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Ethnic Serb mayors take office in tense northern Kosovo

8:46 AM on Friday, December 5

Ethnic Serb mayors have taken office in majority-Serb municipalities in northern Kosovo

FILE - M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)

Renewed fighting in eastern Congo threatens 'historic' peace deal brokered by Trump

8:06 AM on Friday, December 5

Residents of eastern Congo say fighting has intensified despite a peace agreement signed by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, D.C., with U.S. President Donald Trump in attendance

Syrian refugee Mohammed Dawood, 30, left, poses for a photo with his parents, Hayat Fatah, 65, center, and Abdulilah Amin Dawoud, 73, at their home in Irbil, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)

Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump's new policies

7:36 AM on Friday, December 5

When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program, he left thousands stranded worldwide

FILE - Pope Francis leaves at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact

7:02 AM on Friday, December 5

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts

EU regulators hit Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's digital rulebook

6:26 AM on Friday, December 5

EU regulators hit Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's digital rulebook

FILE - New recruits of the German Army Bundeswehr attend a ceremony to take their oath in front of the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits that stops short of conscription

5:28 AM on Friday, December 5

German lawmakers have approved the government’s plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about the threat posed by Russia

Mohamed Abdi Awale, who says he was captured and tortured by smugglers while attempting to reach Europe, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Why Somali migrants may still aim for US despite travel restrictions

5:17 AM on Friday, December 5

Somalia's international airport was filled with anticipation on a recent morning as 165 migrants were repatriated from Libya

Norfolk State plays James Madison on 4-game road slide

4:43 AM on Friday, December 5

Norfolk State looks to stop its four-game road slide with a victory over James Madison

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to halt grants for school mental health workers

1:25 AM on Friday, December 5

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s bid to halt an order requiring it to release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

Sabah al-Sheikh al-Kilani, the mother of Khaled al-Masoud, points to bullet holes in the wall of her son's home after he was killed during a raid in the town of al-Dumayr, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

US raid allegedly killed Syrian undercover agent instead of Islamic State group official

12:34 AM on Friday, December 5

A recent U.S. operation in Syria mistakenly killed a man who had been working undercover against the Islamic State group, according to his family, a war monitor and officials

FILE - Iranian pop star Googoosh performs during a concert at the Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran's famed singer Googoosh recalls family, exile and life in the spotlight

12:14 AM on Friday, December 5

Iran's most-famous singer has written an account of her life as she embarks on a farewell tour

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump ventures deeper into anti-immigrant language by calling people from Somalia 'garbage'

Friday, December 5

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting

FILE - An aerial view shows Friant Dam which holds back Millerton Lake in Friant, Calif., Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump administration to direct more water to California farms

9:03 PM on Thursday, December 4

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley

Banners promoting the Hong Kong Legislative Council General Election hang near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Hong Kong holds a legislative election Sunday after a fire raised governance concerns

8:10 PM on Thursday, December 4

The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city

FILE - Former president Jacob Zuma is seen at the Results Operation Center in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

What to know about the long-running corruption case of former South African President Zuma

10:55 AM on Thursday, December 4

Former South African President Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales have returned to court to appeal for the dismissal of the long-running corruption case against them

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, and China's President Xi Jinping, left, walk during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Adek Berry/Pool Photo via AP)

China's Xi and France's Macron pledge cooperation on global crises and trade

1:43 AM on Thursday, December 4

China and France have pledged deeper cooperation to address global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Takaichi is winning fans not with politics but with her style and 'work, work, work' mantra

8:14 PM on Wednesday, December 3

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has won the catchphrase of the year for her pledge to “work, work, work, work and work” for the country

Today in History: December 5, Nelson Mandela dies at 95

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