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FILE - The boyhood home of President-elect Donald Trump is seen on Jan. 17, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

President Donald Trump’s childhood home sells for $2 million

1:25 PM on Saturday, September 12

Donald Trump’s childhood home has sold for nearly $2 million after a renovation transformed the New York City residence from a mold-ridden cat den to modern abode

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo during an official welcome ceremony of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

India's Modi and China's Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines

10:19 AM on Saturday, September 12

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met during the BRICS summit in New Delhi

Fire from an ammunition depot storage of the EMCO company near Tsareva Livada, Bulgaria, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 as Bulgarian authorities launched investigations in an explosion at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, which came in the wake of another blaze at a munition's depot in the last weeks. (AP Photo/BGNES Agency)

Fire at ammunition depot in Bulgaria raises fears of neglect or sabotage

9:43 AM on Saturday, September 12

Bulgarian authorities launched investigations into an explosion at a weapons storage site in central Bulgaria overnight, which came in the wake of another blaze at a munitions depot in recent weeks, raising fears of sabotage

A member wears shoes in Union Flag colours during the Reform party's annual conference at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics

8:59 AM on Saturday, September 12

Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, received $97 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires this weekend

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Why Canada? America's northern neighbor seems an unlikely target for a trade war

8:01 AM on Saturday, September 12

Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war

People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest

7:58 AM on Saturday, September 12

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota

U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden rides his motorcycle in a Labor Day parade with his grandsons, Teddy and Henry, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Readstown, Wis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Trump ally in Wisconsin sticks close to the president as Democrats push to flip swing district

7:57 AM on Saturday, September 12

Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to unseat a Republican congressman with close ties to President Donald Trump

FILE - Protesters march against illegal immigration, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

Nigeria says 2 of its nationals killed in South Africa as anti-migrant tensions flare

6:37 AM on Saturday, September 12

Nigeria says two nationals have been killed in South Africa as tensions run high over anti-immigrant protests there

This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)

Prison riot and fire in a northern Syrian town kills at least 7

6:17 AM on Saturday, September 12

A fire and riot in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria has killed at least seven people

This image taken from undated video released by Al-Masirah TV, a channel owned by Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, shows, according to the channel, Houthi fighters chanting atop a pickup truck in Khawkhah, Hodeida province, Yemen. (Al-Masirah TV via AP)

Attack that closed key Saudi pipeline is blamed on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

5:19 AM on Saturday, September 12

Iraq's government is investigating after Iran-backed militias there are accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline

A civilian walks by after a gas station was hit by a Russian drone in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

5:14 AM on Saturday, September 12

Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials

Photos show President Trump's two-day visit to Ireland that combines work and pleasure.

4:57 AM on Saturday, September 12

In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, center, gestures during a visit near the site where Israel captured a strategic hill earlier this month, in the city of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency Press Office via AP)

Lebanon’s president makes a rare visit to southern city as fears of Israeli attacks grow

4:47 AM on Saturday, September 12

Lebanon’s president has made a rare visit to a southern city amid fears of more Israeli attacks

Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Iraq says Saudi pipeline attack originated from its territory, and other Mideast news

2:59 AM on Saturday, September 12

Iraq says an attack on a key Saudi oil pipeline was launched from its territory, and U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran is “probably” behind it

This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, shows a smoke from a wide explosion following what the Houthis described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)

Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies

1:13 AM on Saturday, September 12

Houthi rebels in Yemen are advancing toward a crucial trade chokepoint

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Prime Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP )

BRICS leaders voice concern over Middle East, condemn unilateral sanctions at India summit

12:18 AM on Saturday, September 12

Leaders of the BRICS nations have expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned sanctions not authorized by the U.N. The leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their global position

People walking past the "Infinity" sculpture outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install George Washington statues and exhibit

12:14 AM on Saturday, September 12

President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian Institution to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, speaks during the March on Washington rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

From 'blue wave' heroes to early exits: What happened to the 2018 House Democrats

12:07 AM on Saturday, September 12

In 2018, Democrats flipped 42 Republican-held U.S. House seats, gaining control of the House

U.S. President Donald Trump and son Eric Trump, center, watch the Irish Open at the Trump International Golf Links course in Doonbeg, Ireland, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Trump touches a nerve while in Ireland by saying reunification would be 'fantastic'