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US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush

1:21 PM on Saturday, January 17

A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader

Vance and Rubio set to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy. Trump isn't on the list

12:51 PM on Saturday, January 17

The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics

Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

11:18 AM on Saturday, January 17

Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea after winning last year's presidential election

Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family's SUV after they get caught between protesters and officers

11:16 AM on Saturday, January 17

A Minneapolis couple says federal officers rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, flooding it with toxic fumes and leaving them and several of their six children, including an infant, in need of hospital treatment

FILE - US envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and US businessman Jared Kushner attend a press conference after the signing of the declaration on deploying post-ceasefire force in Ukraine during the 'Coalition of the Willing' summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Jan 6, 2026. (Ludovic Marin, Pool photo via AP, File)

Board of Peace for Gaza is forming with ambitions for a wider mandate of other conflicts

11:12 AM on Saturday, January 17

President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” that was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises

People, mostly Iranians, wait after crossing Kapikoy border post between Turkey and Iran, in Kapikoy, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Serra Yedikardes)

Iranians use Turkey border to access internet during blackouts

9:41 AM on Saturday, January 17

A border crossing in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has not seen a major influx of Iranians seeking asylum

President Donald Trump walks to Marine One for departure from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration social posts amid Minnesota immigration tensions seen as appealing to far right

9:39 AM on Saturday, January 17

As its immigration crackdown in Minneapolis intensifies, the Trump administration is leaning into messaging that borrows from phrases, images and music about national identity that have become popular among right-wing groups

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger arrives with her husband Adam Spanberger, at the Capitol in Richmond Va., Saturday Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Democrat Abigail Spanberger sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor

9:33 AM on Saturday, January 17

Democrat Abigail Spanberger sworn into office as Virginia's first female governor

Britain's opposition leader Kemi Badenoch speaks during a protest against the proposed Chinese embassy, in London, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Opponents protest against China's planned UK 'mega embassy' as decision deadline loons

9:18 AM on Saturday, January 17

Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London

Displaced Palestinians gather outside a tent at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza

8:34 AM on Saturday, January 17

Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase

Trump says much of Europe will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

8:25 AM on Saturday, January 17

Trump says much of Europe will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

President Donald Trump points after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland

3:28 AM on Saturday, January 17

President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland

People celebrate as Syrian government forces enter the town of Maskana, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, following the withdrawal of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Syrian government forces enter northern towns after Kurdish fighters withdraw

12:45 AM on Saturday, January 17

Syrian government forces have entered two northern towns after Kurdish-led fighters agreed to evacuate

Hali Norei shows a picture of her 23-year-old niece Robina Aminian as she gives an interview alongside her partner Nezar Minoei, in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Aminian, a university student, was killed during Iran's protests. (AP Photo/Bjornar Verpeide)

Family of Iranian protester searched for her body in a pile of corpses and buried her on a roadside

11:45 PM on Friday, January 16

The family of a 23-year-old Iranian college student believes she was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces

FILE - Wearing a beaded bolo around a pin that says "United States Senate," Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., listens to thanks from members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, after the passage of a bill granting the tribe with federal recognition, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Dec. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Sen. Thom Tillis takes on the White House, but not Trump

9:01 PM on Friday, January 16

Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger participates in inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol in Richmond Va., Saturday Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pool/Steve Helber)

Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's first woman governor

9:00 PM on Friday, January 16

Abigail Spanberger has become Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office

Trump's protectionist trade policies allow China to swoop in

4:27 PM on Friday, January 16

America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere

8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday

3:40 PM on Friday, January 16

An 8-year-old girl who went missing on tribal lands in northern Arizona was found dead Friday

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