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Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois, governor says

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, according to Democratic Gov_ JB Pritzker, who called the move “absolutely outrageous and un-American.”

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

Police use a water cannon to block protesters during an opposition rally in the city center of Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, boycotting the municipal elections and call for the release of political opponents. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgia's police use water cannons to push back protesters trying to storm presidential palace

1:46 PM on Saturday, October 4

Georgia's police have used water cannons and pepper spray to push back protesters who tried to storm the presidential palace

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

12:50 PM on Saturday, October 4

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

Police officers patrol Munich Airport after the airport shut down operations due to possible new drone sightings Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Munich. (Enrique Kaczor/dpa via AP)

Mysterious drone flights in NATO airspace have caused alarm across Europe. Here's what we know

11:35 AM on Saturday, October 4

Mysterious drone flights over the airspace of European Union member countries in recent weeks have alarmed the public and elected officials

People attend the annual thanksgiving celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane)

Thousands gather for Ethiopia's thanksgiving festival

10:37 AM on Saturday, October 4

Thousands have gathered in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa for the East African country’s thanksgiving festival

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Abrego Garcia wins request for hearing on whether smuggling charges are illegally 'vindictive'

9:42 AM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has concluded that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia on human smuggling charges could amount to illegal retaliation

Members of the Awami Action Committee, a civil rights alliance, chant slogans during a rally demanding subsidized food, electricity and other services in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)

Violent protests end as peace agreement reached in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

8:57 AM on Saturday, October 4

Pakistani authorities have reached a peace agreement with a civil rights alliance, ending days of violent protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir

Malawi's presidential candidate, former President Peter Mutharika, right, shares a light moment with officials following casting his vote in Thyolo District, Malawi, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)

Peter Mutharika is sworn in as Malawi president in political comeback at the age of 85

8:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as Malawi’s president in a political comeback at the age of 85

People observe as security forces detain a man taking part in a youth led protest calling for education and health reforms, in Casablanca, Morocco, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco. Here's what to know

8:21 AM on Saturday, October 4

Protests have erupted in Morocco, driven by young people demanding change

FILE - A haul truck is seen after being loaded with coal by a mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek mine, in this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, near Decker, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?

8:19 AM on Saturday, October 4

U.S. officials in coming days are set to hold the government’s biggest coal sales in more than a decade

In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Legal setbacks mount for Trump’s birthright order before likely Supreme Court review

8:10 AM on Saturday, October 4

Now it's five federal courts that have rejected President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end automatic citizenship for the children of people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily

Chairman of opposition "ANO" (YES) movement Andrej Babis reacts as he addresses the media during the parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show

5:44 AM on Saturday, October 4

Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš has won a parliamentary election, marking a political comeback

A woman wearing a mask depicting U.S. president Donald Trump attends a rally calling for the release of all hostages held in the Gaza Strip and urges a ceasefire, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. ahead of the second anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days'

4:33 AM on Saturday, October 4

Israel's prime minister says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as indirect talks with Hamas continue on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war

Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, stands as Takaichi was chosen to a new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the party's leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's first female governing-party leader is an ultra-conservative star in a male-dominated group

2:38 AM on Saturday, October 4

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal Democrats is one of the most conservative members of the male-dominated party seen as an obstacle to women’s advancement

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., talk to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

12:02 AM on Saturday, October 4

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM

9:45 PM on Friday, October 3

Japan’s governing party has elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, making her likely to become the country’s first female prime minister

The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP reader question: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online?

4:41 PM on Friday, October 3

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Have agencies violated the Hatch Act by using Democrat-blaming language online in discussing the shutdown

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