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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Asian shares are mixed after US stocks fall back while oil rebounds

2:29 AM on Friday, August 7

Shares are mixed in Asia while oil prices have gained more than 1%

Visitors view photos displayed inside a museum showcasing Cochin's Jewish history next to the 458-year-old Paradesi Synagogue in the historic Jew Town neighborhood of Kochi, India, Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive

2:18 AM on Friday, August 7

Keith Hallegua and Elias Josephai are among the last Jews in Kochi, India, a community with roots dating back centuries

A vendor puts price tag on the ear rings for sale at her store in Beijing, China on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China's exports slow slightly in July despite robust demand for high-tech products

1:27 AM on Friday, August 7

China has reported its exports slowed slightly in July from the month before despite strong growth in demand for high-tech electronics and vehicles

A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Police respond to a school shooting in Thailand, in photos

1:06 AM on Friday, August 7

Wiza Bondele, a health worker on the prevention and control team, poses for a photograph in Ituri province, eastern Congo, Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

One man works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history, and he's doing it unpaid

1:03 AM on Friday, August 7

Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May

Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupts and other top photos from Latin America and the Caribbean

12:34 AM on Friday, August 7

A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Student kills at least 6 in a shooting at a high school in Thailand, authorities say

12:08 AM on Friday, August 7

Police say a student shot several people at a high school outside Bangkok, killing at least six people and wounding several others

FILE - President Donald Trump, right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

'I’m very good at grass.' Why Trump goes into the weeds on one of his favorite topics

12:02 AM on Friday, August 7

President Donald Trump loves talking about grass, even in settings where such a topic might seem out of place

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz may require a compromise from Trump

12:01 AM on Friday, August 7

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

A burned section of trees is marked with pink tape Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in an area near the origin point of the Old Trails Fire, after a man was arrested, suspected of starting the wildfire in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks

5:15 PM on Thursday, August 6

Police say a man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it

FILE - Crates of avocados wait to be processed at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have once again been stopped

4:42 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexico has sent 1,500 more troops to Michoacan after the U.S. suspended avocado inspections due to a threat

FILE - A protestor holds a portrait of Angel Aguirre, the former governor of Guerrero state, with the Spanish word for assassin written across it, during a march against the disappearance of 43 students from a rural teachers' college, Jan. 26, 2015, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

More than a decade after 43 students vanished in Mexico, ex-governor arrested, accused of cover-up

4:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Carney says US trade talks are 'nasty' after Trump criticizes Canada's leadership

3:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs

FILE - Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote "The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox" Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File)

Amanda Knox defends her comedy show at Edinburgh festival as honoring her murdered former roommate

1:37 PM on Thursday, August 6

Amanda Knox is defending a show she is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in Scotland over the coming days

FILE - Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US likely added nearly 100,000 jobs in July, but market is still tough for young and unemployed

9:47 AM on Thursday, August 6

On the face of it, the U.S. job market has looked pretty stable this year

FILE - Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, in Miami, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations

9:31 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children

A woman pauses while she walks through a water mist machine installed by city administration to assist people in coping with the heat, as the National Weather forecaster issued an extreme heat code red warning for most parts of the country, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record

7:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave

Israeli military vehicles, left, are seen stationed among homes in the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, occupied by Israeli forces, is seen from the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

2 soldiers killed in Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since June truce with Hezbollah

12:19 AM on Thursday, August 6

The Israeli military says two soldiers have died in an explosion in southern Lebanon

Democratic congressional candidate State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, speaks to supporters at a primary election night party on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) CORRECTION: Corrects month, date and year.

Tennessee voters oust Trump-backed congressman, set fall matchup for redrawn Memphis-area House seat

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 6

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

A man walks on the sandbank by the wreckage of a WWII German warship, emerged due to the drought, in front of Djerdap II, a large dam on the Danube River, between Romania and Serbia, near Prahovo, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging

11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view

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