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Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session in Parliament in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet President Donald Trump for the first time

By Jill Lawless

September 21, 2026 at 6:10 a.m.

Andy Burnham once said he would refuse to meet Donald Trump. Now Britain’s prime minister...

President Ronald Reagan sits beside Supreme Court nominee Sandra Day O'Connor as they pose for photographers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, July 16, 1981. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Sandra Day O’Connor confirmed

By Associated Press

September 21, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become...

A voter casts a ballot in the parliamentary election in Moscow, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Russia wraps up first wartime parliamentary election with Kremlin dominance all but assured

By Associated Press

September 20, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Polls closed Sunday night in Russia's first wartime parliamentary election, virtually devoid of opposition to...

FILE – Prince Harry, and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive for an event, during a visit to Bondi Beach, Australia, April 17, 2026. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Prince Harry and Meghan move children to new school over security concerns

By Associated Press

September 15, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have moved their two children to a new school...

A civil defense worker and firemen walk through debris from an expolsion which struck the 16th street Baptist Church, killing and injuring several people, in Birmingham, Ala. on Sept. 15, 1963. The open doorway at right is where at least four persons are believed to have died. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson)

Today in History: Birmingham church bombed

By Associated Press

September 15, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 15, 1963, four Black girls were killed when a bomb went off during...

Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina Anderson look at each other while waiting for President Donald Trump to speak at Deerfield Residence, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Edward S. Walsh, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Dublin. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms

By Jill Colvin

September 14, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was...

Princess Grace of Monaco lies in state inside the Palatina Chapel of the Monaco Palace on Sept. 15, 1982 in Monaco, where the residents of Monaco were allowed to view the late Princess, who died from injuries suffered in a car crash near Monaco. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)

Today in History: Princess Grace of Monaco dies

By Associated Press

September 14, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.

On Sept. 14, 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly film star Grace Kelly, died at age...

Firefighters put out a fire at warehouse stores after a Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Shtekel)

President Donald Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, saying attacks causing a shortage

By Associated Press

September 13, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes...

This photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency shows damage to a building after a projectile fell in Al-Tawwal, Jazan, Saudi Arabia, on the southern border with Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

By Samy Magdy

September 13, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi...

Pope Leo XIV holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sept.9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died

By Nicole Winfield

September 13, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

“Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the...

Prime Minister Winston Churchill, left, together with King George (pointing) and Queen Elizabeth (Speaking to men in bomb crater) inspect damage done by German air raiders to a section of Buckingham Palace in Westminster, England, Sept. 10, 1940. (AP Photo)

Today in History: Buckingham Palace damaged by bombing

By Associated Press

September 13, 2026 at 3:30 a.m.

On Sept. 13, 1940, during World War II, bombs dropped by the German Luftwaffe damaged...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

People fleeing Iran-backed rebels’ advance in Yemen describe a ‘hysterical panic’

By Cara Anna

September 12, 2026 at 4:38 p.m.

By CARA ANNA, JULIA FRANKEL and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA It was a heart-pounding escape. As Houthi...

This image taken from undated video released by the Ansar Allah Media Office, the media arm of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, shows a smoke from a wide explosion following what the Houthis described as an attack on Saudi-backed forces in eastern Jawf province, Yemen. (Ansar Allah Media Office via AP)

Saudi Arabia has few options as it faces mounting threats from Iran and its allies

By Joseph Krauss

September 12, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route.