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Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison 01/21/2026 09:05am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan���s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier South Korea's former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case 01/21/2026 08:00am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as it sentenced his prime minister to 23 years in prison for his involvement. Ex-Prime Minister Han Duck-soo became the Ambush in northwest Nigeria kills 5 soldiers and 1 police officer 01/21/2026 07:52am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� Five soldiers and one police officer have been killed in an ambush in northwest Nigeria, the army said. The attack occurred in Zamfara state on Monday, army spokesman David Adewusi said in a statement on Tuesday. Authorities didn���t release details about who was responsible Power cut caused by technical fault affects the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm 01/21/2026 06:46am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� Electricity to the Danish island of Bornholm was cut off on Wednesday due to a technical fault that caused an undersea cable to be disconnected, authorities said. The power supply was cut off at 10:16 a.m. (0916GMT). Police on the island, which is located off the southe Today in History: January 21, first US case of COVID-19 confirmed 01/21/2026 04:10am • Today is Wednesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2026. There are 344 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbre As fires in Chile burn, a mobile clinic fights to save furry survivors 01/21/2026 01:07am • LIRQU��N, Chile (AP) ��� Some are frightened, others are dehydrated, most are burned. In order to provide aid to the furry friends and other animals affected by the raging fires in Chile, the national police's canine brigade and teams of volunteers are working against the clock to provide first aid Veteran AP videographer describes grisly images and 'burning smoke' of a Haitian gang attack 01/21/2026 12:55am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) ��� Veteran Associated Press videographer Pierre-Richard Luxama was filming a tactical police unit patrolling Haiti's capital Monday when some of the gang members who control almost the entire city attacked. They set the armored police vehicle's roof ablaze with Molotov co 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield released from New Mexico jail pending trial 01/20/2026 11:21pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Actor Timothy Busfield was released from jail Tuesday night in New Mexico, where he is facing counts of child sexual abuse. Hours earlier, Busfield's attorneys successfully argued that the actor best known for appearances in ���The West Wing,��� ���Field of Dreams��� and Guatemala's state of emergency, in photos 01/20/2026 10:41pm • Guatemala President Bernardo Ar��valo declared a state of emergency following a surge of gang-related violence that included prison riots and the killing of several police officers over the weekend. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation 01/20/2026 10:09pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Federal prosecutors served grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said. Th Australia's Parliament passes gun restrictions and anti-hate speech law after Bondi shooting 01/20/2026 10:05pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Australia���s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday welcomed Parliament's passing of anti-hate speech and gun laws in response to two shooters killing 15 people at a Jewish festival in Sydney last month. Authorities say the attack was inspired by the Islamic Stat The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders 01/20/2026 10:03pm • President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration���s accomplishments before taking shots at the United Nations and doubling down on what he sees as a need for the U.S. to control Greenland while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday. The rare, nearly two-hour appearan Hoosiers receive hero's welcome in return to Bloomington as football national champions 01/20/2026 09:03pm • BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) ��� The Indiana Hoosiers were ready to party Tuesday night, and hundreds of loyal fans joined them when they arrived back on campus in Bloomington. Turning out in freezing temperatures and brutally cold wind chills, fans, players and coaches celebrated college football's impla What to know about the trial in Hong Kong against Tiananmen vigil organizers 01/20/2026 08:28pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Two former leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy group that for decades organized a vigil commemorating people killed during Beijing���s 1989 Tiananmen crackdown are set to stand trial in a case brought under a national security law that has all but silenced dissent in the city. A Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei 01/20/2026 08:17pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country���s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei���s nearly 40-year reign. ���Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extend