Muslims worldwide begin daily fasting as holy month of Ramadan starts

From Associated Press. Muslims around the world gathered to celebrate Ramadan including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia – Herzegovina and Iraq. (AP video shot by: Muhammad Farooq, Ali Jabar AP ,Baraa Anwer, Eldar Emric) #ramadan #muslims Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

AI farming: Indian farmer uses automated tractor that learns as it sows

From Associated Press. AI technology may help to transform Indian agriculture, enhancing efficiency and increasing harvests. In one farmer’s vast fields to the north of the capital Delhi, crops are being planted, fertilized and harvested by an automated tractor which learns as it sows. (AP Video Piyush Nagpal) #ai #artificialintelligence #india #news #farming Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress…

Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi eyes US rare earths cooperationafter re-election

From Associated Press. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday expressed hopes of deepening her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in rare earths development and other areas of economic security when she visits Washington next month. #japan #takaichi #rareearths Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may…

Mark Zuckerberg testifies on whether Instagram deliberately addicts children

From Associated Press. Mark Zuckerberg appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom where he testified in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. (Eugene Garcia and Krysta Fauria) #markzuckerberg #socialmedia Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Family raises twins with profound autism as people push to make it its own diagnosis

From Associated Press. As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis. People with this condition, such as Connor and Ronan, 9-year-old twins, need lifelong care. (AP video/Shelby Lum) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Putin says Russia will not accept recent US sanctions against Cuba

From Associated Press. Russian President Vladimir Putin met on Wednesday with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in Moscow and reaffirmed his support for the island nation. Putin reminded his guest that Russia "will not accept anything of the sort" when discussing the sanctions against the country. #putin #russia Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

House Democrats respond to Les Wexner saying he was ‘duped’ by Epstein

From Associated Press. Billionaire Les Wexner told members of Congress Wednesday his former financial adviser Jeffrey Epstein was "a world-class con man” and Wexner denied knowing about the late sex offender’s crimes. (AP video: Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Trump says he asked Nicki Minaj if her nails were real: ‘Skin so beautiful’

From Associated Press. President Donald Trump hosted a Black History Month reception at the White House Wednesday, less than two weeks after posting a racist social media video depicting former President and first lady Barack and Michelle Obama as primates, sparking bipartisan outrage. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive…

Wes Moore says ‘God determines my worthiness,’ not Trump

From Associated Press. The Republican leader of the National Governors Association and his Democratic Vice Chair responded to attacks from President Donald Trump as tensions mounted between the White House and the bipartisan group of state leaders ahead of its annual meeting next week. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video…

13 countries participate in NATO drills off the coast of Germany

From Associated Press. More than a dozen nations have mobilized thousands of troops, several warships and aircraft as NATO’s high readiness spearhead force was deployed in Europe for the first time. Many are gathered in northern Germany to showcase Steadfast Dart – NATO’s biggest drills of 2026. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may…

Scene in Colorado after 4 dead in crashes involving over 30 vehicles

From Associated Press. Four people died in crashes involving over 30 vehicles, including six semitrailers, on an interstate in Colorado Tuesday after blowing dirt made it nearly impossible to see, authorities said. Photo credit: The Gazette Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Many Democrats are still down on the Democratic Party, new poll shows

From Associated Press. Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available…

Hong Kong Lunar New Year fireworks light up night sky

From Associated Press. Hong Kong kicked off the Year of the Horse with a spectacular 23-minute firework display over Victoria Harbour on Wednesday evening. The Lunar New Year display began at 8pm local time and attracted thousands of spectators. #lunarnewyear #hongkong Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via…

Millions in the Philippines have their foreheads marked on Ash Wednesday

From Associated Press. Catholics in the Philippines lined up outside a church in Manila on Wednesday to have their foreheads marked with ash in observance of Ash Wednesday. (AP video shot by Joeal Calupitan) #ashwednesday #philippines #news #religion Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers pulled James Talarico interview

From Associated Press. Stephen Colbert says his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico was pulled from Monday’s broadcast over fears it would violate “equal time” guidance from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Priyanka Chopra Jonas says S. S. Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’ will be ‘career-defining’ film

From Associated Press. While promoting ‘The Bluff,’ Priyanka Chopra Jonas says her upcoming film ‘Varanasi,’ with filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli, will be "career defining." The film is slated for release in 2027. (Feb. 18) #priyankachopra #varanasi #india #entertainment Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reappointed by parliament after election win

From Associated Press. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was reappointed Wednesday by Parliament to form her second Cabinet, following last week’s landslide election win that she hopes will allow a hard-right move to the country’s policies. #japan #politics #news #sanaetakaichi Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

Iran marks 40 days since protest crackdown

From Associated Press. Iran is marking 40 days, the traditional Muslim mourning period, since one of the deadliest days in the crackdown on protests that swept the country last month. Activists say at least 7,015 people have been killed, many in a bloody crackdown overnight between January 8 and 9.The government held mourning ceremonies in…

Iran temporarily closes parts of the Strait of Hormuz during drills

From Associated Press. Iran said it temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, as it conducted live fire exercises in the vital waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil passes. #iran #straitofhormuz Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home