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FILE - The Citizens logo is seen on a bank, Nov. 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Citizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign

12:11 PM on Friday, July 17

Citizens Bank plans to end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Mullin pushes states to comply with election demands, echoing Trump's claims about midterm risks

12:01 PM on Friday, July 17

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has warned state officials they could lose funding or face investigations if they don't follow President Donald Trump’s election security demands

FILE - The Matsapha Correctional Complex in Matsapha, near Mbabane, Eswatini, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo, File)

Jamaica says 2 citizens deported by US to Eswatini rejected repatriation offers

11:35 AM on Friday, July 17

Jamaica’s government says two of its three citizens recently deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation

From podium left, U.S. Senate candidates Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Dr. Nirav Shah, and Jordan Wood talk with moderator Phil Hirschkorn at WCSH-6 before a televised debate at the WCSH-6 studio Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Maine Democrats running to replace Platner as Senate nominee scramble to woo his voters

7:02 AM on Friday, July 17

Democrats hoping to replace Graham Platner on the Maine ballot for U.S. Senate are scrambling to woo his supporters

Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, accused of displaying "extremist symbols," attends a court session in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A Putin critic is convicted on charges that will keep him from campaigning for Russia's parliament

5:01 AM on Friday, July 17

Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Moscow’s military action in Ukraine and unsuccessfully tried to run against President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, was convicted of displaying “extremist symbols” — an action that will keep him out of this year’s parliamentary race

FILE - In this image made from video provided by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannon on a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally called Ayungin shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on March 23, 2024. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

Video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys on China media draws Manila's protest

3:09 AM on Friday, July 17

The Philippine government has strongly protested a Chinese state-owned media video apparently depicting Filipinos as monkeys

China rejects Trump's election interference claim as 'groundless accusations'

1:49 AM on Friday, July 17

China says it has never interfered in U.S. elections and has no interest in doing so

Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the Labour Party's new leader and the country's next prime minister, during 'Labour's Special Conference' in central London, Friday July 17, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Andy Burnham is declared leader of UK's Labour Party, pledges to restore hope

1:27 AM on Friday, July 17

Andy Burnham has been officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party, clearing his final hurdle to taking office as prime minister next week

In this image made from video Michelle Jones, right, holds a photo of her daughter, Bianca, as Michelle and her husband Mark Jones appear on a news program in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, July 17, 2026. (Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP)

Denmark says Laos has filed minor charges against distillery owner for tourists' alcohol deaths

12:49 AM on Friday, July 17

A court in Laos has charged a distillery owner in connection with the deaths of foreign tourists in November 2024

FILE -Well-wishers wave Japanese flags as Emperor Naruhito with his imperial families makes a public appearance at the balcony of Imperial Palace, Jan. 2, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan enacts law to punish national flag vandals. Opponents say it's a threat to free speech

12:15 AM on Friday, July 17

Japan on Friday enacted a controversial new law prohibiting desecration of the national flag, a key right-wing agenda pushed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Mourners place flowers and candles in Biddeford, Maine, Wednesday, July 15 2026, near the blood-stained pavement where Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was pulled from his car on Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Lawmakers demand answers after 'bombshell' report about ICE officer shooting in Maine

10:04 PM on Thursday, July 16

Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers

Andy Burnham, a mayor from England's north, is poised to become Britain's next prime minister

9:00 PM on Thursday, July 16

Andy Burnham is about to become Britain’s 59th prime minister, following the sudden downfall of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens foreign journalist visas

2:51 PM on Thursday, July 16

The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech

9:08 PM on Wednesday, July 15

President Donald Trump has used a primetime address to question the legitimacy of U.S. elections and push for more restrictive voting laws

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