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Supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan hold a demonstration outside Islamabad High Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/A. Sheikh)

Pakistan army labels imprisoned ex-leader Imran Khan ‘mentally ill’ after he criticizes army chief

6:46 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Pakistan’s military has described the country's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan as a mentally ill person after the former premier used the same words for the popular army chief

Ethnic Serb mayors take office in tense northern Kosovo

5:46 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Ethnic Serb mayors have taken office in majority-Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil attend a meeting about a pension package in the German Parliament in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec.5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

German parliament approves pension package after a rebellion in Merz's party

5:15 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Germany’s parliament has approved a pension reform package that had prompted a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, averting a crisis for the government after a bumpy first seven months in office

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Renewed fighting in eastern Congo threatens 'historic' peace deal brokered by Trump

5:06 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Residents of eastern Congo say fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, D.C., with U.S. President Donald Trump in attendance

Syrian refugee Mohammed Dawood, 30, left, poses for a photo with his parents, Hayat Fatah, 65, center, and Abdulilah Amin Dawoud, 73, at their home in Irbil, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)

Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump's new policies

4:36 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program, he left thousands stranded worldwide

EU regulators hit Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's digital rulebook

3:26 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

EU regulators hit Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's digital rulebook

FILE - New recruits of the German Army Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to take their oath in front of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription

2:28 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

German lawmakers have approved the government’s plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia

Mohamed Abdi Awale, who says he was captured and tortured by smugglers while attempting to reach Europe, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Why Somali migrants may still aim for US despite travel restrictions

2:17 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Somalia's international airport was filled with anticipation on a recent morning as 165 migrants were repatriated from Libya

Norfolk State plays James Madison on 4-game road slide

1:43 AM on Friday, December 5, 2025

Norfolk State looks to stop its four-game road slide with a victory over James Madison

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers

10:25 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring it to release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

Sabah al-Sheikh al-Kilani, the mother of Khaled al-Masoud, points to bullet holes in the wall of her son's home after he was killed during a raid in the town of al-Dumayr, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

9:34 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A recent U.S. operation in Syria mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

FILE - Iranian pop star Googoosh performs during a concert at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran's famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight

9:14 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Iran's most-famous singer has written an account of her life as she embarks on a farewell tour

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia 'garbage'

9:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting

Banners promoting the Hong Kong Legislative Council General Election hang near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Hong Kong holds a legislative election Sunday after a fire raised governance concerns

5:10 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city

FILE - Former president Jacob Zuma is seen at the Results Operation Center in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

What to know about the long-running corruption case of former South African President Zuma

7:55 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Former South African President Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales have returned to court to appeal for the dismissal of the long-running corruption case against them

A Springdale, Ark., police officer waits to pull over speeding drivers along Old Missouri Road, Nov. 18, 2025, in Springdale, Ark. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

How one Arkansas county helps ICE make hundreds of arrests and spreads fear among immigrants

6:40 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration

Ernesto, an immigrant from Venezuela, poses for a photograph in his home, Nov. 18, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A county jail in Arkansas produces hundreds of ICE arrests under a program surging across the US

6:39 AM on Thursday, December 4, 2025

A corner of Arkansas best known as home to Walmart headquarters has emerged as a little-known hot spot in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown

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