CAIRO (AP) 鈥� Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held 鈥渇ully accountable鈥� for their actions. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the strikes killed at least 31 people, including women and children, […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked his defense minister to review the purchase of America鈥檚 F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options 鈥済iven the changing environment,” a spokesman for the minister said Saturday. Laurent de Casanove, Defense Minister Bill Blair鈥檚 press secretary, said the contract to purchase […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) 鈥� U.N. Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said Friday that the humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries in Europe 鈥渁re a crime.鈥� He made the comment during a four-day visit to Bangladesh where he is assessing the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees whose future remained uncertain […]
JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥� Hamas said Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Asian markets advanced Friday, shrugging off another decline on Wall Street, with markets in China gaining after state-run banks and other financial institutions were ordered to do more to help spur more consumer spending. U.S. futures and oil prices advanced. Hong Kong鈥檚 benchmark jumped 2.5% to 24,038.85, while the Shanghai Composite index […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it 鈥� checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X. It can be hard to curb excessive use of smartphones and social media, which are addictive by design. Reducing your screen time is often more […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) 鈥� U.N. Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday on a four-day visit to review the situation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees amid the fear of aid cuts that could seriously affect them. Bangladesh鈥檚 foreign affairs adviser, Touhid Hossain, received Guterres at Dhaka鈥檚 main airport. Guterres鈥檚 visit, which is […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� United Nations-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Israel of 鈥渢he systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence鈥� in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The allegations came in one of the most extensive reports of its kind on the issue since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on […]
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump threw a curve ball at China by linking the fentanyl issue to his tariffs on imports. The Chinese government is swinging back. First it issued a report detailing its efforts to control the illegal trade in fentanyl, specifically the ingredients for the opioid that are made in China. […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� A letter U.S. President Donald Trump wrote to Iran’s supreme leader in an attempt to jump-start talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program has arrived in the Iranian capital. While the text of the letter hasn’t been published, its arrival comes as Trump has levied new sanctions on Iran […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥� Poland’s President Andrzej Duda again called on the United States to deploy nuclear weapons to Poland as a deterrent to Russia, the latest indication that the frontline NATO nation is increasingly considering nuclear protection as fears of Russia grow. Duda made his appeal in an interview with the Financial Times published […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly lower on Thursday despite a rebound on Wall Street fueled by an encouraging update on U.S. consumer prices. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Chinese markets slipped as investors watched for the next steps in President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Canada’s incoming Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he’s ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if he respects Canadian sovereignty and is open to talk about a common approach to trade. Trump has declared a trade war on his northern neighbor and continues to call for Canada to become the […]
PANAMA CITY (AP) 鈥� They crossed oceans to get to the U.S., fleeing conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and Iran. After flying to Central and South America, they bused through countries where they didn鈥檛 speak the language and walked through unfamiliar jungle to get […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) 鈥� Investigators continue to search for a college student from Virginia who vanished earlier this month while visiting the Dominican Republic with five other people during spring break from classes. Sudiksha Konanki was last seen March 6 during a power outage at the Riu Rep煤blica Hotel in the beach resort […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� An Emirati diplomat earlier identified by Tehran as carrying a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Iran’s foreign minister. Iranian state television showed Emirati official Anwar Gargash meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. The footage did not show the letter, but Iran earlier said Gargash […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Canada will announce Canadian $29.8 billion ($20.7 billion) in retaliatory tariffs in response to the 25% steel and aluminum tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump has leveled, a senior Canadian government official said Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak before the announcement. The European […]
NUUK, Greenland (AP) 鈥� The right leaning Demokraatit Party won the most votes in Greenland鈥檚 parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of President Donald Trump鈥檚 stated goal of taking control of the island one way or another. Both Demokraatit 鈥� the Democrats 鈥� and the second […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday as investors weighed the impact of President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs after another day of losses on Wall Street. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Trump’s escalation in his trade war briefly pulled the S&P 500 more than 10% below its record set last month. The […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday that U.S. tariffs on Australian steel and aluminum were unjustified, but his government would not retaliate with its own tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump said last month he was considering a tariff exemption for Australia, a free trade treaty partner that has traded with […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) 鈥� Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of Cuban medical staff across the region is essential. Hugh Todd, Guyana鈥檚 foreign minister, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that foreign ministers from a 15-member […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that his government will keep tariffs in place until Americans show respect and commit to free trade after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened historic financial devastation for Canada. Carney, who will be sworn in as Justin Trudeau鈥檚 replacement in the coming days, said Trump鈥檚 […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� Palestinians described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers 鈥� punched in the genitals, held for days while naked, starved 鈥� to independent U.N.-backed human rights investigators on Tuesday during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza. The Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory was created […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) 鈥� The FBI has joined the search for a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student who went missing nearly a week ago while on spring break in the Dominican Republic tourist town of Punta Cana, police said Tuesday. Dominican police said they are re-interviewing people who were with Sudiksha Konanki before […]
