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KUMAMOTO, Japan (AP) – Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan.

Trump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport that will end the use of the widely disliked “people movers,” the mobile lounges that have been used for decades to shuttle travelers to and from the main terminal.

Investigators in Comey seashells case omitted key facts and distorted others

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials involved in the prosecution of James Comey misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation, according to new defense filings that seek the dismissal of a case charging the former FBI director with threatening President Donald Trump on social media.

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

Editorials from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and others

Macao's first national security case raises concerns over fairness

HONG KONG (AP) – When former Macao pro-democracy lawmaker Au Kam San was arrested in July 2025, his family and observers of the politics in the Chinese special administrative region were shocked. A year on, little is known about his case even by his daughter.

Cuba loosens control of its private sector in mounting humanitarian crisis

HAVANA (AP) – In an effort to fend off a mounting humanitarian crisis, Cuba on Wednesday eased up on longtime restrictions on private vendors and imports, opening up a sector firmly controlled by the Communist-led government.

Blasts seen in across Gaza as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza Strip

Blasts seen in across Gaza as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza Strip

US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

CAIRO (AP) – Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East early Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters. Six Iranian advisers were also killed in the U.S.-Saudi strike, two Iraqi militia officials told the Associated Press.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Scientists' mission to understand Greenland's melting glaciers

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Scientists’ mission to understand Greenland’s melting glaciers