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3:28 PM on Tuesday, May 12

FILE - A sign indicates the white entrance at the Montpelier Train Depot segregation exhibit in Orange, Va. Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Separate and unequal: The 'Whites Only' sign was a visible reminder of American racism

2:54 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Signs like “No dogs, no Negros, no Mexicans” once hung across the American South, stark reminders of racial segregation

FILE - A poster of slain environmentalist Juan López hangs in his home as a state-assigned bodyguard watches over the López family, in Tocoa, Honduras, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender

2:41 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Honduran authorities arrested a powerful former official accused of masterminding the 2024 assassination of an environmental leader Juan López

FILE - A packet of "the pill" from 1979 is on display in an exhibit at the Museum of Sex in New York, May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

By changing women's lives, the pill changed the nation

1:43 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The pill helped give birth to modern America

FILE - Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)

Armed conflict last year in Colombia hit civilians the hardest in a decade, Red Cross says

1:08 PM on Tuesday, May 12

The International Committee of the Red Cross reports that armed conflict in Colombia over the past year has inflicted the worst impact on civilians in a decade

Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks in front of Speaker of the Parliament Agnes Forsthoffer during the plenary session of the new National Assembly following the appointment ceremony of the Tisza cabinet in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

Ministers take office in Hungary's first non-Orbán government in 16 years

12:17 PM on Tuesday, May 12

Hungary's new Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Péter Magyar, has been sworn in, marking a shift from Viktor Orbán's administration

A woman walks on a waterlogged pathway of the informal settlement in Khayelitsha, on the outkirks of Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bheki Radebe)

South Africa declares natural disaster as flooding kills at least 10

11:52 AM on Tuesday, May 12

South African authorities have declared a natural disaster due to severe flooding across six provinces

Map showing where a military drone was found on the Greek island of Lefkada. (AP Digital Embed)

Greece says attack sea drone found on island is Ukrainian, calls incident 'extremely serious'

9:10 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Greece’s defense minister has confirmed that a military sea drone discovered on a Greek island last week is Ukrainian built

Swedish servicemen looks out of an armoured vehicle during a military exercises in Gotland, Sweden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

Ukrainian drone pilots turn a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

9:01 AM on Tuesday, May 12

Ukrainian drone pilots turned a military exercise in Sweden into a critical warning for NATO

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

France's Macron unveils a $27 billion investment in Africa at a partnership summit in Kenya

6:43 AM on Tuesday, May 12

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new investments in Africa at a summit held in Kenya

Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa speaks to reporters at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine senator vows to fight International Criminal Court order to arrest him over killings

6:28 AM on Tuesday, May 12

A Philippine senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity, says he will fight any attempt to send him to the global tribunal for prosecution and adds he never condoned extrajudicial killings when he led the country’s police force

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer enters his car to leave after delivering a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, Monday, May 11, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

The Latest: Starmer fights for political survival as calls for his resignation grow in UK

5:32 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking to the media after meeting Labour Party members during a visit to AFC Wimbledon in south London, Saturday May 9, 2026. (Maja Smiejkowska/PA via AP)

UK's Starmer defiant as calls for his resignation grow and several ministers quit

4:50 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists he has no intention of resigning despite growing calls within his Labour Party for him to step down

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham meet with school children at a primary school in Ashton-under-Lyne, north-west England, Monday April 13, 2026. (Paul Ellis/Pool Photo via AP)

How Keir Starmer could be replaced as UK prime minister after discontent rises in his own party

3:19 AM on Tuesday, May 12

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure to resign after a major defeat in local elections

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump downplays differences with China's Xi over Iran as he heads to Beijing for high-stakes summit

12:01 AM on Tuesday, May 12

President Donald Trump is downplaying differences with President Xi Jinping over the U.S. conflict in Iran as he heads to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with the Chinese leader

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, center, gives his first State of the State in the House of Delegates chamber at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 12, 2025. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, file)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in West Virginia's primaries

7:57 AM on Monday, May 11

Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey isn't on the primary ballot Tuesday but is staking his political capital to reshape his party’s massive supermajorities in the state Legislature more to his liking

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