Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlek. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Russia

Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday

China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could

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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlek. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Russia

Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday

China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful dies 2 months after shooting

Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia on Monday. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful

U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.

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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlek. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Russia

Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday

China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful dies 2 months after shooting

Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia on Monday. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful

U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.

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Alaska was once a full-fledged Russian colony. Now it’s hosting a U.S.-Russia summit

A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlek. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Russia

Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday

China and the U.S. clash at the U.N. over the Panama Canal

A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could

Colombian senator and presidential hopeful dies 2 months after shooting

Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia on Monday. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful

U.S. and China extend tariff truce deadline for another 3 months

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.