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FILE – Relatives pose for a photograph holding a palm-sized brass Holocaust plaque in German reading, “Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived here; deported on Nov. 17, 1941, murdered on Nov. 25, 1941 in Kowno/Kaunas Fort IX,” by artist Gunter Demnig prior to the placing of the so called, “Stolperstein,” or “Stumbling Blocks,” in front of her former home in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

German town sparks outrage as far-right and conservatives rally against Holocaust memorial plaques

September 27, 2026 at 10:56 a.m.

A decision by a city council in in eastern Germany to halt the laying of memorial plaques that honor Holocaust victims has sparked outrage, not least because some of Chancellor...

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, center, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, right, and US President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony of a security deal between the U.S., Denmark and Greenland at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

President Trump signs US-Denmark-Greenland agreement to bolster Arctic security after prolonged tensions

September 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an agreement with Denmark and Greenland aimed at strengthening Arctic and North Atlantic security, paving the way for more U.S. bases in Greenland and...

Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Monday, June 22, 2026.

JD Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war

June 22, 2026 at 8:08 a.m.

Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they negotiate bringing a...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance waits to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

JD Vance says talks with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end the war

June 22, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent...

Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US-Iran talks hit an early bump, with Vice President JD Vance staying at home — for now

June 19, 2026 at 9:01 p.m.

The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program and returning oil...

Construction workers board up a shop window, ahead of expected protests for the G7 summit, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Thousands protest G7 in Geneva as Trump, other leaders to hold summit in nearby France

June 14, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

Thousands of demonstrators converged Sunday to show their discontent with the G7 group of rich countries, with U.S. President Donald Trump and counterparts set to hold a summit starting a...

An Iranian worshipper wears a banner showing portraits of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, bottom, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top right, and the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during Friday prayers ceremony at the Tehran University campus, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Trump dispatches Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for new talks with Iran’s foreign minister

April 24, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and JAMEY KEATEN ISLAMABAD (AP) — President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to meet with Iran’s foreign...

The Jordan flagged cargo ship “Baghdad” sails in Persian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz

April 23, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said Thursday, a day after Iran again...

People walk past tents sheltering people displaced by Israeli airstrikes at a public space along the Beirut waterfront at sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

War rages on multiple fronts as Israeli attacks in Lebanon grow, Iran shipping stranglehold persists

March 16, 2026 at 6:42 p.m.

Fears of a global energy crisis rose Monday as the war in the Middle East raged on, with more U.S.-Israeli strikes on the Iranian capital and Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon....

A man passes in front of a destroyed building that housed a branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a non-bank financial institution run by Hezbollah, which was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

US and Iran dig in and ramp up threats as war rages with no end in sight

March 10, 2026 at 3:21 p.m.

Iran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war started by Israel and the United...

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