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Congress Punts on $200 Billion Defense Funding Gap Until After Midterms

Congress returns to Washington this week facing a stack of unresolved national security fights, but most of the heaviest lifting won't happen until after the Nov. 3 midterms.

Russian drone hits train near Ukraine-Poland border soon after visiting dignitaries passed through

A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine- Poland border on Sunday shortly after senior visiting officials - including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden -- passed through, Ukraine's state rail operator said.

Democrat calls for taking a wrecking ball to Trump's ballroom and golden arch

Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat weighing a 2028 run for the presidency, said he supports tearing down the $600 million White House ballroom and $100 million Great Triumphal Arch the Trump administration is currently building.

Plane carrying House lawmaker running for governor crash-lands into Wisconsin lake

A plane carrying Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is running for governor in Wisconsin, crash-landed in a lake Saturday night, forcing Mr. Tiffany and the pilot to swim to safety.

Uganda buries onetime 'boy king' whose death has sparked a succession battle

Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba, who was once the world's youngest monarch, was buried on Saturday amid an acrimonious succession dispute that has rocked the royal family and gripped the nation.

Trump says he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday at the close of a golf tournament in Ireland that he plans to remove a 15% tariff on Irish whiskey.

Congress scrambles on AI rules as Trump presses for edge over China

A string of new, terrifying warnings from the artificial intelligence community has put Congress, the White House and the A.I. industry on notice: Slow the progress of the rapidly developing technology before a swarm of bots takes over the Internet and "kill all humans."

Mourners in Rome pay last respects to Italian activist Emma Bonino

Hundreds of people queued outside Rome's city hall on Sunday to pay their last respects to Emma Bonino, the prominent Italian politician and human rights campaigner who died on Friday, aged 78.

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

Somalia's business community is seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis fleeing to neighboring Djibouti.

Trump calls on Ukraine to end strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage

President Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a global shortage. He spoke after diesel prices in the U.S. hit a record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average.

Kosovo gets new government but political impasse persists

Kosovo lawmakers on Sunday voted into office a new government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti following an early election in June in the small Balkan nation that remains locked in a prolonged political crisis.

Iranian foreign minister: U.S. must abide by ceasefire deal before Strait of Hormuz reopens

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the U.S. must adhere to its "commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding."