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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.

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."

Trump has support in Doonbeg, though tiny snails have snagged his Irish golf course plans

Some people in Ireland can't wait for U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend visit, with its tight security and political tensions, to be over.

House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Trump's $5,000 checks an 'idea' Congress will consider

Republicans aren't making any promises about handing out $5,000 checks to every adult American.

Trump says he would agree to 'guardrails' for artificial intelligence

President Trump insisted Sunday that "negative forces" are hyping the dangers of artificial intelligence.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.

GOP congressman from Wisconsin swims to safety after plane makes emergency landing in a lake

A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday.