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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Noem defends Homeland Security Department in post-shooting appearances before Congress

6:19 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrapped up two days of scrutiny in Congress, appearing for the first time in front of lawmakers since the shooting deaths of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva smiles during the presentation ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Congress ratifies EU-Mercosur trade deal

6:12 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Brazil’s Senate unanimously ratified on Wednesday the free-trade deal between trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union, following same move by the country’s lower house and bringing the deal one step closer to implementation

FILE - Cuba's President Raul Castro listens to the Cuban and Venezuelan national anthems during his welcome ceremony at the Miraflores presidential palace, March 17, 2015, in Caracas, Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Florida revives a long-dormant probe into Raul Castro over 1996 shootdown of exile group's plane

6:03 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Florida’s attorney general says Florida has reopened a criminal investigation into former Cuban leader Raul Castro’s role in the 1996 shootdown of exile planes

This graphic includes small multiple symbol maps showing the vote share for Republican U.S. Senate candidates John Cornyn and Ken Paxton as well as for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett, helping to show where these candidates drew support from in the March 3 primary. (AP Digital Embed)

The first midterm primaries of 2026, by the numbers

5:49 PM on Wednesday, March 4

The first primaries of the year weren’t short on drama

Judge rules companies are entitled to refunds for Trump tariffs overturned by the Supreme Court

5:15 PM on Wednesday, March 4

In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal judge in New York ruled Wednesday that companies that paid tariffs struck down last month by Supreme Court are due refunds

Argentine gendarmerie officer Nahuel Gallo gives a press conference days after being released from a Venezuelan prison in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Freed Argentine officer urges release of remaining foreign prisoners in Venezuela

5:06 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Nahuel Gallo, an Argentine military police officer, is urging the international community to push Venezuela to free 24 foreigners still in detention

FILE - The headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service is in Washington, August 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE

2:03 PM on Wednesday, March 4

IRS chief Frank Bisignano has largely declined to answer questions from lawmakers about unlawful releases of taxpayer data to immigration agents

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto shake hands during their meeting at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin hosts Hungary's foreign minister for energy supply talks as war in Mideast causes disruptions

1:18 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó for talks in Moscow

2 men on trial on charges they spied on Hong Kong diaspora in the UK

12:18 PM on Wednesday, March 4

Prosecutors in London say a former Hong Kong police officer and a U.K. border official acted on behalf of the Chinese government as secret law enforcement or intelligence agents in Britain

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in the parliament in London, England, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

How Trump's anger with Starmer over Iran may rattle the US-UK 'special relationship'

8:07 AM on Wednesday, March 4

U_K_ Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing criticism over what some say is his undermining of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship."

Enayatullah Khowarazmi , left, spokesman of the Defence Ministry, and Hamdullah Fitrat ,deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan speak during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

Turkey's Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

7:26 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Spain's government denies cooperating with US operations in Mideast, contradicting White House

4:46 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

12:03 AM on Wednesday, March 4

Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

12:01 AM on Tuesday, March 3

State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary

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