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Iran closes its airspace to commercial aircraft for hours as tensions with US remain high

Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for hours without explanation as tensions remained high with the United States over Tehran's crackdown on protests.

Venezuela's acting president vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under Maduro

House GOP's new Jan. 6 committee questions what happened that day

Danish official says there's a 'fundamental disagreement' with Trump over Greenland

NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

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Voting begins in Uganda's presidential election during internet shutdown and polling station delays

Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis raid was regularly checking in with authorities, lawyer says

X says Grok, Musk's AI chatbot, is blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal

Forget tariff wars: The EU and Mercosur build one of the world's biggest free-trade zones

Thailand suffers another construction accident just a day after rail tragedy that killed 32

Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting

Trump set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader after cozying up to Maduro's successor

The health care debate is back in Washington. It never really went away

Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good

Analysis: Scale of protests and violence in Iran echoes chaos around its 1979 Islamic Revolution

Japan and the Philippines sign a new defense pact as they face growing China aggression

Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's push to extradite doctor accused of mailing abortion pills

In his own words: Stephen Miller's arguments for White House actions in US cities and abroad

A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times on other planes years ago

Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead

U.S. to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says

FBI searches a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a classified documents investigation

Some personnel at key US base in Qatar advised to evacuate as Iran official brings up earlier attack

Live updates: Live updates: Senate Republicans vote down Venezuela war powers resolution

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney begins landmark 4-day visit to China to mend ties

What Americans think about Trump's military intervention abroad, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel

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