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Illinois advocates sue federal authorities over alleged “inhumane” conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility

8:36 AM on Friday, October 31

Illinois advocates sue federal authorities over alleged “inhumane” conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility

People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/str)

What to know about a disputed election in Tanzania, where single-party rule is being challenged

7:55 AM on Friday, October 31

Protests are spreading in Tanzania as electoral authorities count the votes in a disputed presidential election that rights groups and opposition figures say was clouded by a climate of fear

FILE.- U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright talks during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas, Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File)

Israel puts off signing $35 billion gas deal with Egypt, prompts US energy secretary to cancel visit

7:18 AM on Friday, October 31

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen has said that his refusal to sign a $35 billion gas agreement with Egypt has prompted his U.S. counterpart Chris Wright to cancel a planned trip to Israel

Jersey City mayoral candidate Jim McGreevey, center, listens during a community event on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Jim McGreevey is back on the ballot, 21 years after scandal led him to resign as New Jersey governor

6:04 AM on Friday, October 31

Two decades after resigning as New Jersey’s governor in scandal and stunning the political world as he declared “I am a gay American,” Jim McGreevey is back on the campaign trail for the first time

President Donald Trump greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Orbán to press Trump for Hungary's exemption from new US sanctions on Russian oil

5:19 AM on Friday, October 31

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán plans to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to exempt Hungary from new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil when he visits Washington next week

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang meets with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju, South Korea Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)

Nvidia partners with South Korean government, companies to boost AI development

2:18 AM on Friday, October 31

Silicon Valley chipmaker Nvidia plans to supply its graphics processing units for projects with the South Korean businesses and government to advance the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure and technologies

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

12:05 AM on Friday, October 31

The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws

From left, Brunei's Defense Minister Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Cambodia's Defense Minister Tea Seiha, Indonesia's Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Laos' Defense Minister Khamlieng Outhakaisone, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Malaysia's Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Philippine's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, Singapore's Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing, Thailand's Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit, East Timor's Defense Minister Donaciano da Costa Gomes, Vietnam's Defense Minister Phan Van Giang, and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn hold hands as they pose for a group photo during the opening session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, Pool)

US defense chief vows to 'stoutly defend' Indo-Pacific interests in talks with China

Friday, October 31

The U.S. Secretary of Defense has told his Chinese counterpart that Washington will "stoutly defend" its interests in the Indo-Pacific

A guide briefs visitors at the Bulguksa Temple where preparations are underway ahead of events for attendees of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits in Gyeongju, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summit

8:28 PM on Thursday, October 30

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders his country would help to defend global free trade as U.S. President Donald Trump snubbed an annual economic regional forum

Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU Summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)

Latvian Parliament votes to withdraw from domestic violence treaty

6:25 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Latvian Parliament has voted to withdraw from a European treaty supporting women who are victims of violence

FILE - A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say

5:26 PM on Thursday, October 30

The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., departs a news conference on the 30th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

4:43 PM on Thursday, October 30

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade war

3:11 PM on Thursday, October 30

After months of posturing, arguing and threatening, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have essentially turned back the clock

People gather, among them students, to walk on the street towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia youth lead thousands on march for weekend rally marking deadly canopy collapse last year

8:55 AM on Thursday, October 30

Thousands of mainly young protesters in Serbia have embarked on a two-day march from the capital Belgrade

FILE - This photo provided by Safe Restraints Inc., in October 2025, shows a custom version of the WRAP restraining equipment made for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. (Safe Restraints via AP, File)

Citing AP investigation, senators demand answers on use of full-body restraints during deportations

8:00 AM on Thursday, October 30

A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators has raised concerns about the use of full-body restraints on deportation flights

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump no-show at big Asian economic forum may risk US reputation in region

6:56 AM on Thursday, October 30

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to skip a big Asian economic meeting this weekend risks worsening America’s reputation at a forum that represents nearly 40% of the world’s population and more than half of global goods trade

Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated

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