PARIS (AP) 鈥 Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling at the peace table while preparing a new military offensive in Ukraine, two senior U.S. senators warned Sunday, arguing that the next two weeks could shape the future of a war that has already smashed cities, displaced millions and redrawn Europe鈥檚 security map. Republican Sen. Lindsey […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥 Exit polls in Poland鈥檚 presidential runoff on Sunday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie with the race still too close to call in the deeply divided nation. The results could set the course for the nation鈥檚 political future and its relations with the European Union. A first exit poll […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) 鈥 Hamas is seeking amendments to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, a senior official with the group told The Associated Press on Saturday, as hungry Palestinians in Gaza stopped and emptied dozens of trucks carrying aid. The Hamas official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of […]
VIENNA (AP) 鈥 Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Saturday and called on Tehran to urgently change course and comply with the agency鈥檚 probe. The report comes at a sensitive time as Tehran and Washington have been holding several […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) 鈥 At least 151 people have now been confirmed dead after heavy rainfall unleashed flooding in a market town in north-central Nigeria, the local emergency services told The Associated Press on Saturday. More than 3,000 people were displaced in the flooding in the town of Mokwa in Niger state, more than 180 […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥 For the fourth French Open in a row, tournament director Am茅lie Mauresmo was asked about a lack of women’s matches during the tournament’s night sessions 鈥 there was one in 2022, one in 2023, zero in 2024 and, as of Friday, zero in 2025. And for the fourth French Open in a […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥 Asian shares were mostly lower Friday as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping tariffs. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.4% in morning trading to 37,892.39. Government data showed Tokyo core inflation, excluding fresh food, accelerating to a higher-than-expected 3.6% in […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥 Senior Iranian officials on Thursday dismissed speculation about an imminent nuclear deal with the United States, emphasizing that any agreement must fully lift sanctions and allow the country鈥檚 nuclear program to continue. 鈥淚ran is sincere about a diplomatic solution that will serve the interests of all sides. But getting […]
SINGAPORE (AP) 鈥 The United States is not ruling out a reduction in forces deployed to South Korea as the Trump administration determines what presence it needs in the region to best counter China, two senior American defense officials told reporters traveling with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Singapore. There are 28,500 U.S. troops […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) 鈥 The U.S. flag was hoisted Thursday outside of the long-shuttered ambassador鈥檚 residence in Damascus, in a signing of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian government. The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, who has also been appointed special envoy to Syria, arrived to inaugurate the residence, Syrian state-run news […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥 Chinese students studying in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that some students would have their visas revoked. The U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in 鈥渃ritical fields”, and those with connections […]
JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥 Israel said Thursday it would establish 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, including the legalization of outposts already built without government authorization. Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip meanwhile killed 12 people overnight, health officials said. Israel captured the West Bank, along with Gaza and east Jerusalem, in the 1967 […]
KOROSTYSHIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥 Three coffins 鈥 one adult-sized, one medium and one child-sized 鈥 lay Wednesday inside the Soviet-era Palace of Culture in this northern Ukrainian city, surrounded by dozens of bouquets as a church choir sang farewell prayers. Hundreds of residents stood in grim silence. Some wept quietly. Others broke down completely. The […]
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) 鈥 Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations compared U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense program to a 鈥減rotection racket鈥 on Wednesday after Trump said America’s northern neighbor could pay $61 billion to join the program or it could be free if the country agrees to annexation. Trump posted on social […]
VIENNA (AP) 鈥 The head of the United Nations鈥 atomic watchdog said Wednesday that 鈥渢he jury is still out鈥 on negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program, but described the continuing negotiations a good sign. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made the comment to journalists […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥 The Conservative Political Action Conference, the U.S.鈥檚 premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a tightly contested presidential election between a liberal mayor and a conservative backed by Donald Trump. CPAC chairman Matt Schlapp opened the proceedings with a fiery speech, claiming that […]
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) 鈥 British police were holding a 53-year-old man on Tuesday over a collision that turned a joyous soccer celebration in Liverpool to tragedy and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals, four of them in very serious condition. Police said they are not treating the incident as terrorism and are not […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥 For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call: He, like many players, thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic line-calling used at most big tennis tournaments and instead remaining old school by letting line judges decide whether serves or other shots land in or out. Plenty […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥 The European Union’s chief trade negotiator said Monday he had 鈥済ood calls鈥 with Trump administration officials and the EU was 鈥渇ully committed鈥 to reaching a trade deal by a July 9 deadline, after Trump agreed to delay his threatened 50% tariff 鈥 or import tax 鈥 on European goods. Trade Commissioner […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥 A driver was arrested Monday after plowing into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who had been celebrating the city soccer team鈥檚 Premier League championship, police said. Merseyside Police said they were investigating reports that multiple pedestrians had been hit. A video on social media appeared to show a gray minivan strike […]
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) 鈥 King Charles III arrived Monday in Ottawa on a visit that Canada鈥檚 leader says will underscore his nation鈥檚 sovereignty amid U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 talk of the United States annexing its northern neighbor. Trump鈥檚 repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex Canada prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give […]
TAN TAN, Morocco (AP) 鈥 The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile allies in Africa must be ready to stand more on their own. At African Lion, its largest joint training exercise on the continent, that shift […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) 鈥 A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti鈥檚 prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social media. The protesters, who were HIV positive, did not conceal their faces 鈥 a rare occurrence in a country where the virus is still heavily stigmatized. […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥 Ukraine’s capital came under a massive combined drone and missile attack late Friday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city. Many residents of Kyiv are taking shelter in the underground subway stations. The debris of intercepted missiles and drones fell in at least 4 city districts, acting head […]
