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Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths

6:18 AM on Thursday, February 12

Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths

FILE - A poster of the Swiss People's Party (SVP) for a moderate immigration initiative reading 'we're too tight!' is displayed in a street in Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 8, 2020. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

Swiss to vote on proposal by anti-immigration party to cap population at 10 million

6:11 AM on Thursday, February 12

Switzerland will hold a referendum on a proposal to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million

FILE - Albanian experts work at the National Agency for Information Society as an artificial intelligence "minister" Diella, whose name means "Sun" in Albanian, is seen on the screens in Tirana, Albania, Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj, File)

Actor takes legal action to stop Albania's government from using her image for 'AI minister'

5:47 AM on Thursday, February 12

An Albanian actor is asking the government to stop using her face and voice for its “AI minister” without clear consent

How the 9/11 terrorist attacks shaped ICE’s immigration strategy

5:22 AM on Thursday, February 12

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

Pakistan court orders medical exam after imprisoned former leader Khan reports partial vision loss

4:21 AM on Thursday, February 12

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered a medical team to examine a complaint of partial vision loss by Imran Khan

GOP's edge on immigration shrinks as independents appear more uncomfortable with Trump's approach: AP-NORC poll

4:00 AM on Thursday, February 12

GOP's edge on immigration shrinks as independents appear more uncomfortable with Trump's approach: AP-NORC poll

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)

EU legal adviser says billions in funding for Hungary were wrongly released

3:33 AM on Thursday, February 12

An EU court adviser says the EU Commission wrongly released billions of euros to Hungary, and that the bloc's top court should annul that move

Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova, right, appoints Andrey Gyurov to lead as Prime Minister a caretaker government whose main task will be to organise free and fair elections in a country that will hold elections for the eighth time in the last five years, Sofia, Bulgaria, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Bulgarian News Agency via AP)

Bulgaria appoints caretaker government until elections

3:15 AM on Thursday, February 12

Bulgaria’s president has appointed a central bank official as interim prime minister to steady politics and run another snap election

Members of trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike to protest an interim trade deal with the United States, saying the agreement undermines the interests of farmers, small businesses and workers in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Indian unions and farmers stage a nationwide strike over interim trade deal with US

1:50 AM on Thursday, February 12

A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States

Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks at a Jewish community event in Melbourne, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Israeli president ends a fraught Australia visit to comfort Jews as Gaza war protests follow

11:27 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has ended a four-day visit to Australia that brought comfort to Sydney’s Jewish community following a recent antisemitic mass shooting

FILE - South Korean former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min, center, arrives at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea's former interior minister gets 7-year sentence for aiding martial law

11:00 PM on Wednesday, February 11

South Korea’s former interior minister had been sentenced to seven years in prison for abetting then-President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in 2024

FILE - A container is lifted by a crane backdropped by the construction of the Chinese-funded port, in Chancay, Peru, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

In blunt warning, the US says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China

8:25 PM on Wednesday, February 11

The Trump administration has expressed concern to Peru that China is solidifying control over critical parts of the South American nation’s infrastructure

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants

8:22 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants

A person shows victory signs after casting his vote outside a polling center during the national parliamentary elections in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Some key figures about Bangladesh's parliamentary election

7:59 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Bangladesh is holding a parliamentary election that could reset the country after years of political instability

Youga stands at an undisclosed location in Cambodia, on Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo)

In Cambodia, thousands flood out of scam compounds and find little help

3:10 PM on Wednesday, February 11

A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds

A Molotov cocktail bursts into flames in front of police during a march by unions and opposition supporters against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentina's Senate backs President Milei's contentious labor overhaul after protests

1:44 PM on Wednesday, February 11

Argentina’s Senate has given its overall approval to a labor overhaul that is considered crucial to President Javier Milei’s shock therapy program after hours of debate that unfolded in the shadow of a mass protest outside Congress

Today in History: February 12, Clinton acquitted in impeachment trial

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