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Trump’s ‘energy emergency’ could fast-track massive expansion of Plaquemines LNG export terminal

12:06 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A liquefied natural gas terminal near New Orleans is seeking a major expansion under a new Trump administration emergency permitting process

FILE - In this photo taken from video released by Al Masirah TV channel shows a burning oil tanker after U.S. airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels in Hodeida, Yemen, April 18, 2025.( Al Masirah TV via AP, File)

US strikes targeting Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen last year, Pentagon review says

11:17 AM on Wednesday, August 12

A Pentagon review has found that U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last year killed more than 150 civilians

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)

Morocco beefs up security at Ceuta and Melilla borders after online calls for new crossings

10:34 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Morocco has beefed up security along its border with Spain as calls have resurfaced on social media for mass crossings into the Spanish city of Ceuta, raising concerns of another surge, similar to the one last month when tens of thousands of migrants rushed the border

Editorial Roundup: United States

9:51 AM on Wednesday, August 12

For refugees to the US, discrimination can make healthcare harder to get

5:38 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Don’t trust the name on the PAC

5:36 AM on Wednesday, August 12

German Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil, left, speaks to Chief of Staff at the Chancellery Nina Warken prior to the cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany beefs up its intelligence services as threat from 'foreign powers' rises

5:04 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Germany’s government plans to give its intelligence services broader powers in response to a rising threat from powers such as Russia and extremists

In this image taken from a video people are rescued from an overloaded ferry that capsized on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Maxton Kanhema via AP)

Survivors describe pleading to turn back before ferry capsized on Zimbabwe lake and killed 44

4:55 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Survivors have described a tragic ferry disaster on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, where at least 44 people have died

President Donald Trump, left, shakes the hand of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line

3:41 AM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump's executive order to change the childhood vaccine schedule could endear him to some “Make America Healthy Again” voters who want more flexibility on immunization

South Africa seeks reimbursement from African countries for migrant repatriations

3:22 AM on Wednesday, August 12

South Africa is asking several African governments to reimburse it for repatriating over 80,000 immigrants

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet to watch a military exercise near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels

3:04 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them "piracy."

Firefighters work to contain a fire at the Zawiya oil refinery following a drone strike in Zawiya, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Drone strike in western Libya torches a power substation, triggering outages

1:39 AM on Wednesday, August 12

A drone strike has ignited a fire at an electrical substation in western Libya, knocking it out of service

A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai government orders gun control review after 2 deadly shootings near Bangkok

11:28 PM on Tuesday, August 11

The Thai government has pledged to tighten gun controls and crack down on illegal firearms after two deadly shootings near Bangkok intensified calls for tougher enforcement

Li Chen-hsiu speaks during an interview in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, on July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

In Taiwan, Chinese-born spouses face questions of loyalty and, some say, discrimination

8:21 PM on Tuesday, August 11

Fear of a Chinese invasion is fueling suspicion toward the spouses of some of Taiwan's citizens

A catering truck is parked at Air Force One on the tarmac as the motorcade carrying U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to depart following the NATO summit at Ankara International Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Secret Service and the military wanted him off Air Force One in Turkey due to threat

3:20 PM on Tuesday, August 11

President Donald Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat

FILE - A person loads groceries in plastic bags into their vehicle, May 18, 2026, at a grocery store in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Inflation slows but prices remain elevated as Iran war and spending on AI push up prices

2:07 PM on Tuesday, August 11

U.S. inflation slowed last month and a measure of underlying price pressures also cooled, suggesting higher oil and gas prices from the Iran war are only having a limited impact on broader costs in the economy

A map showing recent fighting between the Houthis and the Yemeni government. (AP Digital Embed)

Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

2:05 AM on Tuesday, August 11

Authorities in Yemen say at least six people were killed when Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait

U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., candidate for U.S Senate, speaks to supporters during a canvassing event at SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local #10 headquarters, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Tuesday's takeaways: No clear direction for Wisconsin Democrats

9:05 PM on Monday, August 10

The Democratic Party's ideological divide remained unresolved even as the establishment candidate eked out a narrow win in the Wisconsin governor's primary over a democratic socialist

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