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Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed Speaks at a General Election Kickoff Rally for Michigan Demcrats at Renaissance High School Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

El-Sayed spoke with Obama as Michigan Democrats look to unite after a bitter Senate primary

7:41 AM on Sunday, August 9

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed says he's spoken with Barack Obama and hopes the former president will campaign with him

FILE - A Russian helicopter flies over the Hmeimim Air Base located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Syria will take back control from Russia of 2 key Mediterranean bases under a new deal

7:07 AM on Sunday, August 9

Syria and Russia have agreed to end Moscow's use of two strategic Mediterranean coastal bases as military outposts

People watch fireworks in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, during celebrations of the signing a trilateral defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Mecca. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Pakistan says new defense pact with Saudi and Turkey is 'purely defensive' and open to others

5:15 AM on Sunday, August 9

Pakistan's foreign minister says a new defense agreement his country signed with Saudi Arabia and Turkey is not directed against any country

Many immigrants face deportation without a lawyer at their side in court. This program tries to help

4:35 AM on Sunday, August 9

A program run by a legal nonprofit aims to help immigrants as they navigate the immigration court system in California's capital

Pentagon pushes defense companies to boost weapons production after concerns of depleted stocks

7:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

Turkey says defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not aimed at Iran or any other country

1:07 PM on Saturday, August 8

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says a new defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not aimed at Iran or any other country

ICE says it expects to equip every field officer with body cameras by the end of August

12:17 PM on Saturday, August 8

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations

Nigerian brides attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Sani Maikatanga)

Widower who lost wife and 6 children in attack remarries in Nigerian mass wedding for 1,500 couples

9:45 AM on Saturday, August 8

A mass-wedding ceremony has been held in Nigeria for 1,500 couples as part of a regional state-sponsored event

Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., leans over to hear a reporter's question following at a candidate event for hopefuls vying in a special Republican primary to replace her late brother Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on November ballots, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Darline Graham tests value of a famous name vs. lack of experience in South Carolina primary

8:55 AM on Saturday, August 8

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday

FILE - Malawian migrants stand in a queue for their deportation at a temporary centre, in Durban, South Africa, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, file)

More than 178,000 immigrants have suddenly fled or been deported from South Africa. Here's why

6:57 AM on Saturday, August 8

A crackdown on undocumented migration and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests have resulted in more than 178,000 immigrants leaving South Africa in recent months

College sports bill doesn't get vote, but does get spot on the Senate's September calendar

6:56 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break

FILE - Hunter Biden listens while his father, President Joe Biden, speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer is causing him pain even as he continues to speak out

6:01 AM on Saturday, August 8

Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues

A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor who crossed into Spain is escorted by a Spanish soldier to the Spain-Morocco border as the child begs not to be sent back to Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. The forced deportation of the unaccompanied minor was stopped by a high-ranking official a few meters before the child reached the border after residents and journalists said the migrant was a minor. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row

5:53 AM on Saturday, August 8

The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

A pillar of environmental enforcement is targeted by Trump and Musk's AI company

5:50 AM on Saturday, August 8

Right-leaning legal activists and Elon Musk's AI company are challenging the right of private groups to sue to enforce several major laws

FILE - President George W. Bush, center, poses with President-elect Barack Obama, and former presidents, from left, George H.W. Bush, left, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, right, Jan. 7, 2009, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump goes unmentioned but not ignored as Clinton, Bush and Obama step up as essayists on presidents

5:26 AM on Saturday, August 8

Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington

A drone likely from Ukraine explodes in Bulgaria near a gas pipeline

4:09 AM on Saturday, August 8

A drone has entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania and exploded close to a gas pipeline

Choir performs in a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news

3:41 AM on Saturday, August 8

Iran has issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., departs the U.S. Capitol prior to a confirmation vote for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Friday, Aug 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Todd Blanche is narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in an overnight Senate vote

1:32 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general of the United States

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