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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump punishes Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

1:46 PM on Saturday, October 25

President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he departs the White House, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Washington, for a trip to Asia. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump aims to start his Asia trip with dealmaking in Malaysia

1:17 PM on Saturday, October 25

President Donald Trump plans to try to boost his image as an international dealmaker by finalizing a trade agreement with Malaysia and overseeing an expanded ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand

FBI agents are outside a building after a raid in the Kensington section of Philadelphia on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (WPVI via AP)

FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges

11:55 AM on Saturday, October 25

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that more than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia

Sandibell Hidalgo, left, and Ofelia Torres, 16, speak to the room about the detention of Ruben Torres Maldonado during a news conference calling for the release of Ruben Torres Maldonado at on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal

11:47 AM on Saturday, October 25

A federal judge has ruled that the detention of a Chicago man by immigration authorities is illegal

Former Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 presidential run

10:58 AM on Saturday, October 25

Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo)

Houthi rebels detain 2 more UN workers, including a woman in critical condition

10:35 AM on Saturday, October 25

U.N. officials say Iran-backed Houthi rebels have intensified their crackdown against the United Nations in Yemen, detaining two additional workers

FILE - A man walks along the south bank of the River Thames backdropped by the Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, of the Houses of Parliament, in London, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Why the time difference between the US and Europe will be one hour shorter this week

10:14 AM on Saturday, October 25

Every October, there's a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings

FILE - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro points at a map of the Americas during a new conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas), File

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war, seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent López

9:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is forging a war against him as the world’s biggest warship approaches the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent who he accuses of egging on an invasion

FILE - President Jimmy Carter, right, meets with Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti at the White House in Washington, Dec. 13, 1979. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File)

Shutdowns began as a way to enforce federal law. Now Trump is using it to take more power

6:14 AM on Saturday, October 25

The government shutdown is quickly becoming a way for President Donald Trump to exercise new command over the government

A voter checks his name on the voters' list before casting his ballot at a polling station in Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)

Cameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results

5:03 AM on Saturday, October 25

Two Cameroon opposition leaders have been arrested as protests rage over the presidential election results

Portraits of Mass. Rep. Charles Lewis Mitchell, left, and Dr. John V. de Grasse are shown from an photograph album from the personal collection of anti-slavery activist Harriet Hayden, which was printed in the 1860's, at the Boston Athenaeum, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Historic libraries bring modern comfort to book lovers and history buffs in New England

5:02 AM on Saturday, October 25

Centuries-old private libraries are bringing modern comfort and awe to book lovers and history buffs in New England

FILE - Police officers escort protesters near the Bell Hotel in Epping, London, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 after a temporary injunction that would have blocked asylum seekers from being housed at the hotel was overturned. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)

British police search London for asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

4:35 AM on Saturday, October 25

British police are searching for an asylum-seeker mistakenly released from prison

Left-wing independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly arrives at Dublin Castle for the count in Ireland's presidential election to replace Michael D. Higgins, who has served the maximum two seven-year terms, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Niall Carson/PA via AP)

Left-leaning independent Connolly wins Irish presidential election

3:34 AM on Saturday, October 25

Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, who secured the backing of Ireland’s left-leaning parties including Sinn Féin, has won the country’s presidential election in a landslide victory against her center-right rival

Smoke bellows from a warehouse that caught fire following a Russian attack, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Russian missile and drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defense

12:12 AM on Saturday, October 25

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Ivory Coast votes as Ouattara seeks a fourth term with key rivals sidelined

10:37 PM on Friday, October 24

Voters in Ivory Coast have cast their ballots to elect a new leader as President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term

People cast their ballots during early voting on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Early voting begins in New York City mayor's race and contest to pick New Jersey's next governor

9:02 PM on Friday, October 24

Polling places open Saturday for in-person voting in two of the year’s most closely watched elections: The New York City mayor’s race and the contest to pick New Jersey’s next governor

From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete

6:01 PM on Friday, October 24

Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan has warned Southeast Asian counterparts that neutrality is shrinking due to big power rivalry

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump travels to Asia and a meeting with China's Xi as the US government shutdown drags on

5:00 PM on Friday, October 24

President Donald Trump is heading to Asia for his first trip since taking office in January

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