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Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a coalition of separatist groups seeking to restore the state of South Yemen, hold South Yemen flags during a rally, in Aden, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo)

Yemeni politicians meet in Riyadh after dissolving a southern separatist group

10:01 AM on Sunday, January 18

Yemeni politicians have met in Saudi Arabia's capital for the first time since a sourthern separatist group was disbanded

Video shows fires in Palestinian village in West Bank during Israeli settler attack

9:42 AM on Sunday, January 18

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows the moment that Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian village in the West Bank

Bernice King speaks during an interview, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Why Bernice King sees MLK Day as a 'saving grace' in today's political climate

9:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says the holiday honoring her father's legacy is a “saving grace” amid political division

Billboards of Uganda President and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni are seen in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno)

Uganda's president says strong election victory over his youthful challenger a taste of his strength

8:24 AM on Sunday, January 18

President Yoweri Museveni has told the nation that his landslide victory in Uganda’s election showed the dominance of his party which has governed this east African country for four decades

Opposition loses all seats in Benin election weeks after a thwarted coup, provisional results show

7:35 AM on Sunday, January 18

Provisional election results in Benin show that opposition parties lost all parliamentary seats weeks after a thwarted coup

Danish, Greenlandic and US flags are seen at Joint Arctic Command center in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

In their words: European governments criticize Trump's tariff threats over Greenland

6:41 AM on Sunday, January 18

European governments have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on eight countries for opposing American control of Greenland

People protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Europe warns of 'dangerous downward spiral' after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

5:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that the American leader’s threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”

A man folds his ballot as he votes in Portugal's presidential election at a polling station in Lisbon, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal's presidential election may deliver another gain for populists in Europe

12:03 AM on Sunday, January 18

Portugal's presidential election features a record 11 candidates, with a populist party leader poised for a potential breakthrough

People attend a protest led by university students against corruption, in Novi Sad, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands rally in Serbia as students vow to continue fight against corruption

2:58 PM on Saturday, January 17

Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government

A pro-immigration protester lifts up Jake Lang's vest after an altercation at the March Against Minnesota Fraud rally near Minneapolis City Hall, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Counter protesters chase off conservative influencer during Minneapolis immigration crackdown

2:12 PM on Saturday, January 17

Hundreds of counterprotesters have drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen speaks during a protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Thousands march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump's threats to take it over

2:11 PM on Saturday, January 17

Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump

Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, from left, Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay's President Santiago Pena, Argentina's President Javier Milei, Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi and Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, pose for a group photo during a meeting to sign a free trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur in Asuncion, Paraguay, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

European Union and Mercosur bloc of South American nations sign landmark free trade agreement

12:03 PM on Saturday, January 17

The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrives at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA's radar for years

11:15 AM on Saturday, January 17

The Associated Press has learned that Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's acting president, has been on the radar of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for years and in 2022 was even labeled a “priority target,” a designation DEA reserves for suspects believed to have a “significant impact” on the drug trade

A man holds a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a funeral ceremony for a group of security forces, who were killed during anti-government protests, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran's leader calls Trump a 'criminal' for backing protests and blames demonstrators for deaths

7:44 AM on Saturday, January 17

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters

Federal immigration officers are seen outside Bishop Whipple Federal Building after tear gas was deployed Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)

Trump's Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal

12:01 AM on Saturday, January 17

Work starts around sunrise for many of the federal officers carrying out the immigration crackdown in and around the Twin Cities, with people in tactical gear streaming from a bland office building

Law enforcement detain a man outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Photos of tensions between federal officers and locals in Minneapolis

7:17 PM on Monday, January 12

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