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This frame grab from videos taken between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, 2026, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province. (UGC via AP)

The Latest: Iranian judge signals trials and executions as activists say death toll surpasses 2,500

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Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, even as activists said Wednesday that the death toll rose to levels unseen in decades with at least 2,572 people killed so far.

Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei made the comments about trials and executions in a video Tuesday, despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would “take very strong action” if executions take place.

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said the number of dead climbed to at least 2,571 early Wednesday. The figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

After Trump was informed on the number of deaths, he warned Iran's leaders that he was terminating any negotiations and would “act accordingly.”

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Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy as it prepares to restructure

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Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy as it prepares to restructure

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: 2:10 AM CST

Luxury retailer Saks Global has filed for bankruptcy, preparing to reposition itself in the increasingly competitive upscale market after obtaining about $1.75 billion in financing commitments.

The New York-based private company that owns retailers Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus said in a release Wednesday that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas.

The company’s top executive, Marc Metrick, stepped down earlier this month as the firm struggled with debt it took on for its $2.65 billion acquisition of Neiman Marcus in 2024. He was succeeded as CEO by executive chairman Richard Baker, who quit both roles earlier this week and was replaced as chief execute by Geoffroy van Raemdonck.

The company is also facing increasing competition as it tries to winnow down its heavy debt load, while its customers have balked against extravagant price hikes.

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FILE - Saks Fifth Avenue President Marc Metrick poses for a portrait inside the company's flagship Fifth Avenue store, in New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance after deadly fire

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Hong Kong officials want to expand oversight of building maintenance after deadly fire

Kanis Leung, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 1:43 AM CST

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials on Wednesday proposed expanding oversight of building maintenance projects and stronger fire safety steps after a blaze in November killed at least 161 people and displaced thousands.

The blaze that spread across seven towers in an apartment complex raised questions about corruption, negligence and government oversight in the city's building maintenance projects, piling pressure on Hong Kong leader John Lee’s administration and Beijing’s “patriots-only” governance system for the city.

In the newly elected legislature's first meeting, Lee said the fire exposed the need for reform and pledged that the investigation by law enforcement agencies and a judge-led independent committee would be thorough.

“We will fairly pursue accountability and take disciplinary action based on facts against anyone who should bear responsibility, regardless of whether they are from within or outside the government, or whether they are junior or senior staff,” Lee said.

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FILE - Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Nov. 26 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei, File)

Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

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Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press 4 minute read 2:12 AM CST

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule of the long-term president while raising concerns about transparency, hereditary rule, military interference and an opposition strategy to prevent vote tampering at polling stations.

President Yoweri Museveni, who has held power since 1986, seeks a seventh term that would bring him closer to five decades in power. But he faces a strong challenge from the musician-turned-politician best known as Bobi Wine, a 43-year-old who represents those yearning for political change.

Six other candidates are running for president in the East African nation of roughly 45 million people. Electoral authorities say there are 21.6 million registered voters.

Analysts say Museveni will almost certainly retain power, but at 81 he has become even more reliant on the nation's security forces to enforce his authority. His son and presumptive heir, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is the top commander of the military, which Wine accuses of interfering in the electoral process.

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Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu who is known as Bobi Wine waves to supporters at an election campaign rally in Mukono, Uganda, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs

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China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs

Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:36 AM CST

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs.

China's exports rose 5.5% for the whole of last year to $3.77 trillion, customs data showed, as Chinese automakers and other manufacturers expanded into markets across the globe. Imports flatlined at $2.58 trillion. The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.

In December, China’s exports climbed 6.6% from the year before in dollar terms, better than economists’ estimates and higher than November’s 5.9% year-on-year increase. Imports in December were up 5.7% year-on-year, compared to November’s 1.9%.

China’s trade surplus surpassed the $1 trillion mark for the first time in November, when the trade surplus reached $1.08 trillion in the first 11 months of last year.

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Updated: 12:36 AM CST

FILE - An aerial view of a container terminal in Shanghai, China, Dec. 8, 2025. (Chinatopix Via AP, File)

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died

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Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died

Menelaos Hadjicostis, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:27 AM CST

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou, a successful businessman who helped to energize his divided island's economy and set it on the road to European Union membership, has died. He was 94.

Vassiliou died Wednesday after being hospitalized on Jan. 6 for a respiratory infection. Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides praised Vassiliou as a leader who became synonymous with the country's economic prosperity, social progress and push toward modernization.

“Cyprus has lost a universal citizen who broadened our homeland's international imprint,” Christodoulides said in a written statement.

His wife Androulla, a lawyer who twice served as a European commissioner, posted on X in the early hours Wednesday that her companion of 59 years “slipped away quietly in our arms” in hospital.

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Updated: 2:27 AM CST

FILE -Cyprus President George Vassiliou, left, smiles as his son Evelthon, 17, is introduced to the daughter of Massachusetts Governor and Democratic presidential nominee Michael S. Dukakis, Kara, 19, at the Statehouse in Boston on Aug. 3, 1988 as Dukakis, second from right looks on, during a visit by the Cyprus President to Boston. (AP Photo/Carol Francavilla, File)

Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say

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Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say

Jaimie Ding And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:07 PM CST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats early Monday morning after Los Angeles police say he assaulted a ride-hail driver.

Just after midnight, officers responded to a call reporting an assault at an intersection just south of Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department said they determined Sutherland entered a ride-hail vehicle, physically assaulted the driver and “made criminal threats toward the victim.” The driver did not require medical treatment, police said.

Sutherland was arrested and released from jail a few hours later on a $50,000 bond, according to jail records. His first court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 2.

An email sent to representatives of Sutherland requesting comment was not answered.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:07 PM CST

FILE - Kiefer Sutherland arrives at the 29th Critics Choice Awards Jan. 14, 2024, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

China’s car exports surged in 2025, but domestic demand slowed

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China’s car exports surged in 2025, but domestic demand slowed

Chan Ho-him, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: 2:21 AM CST

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s auto exports surged 21% in 2025, driven by rising shipments of electric vehicles, while domestic demand slowed, an industry association said Wednesday.

Confronted with grueling competition in an overcrowded domestic market, Chinese auto manufacturers have stepped up sales around the globe.

As they expanded further into overseas markets last year, exports of new energy vehicles such as EVs and plug-in hybrids doubled from the previous year to 2.6 million units, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Overall vehicle exports from China passed 7 million units, up 21% from the previous year.

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Updated: 2:21 AM CST

FILE - Workers assemble the Zeekr 001 EV models at the Chinese automaker Zeekr assembly plant in Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500

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Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500

Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:16 AM CST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s judiciary signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump.

The comments from Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei come as activists had warned hangings of those detained could come soon. Already, a bloody security force crackdown on the demonstrations has killed at least 2,571, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. That figure dwarfs the death toll from any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Trump repeatedly has warned that the United States may take military action over the killing of peaceful protesters, just months after it bombed Iranian nuclear sites during a 12-day war launched by Israel against the Islamic Republic in June.

Meanwhile Wednesday, Iran prepared for the mass funeral of 100 security force members killed in the demonstrations as people remained fearful in the streets. Plainclothes security forces still milled around some neighborhoods, though anti-riot police and members of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard's all-volunteer Basij force appeared to have been sent back to their barracks.

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Updated: 2:16 AM CST

FILE - In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a ceremony to mark the Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Ugandan opposition leader campaigns in flak jacket

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Ugandan opposition leader campaigns in flak jacket

The Associated Press 2 minute read 12:49 AM CST

MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan opposition leader known as Bobi Wine campaigned in the town of Mukono wearing a flak jacket and helmet as soldiers filled the streets of the country's capital Kampala ahead of a presidential vote.

The safety gear seen in a photo captured Friday by photojournalist Hajarah Nalwadda offers no protection from the stinging clouds of tear gas that often follow Wine on the campaign trail at rallies where security forces are a constant presence.

Wine, a musician-turned-politician whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, is challenging President Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking a seventh term in the Jan. 15 election.

Museveni has ruled Uganda since 1986 by repeatedly rewriting the rules to stay in power. Term and age limits have been scrapped and rivals jailed or sidelined.

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What to know as Louvre tickets are becoming 45% more expensive for many

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What to know as Louvre tickets are becoming 45% more expensive for many

Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press 3 minute read 12:27 AM CST

PARIS (AP) — Long lines beneath I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid have become as much a part of the Louvre experience as the “ Mona Lisa ” itself.

Now, the world’s most visited museum is putting a higher price on that pilgrimage as it scrambles to fund renovations and security after strikes, overcrowding and October’s French Crown Jewels heist. The Louvre was closed yet again Monday because of a staff walkout.

On Wednesday, the Paris landmark is introducing a two-tier ticketing system that raises admission for most non-Europeans to 32 euros ($37), up from 22 euros ($26) — a 45% hike overnight.

The change affects tourists from most non-European Union countries, including from the U.S., where visitors typically make up the Louvre’s largest share of foreigners.

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FILE - People queue to enter Le Louvre museum Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

The UK is expected to approve a ‘mega’ Chinese embassy in London despite objections

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The UK is expected to approve a ‘mega’ Chinese embassy in London despite objections

Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press 5 minute read 12:25 AM CST

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government is expected to approve a “mega” Chinese embassy close to London’s financial district after years of controversy and political wrangling over the potential security risks it poses to the U.K.

Lawmakers from across the spectrum have urged planning officials to reject China’s application for the new embassy. Critics fear the proposed new building, on a huge site close to London’s financial district and crucial data cables, will be used as a base for espionage. Others say the supersized embassy — set to be the biggest in Europe — will pose a heightened threat of surveillance and intimidation to Chinese dissidents in exile.

The decision was initially slated for October, but it was repeatedly postponed after multiple allegations of Chinese spying and political interference piled pressure on the British government.

British media have reported that the decision to approve the embassy will come this week, ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's expected trip to China. The closely watched visit would be the first made by a British prime minister since 2018.

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FILE - Protesters hold umbrellas, placards, and flags as they demonstrate against the proposed building of a new Chinese embassy, and to mark the 11th year of the Umbrella Revolution in Hong Kong, in London, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, file)

Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors

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Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors

Gabriela Aoun Angueira, The Associated Press 6 minute read Yesterday at 11:22 PM CST

Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires in Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for it in one of the tightest and most expensive rental environments in the country.

For two and a half years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been key to assisting those residents. But FEMA — facing a broader Trump administration effort to diminish the agency's role and shift more responsibility to states — is set to choose in the coming weeks whether to end the funding.

Advocates say evicting renters and taking away financial assistance will undermine progress toward bringing residents back to Lahaina, the West Maui town that was largely razed by a massive fire on Aug. 8, 2023, and could lead to a new wave of homelessness and more departures from the island.

“All of them entering into our already impacted rental market in February scares me a lot,” said Nicole Huguenin, executive director and co-founder of the mutual aid organization Maui Rapid Response.

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Luxury retailer Saks Global files for bankruptcy as it prepares to restructure

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Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential election

China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs

China’s trade surplus surges 20% to a record $1.2 trillion, even with Trump’s tariffs

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died

Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died

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