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Iran calls talks with U.S. "more constructive" as Trump's threat looms

Iran and the U.S. traded threats and warnings even as negotiators sat down to discuss a deal to avert a war, but Tehran says "we now have a clearer path ahead."

Russia hammers Ukraine again as U.S. brokers 3rd round of peace talks

The U.S. is brokering a 3rd round of Russia-Ukraine talks, but there's little hope of a breakthrough to end the deadliest war on European soil in 80 years.

Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, 41, wins gold in 5th Olympic appearance

Elana Meyers Taylor has won her first Olympic gold in women's monobob, and she made history as the oldest American woman to do it at the Winter Games.

Canada's Megan Oldham takes gold in freestyle big air, Eileen Gu takes silver

Defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu took silver in freeski big air at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Canada's Megan Oldham won the gold medal on Monday night.

21-year-old man facing terrorism charges in Taylor Swift concert attack plot

Austrian public prosecutors filed terrorism-related charges Monday against a 21-year-old defendant who they say planned to attack Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in 2024.

Team USA headed to women's hockey gold medal game at Winter Olympics

Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.

Malinin hints at "inevitable crash" amid Olympic pressure, online hate

Team USA star skater Ilia Malinin, after multiple falls at the Winter Games, speaks of a struggle to "stay sane through the endless insurmountable pressure."

U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán

Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.

Police say kidnapped grandfather likely mistaken for crime network figure

Australian police say a Sydney grandfather was taken from his home by assailants who likely thought he was involved in a "criminal world."

Israel's neighbors condemn "de facto beginning" of West Bank annexation

Israel has approved numerous measures on the occupied West Bank seen widely as part of an effort by Netanyahu's government to annex the Palestinian territory.

Navalny's mom calls for justice as Russia rejects dart frog poison claim

Late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny's mom says a European assessment that he was poisoned in prison "confirms what we knew from the very beginning."

U.S. military boards another oil tanker after tracking it from Caribbean

U.S. military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker​ in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon says.

8 dead in blast, blaze in fireworks shop in China ahead of Chinese New Year

An explosion and fire at a fireworks shop in eastern China has killed eight people and left two others with minor burns ahead of the Chinese New Year, authorities said.

Canada shooter's online activity shows fascination with violence, expert says

The online activity of the shooter at a Canadian high school revealed she spent time in the dark corners of the internet.