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Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

3:52 AM on Sunday, December 21

Israel's Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

3:43 AM on Sunday, December 21

Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank

FILE - Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, center, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, foreground right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, behind Witkoff, arrive to attend talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia says talks on US peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively'

12:55 AM on Sunday, December 21

A Kremlin envoy says peace talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine are proceeding “constructively” in Florida

Erika Kirk, center, speaks as Jack Posobiec, left, and Megyn Kelly look on during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Here's what you missed at Turning Point's chaotic convention

10:02 PM on Saturday, December 20

Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention has been marked by internal feuds among conservative figures

Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani speaks during an event to mark the end of the U.N. political mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq's political future in limbo as factions vie for power

10:00 PM on Saturday, December 20

Political factions in Iraq have been maneuvering since the parliamentary election more than a month ago to form alliances that will shape the next government

People attend a ceremony to mark the National Day of Reflection for victims and survivors, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, following the Bondi shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack

5:35 PM on Saturday, December 20

Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people

FILE - Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File)

Trump endorses county executive for NY governor, days after longtime ally Stefanik suspends campaign

3:47 PM on Saturday, December 20

President Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race

At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation

2:24 PM on Saturday, December 20

At least 16 files from Epstein release disappeared from DOJ webpage, including photo of Trump, with no explanation

This photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a hallway during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on July 6, 2019, in New York. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

12:54 PM on Saturday, December 20

The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released

In this photo, provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, front right, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)

Egypt's el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa's larger role

9:07 AM on Saturday, December 20

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has called for changes in the U.N. Security Council to give Africa a bigger role in global decisions

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes a sip of coffee during a year-end press conference at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's Lula hopes EU-Mercosur trade deal will be signed in January

8:53 AM on Saturday, December 20

Brazil's President Lula da Silva hopes the Mercosur-EU free-trade deal will be signed in January, after it was delayed on Friday

A street scene in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Steven Sloan)

Trump's 'A+++++' economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

6:03 AM on Saturday, December 20

Idalia Bisbal moved from New York City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, hoping for a cheaper life

People offer funeral prayers for leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in Dhaka earlier this month, outside the nation's Parliament complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh mourns slain activist as tensions rise ahead of elections

3:35 AM on Saturday, December 20

Hundreds of thousands of people have attended the funeral of a leading Bangladeshi activist, Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan

1:03 AM on Saturday, December 20

A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa has killed eight people and wounded 27, according to Ukraine’s emergency service

Sonam Tashi shouts slogans during a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule, in New Delhi, India, March, 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

10:01 PM on Friday, December 19

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya

Attendees line up for the VIP section during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Photos of Turning Point USA's annual conservative youth conference

9:03 AM on Friday, December 19

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