prize winners gain more than $300K in funding. They learn to better tell their own stories

8:00 AM on Tuesday, February 17

The Elevate Prize Foundation named its 10 winners for 2026 on Tuesday, including Monica Ramirez of Justice for Migrant Women and Mara Fleishman of the Chef Ann Foundation

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