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9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (422+ words) Niniek Karmini And Andi Jatmiko JAKARTA – Eight endangered orangutans were released into a protected forest weeks after wildfires destroyed large swaths of their habitat in Indonesian Borneo, a conservation group said. The orangutans, including three mothers with infants and two…...

8+ hour, 52+ min ago   (828+ words) President Donald Trump's new press secretary stepped to the podium, the eyes of a packed room of journalists — and many in their audiences — upon her. She smiled broadly at the sea of faces both probing and friendly. With that, Katie…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (926+ words) WASHINGTON – House Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda focused on delivering their campaign promises — making life more affordable and conducting vast oversight of the Trump administration — if the party seizes majority control in next month's elections. Democratic leader Hakeem…...

7+ hour, 42+ min ago   (674+ words) HONG KONG – China’s exports surged 36.3% in September from a year earlier, its customs agency said Wednesday, bringing it on track to exceed last year's record trade surplus as pressure ramped up from its trading partners, including the European Union, to…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (572+ words) HANOI – Thousands carrying white flowers lined the roads in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday as the remains of 731 people believed to have been killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive were taken for burial nearly six decades after their deaths. Vietnamese…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (399+ words) HOUSTON – A Texas prosecutor says a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent appeared to use a vehicle to intentionally strike a man who took off running in Houston and that an investigation opened by his office could result in criminal charges....

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (729+ words) CAIRO – New explosions have been heard in the Saudi capital, residents said Wednesday, as blame again quickly fell on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (275+ words) Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) LONDON – Russell Brand behaved as a “ruthless” sexual predator when he assaulted six women over the course of…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (731+ words) HAMBURG – A former Ukrainian army officer went on trial in Germany on Wednesday over the undersea explosions four years ago that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany in what is considered one of Europe’s biggest acts…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago   (446+ words) Iran said Wednesday that a cargo ship has sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, with few immediate details. Meanwhile, a hospital in Gaza said that an Israeli strike has killed a woman. And Iran has…...