NUUK, Greenland (AP) 鈥� The first direct flight from the U.S. to Greenland by an American airline landed in the capital city of Nuuk on Saturday. The United Airlines-operated Boeing 737 Max 8 departed from Newark International Airport in New Jersey at 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT) and arrived a little over 4 hours later, […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� A sharp rise in global oil prices following Israeli strikes on Iran will benefit Russia and bolster its military capabilities in the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday in comments that were under embargo until Saturday afternoon. Speaking to journalists in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said the surge in oil […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� A top-level U.N. conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. France and Saudi Arabia were due to co-chair the conference hosted by the U.N. General Assembly in New York […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥� An unusual request from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights about Cuban medical brigades that operate worldwide and provide much needed help has roiled countries in the Caribbean and the Americas. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the commission asks members of the Organization of American States, […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Oil prices surged and Asian shares were lower Friday after Israel struck Iranian nuclear and military targets in an attack that raised the risk of all-out war between them. U.S. benchmark crude oil rose by $3.93, or 5.8%, to $71.97 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, increased by $3.82 to […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Australia’s defense minister dismissed concerns Thursday that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told Sky News Australia that he had known about the review […]
VIENNA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. nuclear watchdog鈥檚 board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn鈥檛 complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore United Nations sanctions on Tehran later this year. Iran reacted […]
CAIRO (AP) 鈥� A unit of the Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday in the Gaza Strip. Hours earlier, an Israel-supported aid group said Hamas attacked a bus carrying its Palestinian workers, killing at least five of them. The militia, led by Yasser Abu […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� The U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forcible displaced by violence and persecution around the world has risen to more than 122 million, up by about 2 million from last year and a near-doubling over the last decade. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi nonetheless pointed to some 鈥渞ays of hope鈥� over […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� There will be a sixth round of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program this weekend, Oman鈥檚 foreign minister said Thursday. Badr al-Busaidi made the announcement on the social platform X. 鈥淚 am pleased to confirm the 6th round of Iran US talks […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were trading mixed early Thursday after Wall Street鈥檚 rally stalled as investors appeared not to react much to the results of the latest round of China-U.S. trade talks. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices slipped. Japan’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.5% to 38,213.20. Hong Kong鈥檚 Hang Seng sank 0.5% to 24,234.80, […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) 鈥� Denmark’s Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to allow the United States to have military bases on Danish soil, a move that comes as U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to take control of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territory of Greenland. Critics say the vote ceded Danish sovereignty to the U.S. The legislation […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday after China and the U.S. said they had reached agreement on a framework for following up on the trade truce reached last month in Geneva. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 0.5% in morning trading to 38,385.37. Data from the Bank of Japan data showed wholesale inflation slowed […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� The U.S. and China held a second day of talks Tuesday in London aimed at easing their trade dispute, after President Donald Trump said China is 鈥渘ot easy鈥� but the U.S. was 鈥渄oing well鈥� at the negotiations. A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, […]
JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥� Activist Greta Thunberg is being deported from Israel, Israel鈥檚 Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, after the Gaza-bound ship she was on was seized by the Israeli military. In a post on X, the Foreign Ministry shared a photo of Thunberg on a plane, saying that she was headed for France. Thunberg was one […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Waves of Russian drone and missile attacks killed one person and wounded at least eight others in two major Ukrainian cities in the early morning hours on Tuesday, Ukraine officials said. One person was killed and four injured in the southern port city of Odesa said regional governor Oleh Kiper. A […]
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) 鈥� An Australian television journalist was hit in the leg by a nonlethal round Sunday while reporting live from downtown Los Angeles on the large-scale protests over President Donald Trump鈥檚 immigration crackdown and subsequent deployment of California National Guard troops to the city. Video of the incident released by 9News shows correspondent […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy, A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng is due to meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Shares rose in Asia on Monday ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, due later in the day in London. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 38,137.09 as the government reported that the Japanese economy contracted by 0.2% in the January-March quarter. In South Korea, the […]
NICE, France (AP) 鈥� The third United Nations Ocean Conference opens Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea. The summit comes as just 2.7% of the ocean is effectively protected from destructive extractive activities, according to the nonprofit Marine Conservation Institute. That’s far below the […]
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of fresh disputes that have buffeted relations, threatening a fragile truce over tariffs. Both sides agreed in Geneva last month to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an […]
MONTREAL (AP) 鈥� A man who was once convicted in the United States of supporting al-Qaida has been charged in Canada after allegedly threatening an attack. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told a homeless shelter employee in Montreal that he wanted to build bombs to detonate on public transit. He was charged with uttering threats. […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of an update on the U.S. job market that will offer insights into how the economy is faring. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5% to 37,730.67, while the Kospi in South Korea jumped 1.5% to 2,812.05. Hong […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people, officials said. Multiple explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, where falling debris sparked fires across several districts as air defense systems attempted to intercept incoming targets, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of […]
