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The Treasury Department wants US banks to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks

7:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

The Treasury Department wants U.S. financial institutions to monitor for suspected Chinese money laundering networks handling funds that are used to fuel the flood of fentanyl across American communities

FILE - Traders at Nyabugogo market on the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, April 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Rwanda says 7 deportees arrived from the US in August under agreement with Washington

4:10 AM on Thursday, August 28

Authorities in Rwanda say seven migrants have been transferred from the United States to the East African country under a deportation agreement with the U.S. The Rwanda government said Thursday the deportees arrived in mid-August

FILE - In this photo released by the Government of Primorsky Krai Region, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards his train prior to leaving Artyom, near Vladivostok, Russian Far East, Sept. 17, 2023. (Government of Primorsky Krai Region via AP, File)

A look at the travels of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who visits China next week

2:17 AM on Thursday, August 28

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week

FILE - Ryosei Akazawa, newly appointed Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Japan's chief trade envoy postpones US trip as Tokyo calls for faster action on its tariffs deal

2:15 AM on Thursday, August 28

Japan’s top trade negotiator has abruptly canceled a trip to Washington aimed at issuing a joint statement on a tariffs deal with the Trump administration

FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech at a meeting held during Dec. 23 until Dec. 27, 2024, in Pyongyang, North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea's Kim will meet with Xi and Putin at Chinese military parade

8:21 PM on Wednesday, August 27

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, North Korean and Chinese state media said Thursday

Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

7:20 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime

Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom

1:35 PM on Wednesday, August 27

Online age checks are on the rise in the U.S. and elsewhere, asking people for IDs or face scans to prove they are over 18 or 21 or even 13

From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald TUsk, French President Emmanuel Macron, Moldova's President Maia Sandu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz leave the country's presidency headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

European leaders go to Moldova to mark its Independence Day ahead of a key election

10:18 AM on Wednesday, August 27

The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland have traveled to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union, a month before the European Union candidate country is set to hold parliamentary elections amid ongoing warnings of Russian interference

A cyclist crosses a rainbow-painted street mural Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as the state's deadlines for removal loom

7:21 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Fort Lauderdale city leaders have decided to fight the state of Florida’s order to remove rainbow-colored street art, potentially risking millions of dollars in funding

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger, center, gestures besides NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, background right, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, foreground right, and German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, background center, while the inauguration of the newly built artillery ammunition plant by German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall in Unterluess, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany launches drive to add military recruits without conscription for now

5:28 AM on Wednesday, August 27

Germany’s leaders have launched a drive to attract more people into voluntary military service

FILE - Iranian women walk past an anti-aircraft gun, at the conclusion of a rally to support Iran's nuclear programs, in front of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, some 200 miles (322 km) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Long, fraught timeline of Iran nuclear tensions

2:33 AM on Friday, August 22

Three European nations have announced they had begun the process to “snapback” United Nations sanctions over Iran over its nuclear program

Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at Constitution Court to give testimony in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thailand's suspended prime minister testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job

4:42 AM on Thursday, August 21

Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has testified in a Bangkok court on her alleged breach of a law on ethics in her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, a case that could see her forced out of her job entirely

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