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FILE - Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, poses for the cameras outside 10 Downing Street in London, on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

Larry the cat, Britain's Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street for 15 years, in photos

9:01 PM on Saturday, February 14

Larry, the official 10 Downing Street cat walks outside 10 Downing Street before the nationwide Clap for Carers to recognise and support National Health Service (NHS) workers and carers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in London, Thursday, May 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat

9:00 PM on Saturday, February 14

Larry the cat is marking 15 years as Britain’s Chief Mouser at 10 Downing Street, a symbol of stability in turbulent political times

A boy plays with a cat on a street of the Kurdish-majority neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud, in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria recovers from clashes with hope for the future

8:58 PM on Saturday, February 14

A month after violent clashes in a Kurdish-majority neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo, tens of thousands of residents have returned

McBride has 21, James Madison defeats Appalachian State 69-58

3:41 PM on Saturday, February 14

Led by Justin McBride's 21 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 69-58 on Saturday

FILE - The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is seen, May 29, 2021, in Lees Ferry, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus

2:03 PM on Saturday, February 14

The seven Western states that depend on the Colorado River have missed a deadline for the second time to agree on a plan addressing record drought and water shortages

A couple sit on a seawall while watching a tanker ship exit Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Cuba postpones its annual cigar fair as a US oil siege causes severe fuel shortages and blackouts

12:37 PM on Saturday, February 14

Organizers say Cuba’s annual cigar fair, which was set to be held the last week of February, has been postponed

FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, center, heads to the venue for talks between Iran and the U.S., in Muscat, Oman, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP, File)

US, Iran to hold new round of nuclear talks in Geneva this week, Swiss government says

11:32 AM on Saturday, February 14

The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week

Nelsy Escorcia lies outside the Zone 7 detention center of the Bolivarian National Police, where her husband, Franklin Parra, is being held, as she waits for his release in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Families of Venezuelan prisoners stage hunger strike demanding quick liberation of dissidents

11:00 AM on Saturday, February 14

Relatives of Venezuelan prisoners have gone on hunger strike to demand the freedom of their loved ones

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan's imprisoned ex-PM Khan to get medical treatment after reported partial vision loss

8:11 AM on Saturday, February 14

Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan will undergo treatment for an eye condition at a specialized medical facility, a Cabinet minister said after the Supreme Court ordered a medical evaluation amid concerns about his eyesight

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)

Orbán says the EU and not Russia is Hungary's real threat ahead of April vote

5:19 AM on Saturday, February 14

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says the real threat to Hungary comes from the European Union, not Russia, as he ramps up an anti-EU election campaign

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Tarique Rahman shows victory sign during a meeting with media after his party won the national parliamentary election, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman pledges to work for democracy after landslide victory in election

5:12 AM on Saturday, February 14

Bangladesh’s incoming leader says he will work to build a more democratic country, overcoming challenges related to weak institutions

FILE - Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjorn Jagland announces the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Friday Oct. 11, 2013. (Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)

How Jeffrey Epstein used the glamour of the Nobel Peace Prize to entice his global network of elites

5:06 AM on Saturday, February 14

Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up hosting the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers and Steve Bannon, the Epstein files show

FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks to the media in front of security officers standing guard at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption office in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with dart frog toxin, European nations say

5:00 AM on Saturday, February 14

Five European countries say Russia poisoned Alexei Navalny with a rare toxin linked to poison dart frogs

This combination of photos shows Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington, left, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago, center, and Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on July 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., J. Scott Applewhite, Paul Sancya)

In battleground Michigan, 3 Democrats test vision of affordability in the Senate primary

4:33 AM on Saturday, February 14

Voters say they're worried about the cost of living, and affordability is a leading issue in 2026 campaigns

Supports of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi attend a demonstration during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich

2:46 AM on Saturday, February 14

About 250,000 people have demonstrated against Iran’s government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Rubio's speech to European allies takes a softer tone but sticks to Trump's firm stance

12:41 AM on Saturday, February 14

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the audience during a session at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Zelenskyy says questions remain for allies over security guarantees for Ukraine

12:26 AM on Saturday, February 14

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked his international allies for their support but suggested there was still questions remaining over the future security guarantees for his country

FILE - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Chairperson of the African Union Joao Lourenco attend a plenary session on the opening day of the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (Thomas Mukoya/Pool Photo via AP, File)

African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a 'bloc of old leaders'

8:01 PM on Friday, February 13

The African Union is holding its annual summit in Ethiopia as the organization faces widespread discontent

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Pope Army Airfield, in Fort Bragg, N.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, en route to Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

6:59 PM on Friday, February 13

Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the federal government to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility in Washington, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown

6:01 AM on Friday, February 13

A partial shutdown of the federal government has begun

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