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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

1:22 PM on Sunday, November 2

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions

Serbian riot police separate rival crowds of opponents and loyalists of autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic, a day after tens of thousands of people joined a huge rally in the northern city of Novi Sad marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster there that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Riot police separate opponents, loyalists of Serbia's president as tensions soar amid protests

12:41 PM on Sunday, November 2

Riot police in Belgrade have separated opponents and supporters of Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic as political tensions rose after a year of anti-government protests

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, enroute to Florida. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump says China's Xi has assured him that he won't take action on Taiwan during Republican's term

9:15 AM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office

Syrian inquiry finds most allegations of kidnapped Alawite women are false

6:38 AM on Sunday, November 2

A Syrian government-led committee has concluded that nearly all reported allegations of kidnapping of Alawite women are false

FILE - A banner reads: "EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) Accepted Here," at El Recuerdo Market in Los Angeles, Oct. 31, 2025, after two federal judges ordered President Donald Trump's administration to continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

The end of federal food aid could hit Black Americans hardest

6:08 AM on Sunday, November 2

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else

FILE - A feed from the MSNBC cable news channel is pictured on a monitor as media organizations set up outside the White House, Nov. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

4:49 AM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, listens to his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein during a news conference after a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq's foreign minister calls for disarmament of 'PKK elements' in the north

4:47 AM on Sunday, November 2

Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has praised a Kurdish separatist group's decision to withdraw fighters from northern Iraq and Turkey

FILE - People walk past a "vote" sign on the first day of early voting in the general election in Miami, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

4:43 AM on Sunday, November 2

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, rubs his hands together as he checks the level on his oil at home in hopes that he will have enough oil to outlast the shutdown, in Bloomfield, Conn., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

4:31 AM on Sunday, November 2

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown

George Washington hosts Maine for season opener

1:42 AM on Sunday, November 2

The George Washington Revolutionaries host the Maine Black Bears in the season opener

FILE - Britain's Prince William smiles as panelists Hannah Jones, left, and Earthshot Prize Chief Executive, Tokunboh Ishmael attend an Earthshot Prize Innovation Camp in London, on June 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool File)

Prince William burnishes credentials as king-in-waiting with Earthshot Prize and COP30 in Brazil

9:03 PM on Saturday, November 1

Prince William, the heir to the British throne, will be on the streets of Rio de Janeiro this week to promote his Earthshot Prize, an initiative to find solutions to major environmental issues

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answers a question from a reporter during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

8:51 PM on Saturday, November 1

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea

Canadian Defense Minister, David McGuinty and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sign an agreement in Manila, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez)

Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China's aggression

8:48 PM on Saturday, November 1

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, have signed a key defense agreement that will allow their forces to hold joint battle-readiness drills

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, center, alongside Ari Fleischer, an RJC board member and press secretary to former President George W. Bush, answers questions from members of the news media about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition's annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

4:30 PM on Saturday, November 1

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas

People fill the streets near the train station before observing 16 minutes of silence for the victims on the first anniversary of the disaster that killed 16 people, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Serbia marks anniversary of deadly train station disaster with large rally

4:52 AM on Saturday, November 1

Tens of thousands of people in Serbia have commemorated the victims of last year's railway station disaster in the northern city of Novi Sad

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers' High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussainl/Pool Photo via AP)

US and China agree to set up direct military communication channels, Hegseth says

3:44 AM on Saturday, November 1

U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington and Beijing will establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties between the countries have “never been better.”

Visitors pose for a group photo under Hatshepsut statue, at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

With pharaoh-like fanfare, Egypt unveils a huge new museum dedicated to its ancient civilization

1:03 AM on Saturday, November 1

Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single ancient civilization and an effort aimed at boosting the country's tourism industry and troubled economy

Former President Barack Obama endorses New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at a campaign rally, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local

9:05 PM on Friday, October 31

Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him

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