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Iran's top diplomat strikes a hard line on US talks, saying Tehran's power comes from saying 'no' 02/08/2026 09:00am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Iran's top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehran's strength came from its ability to ���say no to the great powers," striking a maximalist position just after negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program and in the wake of nationwide protests. Fore Before Vonn's crash, Iranian coach called the American her 'superhero' ��� and hoped to get her pin 02/08/2026 08:52am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� Before U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's startling crash on Sunday while racing on a badly injured left knee, Iran's Alpine women's skiing coach shared words of admiration for the American. ���She's my superhero,��� Mitra Kalhor told The Associated Press in the Cortina Oly Gaza's Rafah crossing reopens, allowing limited travel as Palestinians claim delays and mistreatment 02/08/2026 08:49am • CAIRO (AP) ��� A limited number of Palestinians were able to travel between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday, after Gaza's Rafah crossing reopened after a two-day closure, Egyptian state media reported. The vital border point opened last week for the first time since 2024, one of the main requirements for t Paul Thomas Anderson wins at 78th Directors Guild Awards for 'One Battle After Another' 02/08/2026 08:46am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize at the 78th Directors Guild Awards, putting the ���One Battle After Another��� filmmaker on course to potentially win his first Oscar. The DGA Awards, held Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, is among the most re Takaichi's ruling party on path to winning a majority in Japan's lower house vote, exit polls say 02/08/2026 08:35am • TOKYO (AP) ��� Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's governing party is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit polls. NHK says Takaichi���s governing coalition led by her Liberal Breezy Johnson wins Olympic downhill on day marred by American teammate Lindsey Vonn's crash 02/08/2026 08:30am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� American ski racer Breezy Johnson won the Olympic downhill Sunday with a hard-charging run on a day marred by teammate Lindsey Vonn���s crash that saw her being taken off the mountain in a helicopter. Johnson was the sixth racer and found speed with a risk-taking t After 4 long years, US figure skater reunites with family from war-torn Ukraine at the Olympics 02/08/2026 08:30am • MILAN (AP) ��� It had been four long years since American figure skater Vadym Kolesnik saw family members still living in Ukraine. Four years of Russian bombs landing on Kharkiv, reducing their homes to rubble. Four years of war that destroyed the appliance and lighting business run by Kolesnik's fa Portugal chooses between a moderate and a populist in runoff presidential election 02/08/2026 08:29am • LISBON, Portugal (AP) ��� Center-left Socialist candidate Ant��nio Jos�� Seguro is heavily favored to defeat hard-right populist Andr�� Ventura in Portugal���s runoff presidential election Sunday, in a vote that will test the depth of support for Ventura's brash style of politics. Seguro will collec Winter Olympics Daily Medals List 02/08/2026 08:00am • Sunday, Feb. 8 ALPINE WOMEN'S DOWNHILL CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Breezy Johnson, United States - gold Emma Aicher, Germany - silver Sofia Goggia, Italy - Bronze ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING MEN���S 10KM + 10KM SKIATHLON Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo, Norway - gold Mathis Desloges, France - silver Martin Loewstroe Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing 02/08/2026 07:31am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle class. Trump has instead argued for protecting existing owners who have watched the values of their homes climb. It's a positio Breezy Johnson wins women's downhill for first US medal at Winter Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes 02/08/2026 07:25am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� Breezy Johnson wins women's downhill for first US medal at Winter Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes. Arctic cold continues grip on DC area 02/08/2026 07:08am • Bitter cold conditions continue across the D.C. region Sunday, as wind chills drop into the teens and even below zero early on. Mostly cloudy and breezy conditions will keep temperatures locked in the 20s and cold weather alerts remain in effect through the morning. Winds will gradually ease late Baghdad traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues 02/08/2026 06:41am • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, demanding that Iraq's government reverse recently imposed customs tariffs that they say have sharply increased their costs and disrupted trade. The new tariffs that came into effect on J France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud probe 02/08/2026 06:36am • PARIS (AP) ��� France���s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. He is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the release of Epstein fil Thailand counts votes in early election with 3 main parties vying for power 02/08/2026 06:32am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics. The battle for support from 53 million registered voters came against a backdrop of slow economi