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The European Union is suspending visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats and officials for at least a year over democratic backsliding and a crackdown on protesters

4:41 AM on Friday, March 6

The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere

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Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, long has been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler even before his father's death

9:31 PM on Thursday, March 5

Nepal is counting votes after its first national election since a violent youth uprising toppled the government

9:13 PM on Thursday, March 5

After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive

9:12 PM on Thursday, March 5

President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary

9:12 PM on Thursday, March 5

A late-hour attempt by California’s top Democratic official to thin out the party’s crowded field for governor flopped, leaving Democrats anxious over the possibility about a Republican upset in November

9:12 PM on Thursday, March 5

The Trump administration’s campaign to end “wokeness” in the military is reshaping its relationship with U.S. higher education

7:44 PM on Thursday, March 5

Japan's Foreign Ministry says a second Japanese national has been detained in Iran and demanded the early release of both people

6:45 PM on Thursday, March 5

The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040

6:17 PM on Thursday, March 5

The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China

5:57 PM on Thursday, March 5

Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense

3:43 PM on Thursday, March 5

The Trump administration is following through with its threat to designate artificial intelligence company Anthropic as a supply chain risk in an unprecedented move that could force other government contractors to stop using the AI chatbot Claude

2:50 PM on Thursday, March 5

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were honored by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for winning last year’s MLS Cup

10:11 AM on Thursday, March 5

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide

6:37 AM on Thursday, March 5

Swaths of Cuba remain without power nearly a day after a massive blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel

9:01 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The House has narrowly rejected a resolution that would curb President Donald Trump’s powers in the Iran war