TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, with markets showing relief after President Donald Trump indicated he won’t dismiss the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.7% in morning trading to 34,797.22. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 surged 1.6% to 7,943.00. South Korea’s Kospi gained 1.2% to 2,515.19. Hong Kong’s Hang […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Costa Rica announced Tuesday it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants deported from the United States and held in detention in the Central American country to stay and move about freely for three months. The move comes just days after human rights lawyers sued Costa Rica, alleging the government […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Cardinals will meet Tuesday at the Vatican to begin scheduling Pope Francis’ funeral and burial, planning the conclave to elect his successor and making other decisions about running the Catholic Church as world leaders and the ordinary faithful grieve the pontiff’s death. Most immediately, they will determine when his body can […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move Wednesday to what’s known as the 鈥渆xpert level鈥� 鈥� a sign analysts say shows that the talks are moving forward rapidly. However, experts not involved in the talks who spoke with The Associated Press […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were trading mixed amid global skepticism about U.S. investments and President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war. Trading was cautious in Asia, where the benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.3% to 34,174.38. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was virtually unchanged, inching up less than 0.1% to 7,820.20. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.2% to 2,493.19. Hong […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) 鈥� The faithful in Pope Francis鈥� hometown lit candles in the church where he found God as a teenager, packed the cathedral where he spoke as archbishop and prayed Monday in the neighborhoods where he earned fame as the 鈥渟lum bishop.” For millions of Argentines, Francis 鈥� who died Monday at […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces opened annual combat drills Monday that are set to include repelling an island attack to simulate the defense of the Philippine archipelago and seas in a 鈥渇ull-scale battle scenario鈥� that has antagonized China. The annual Balikatan military exercises between the longtime treaty allies are […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� China will sanction United States officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who it says have “performed poorly鈥� on Hong Kong issues, the foreign ministry announced. The U.S. in March sanctioned six Chinese and Hong Kong officials who it alleged were involved in 鈥渢ransnational repression鈥� and acts threatening to further erode […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins. They involve the certification of death and public display of his body for the faithful to pay their respects, followed by the funeral and burial. Pope […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope. Some of his memorable quotes: A simple, initial greeting 鈥淏rothers and sisters, good evening!鈥� — Francis鈥� first words […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis, history鈥檚 first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church’s teaching in areas such as the death penalty and nuclear weapons, upheld it in others such as abortion, and made inroads with Muslims and believers who long felt marginalized. Where Francis, who died on Monday, stood on key issues: Abortion Francis upheld church teaching opposing […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario Bergoglio is born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children to Mario Jose Bergoglio, an accountant from Italy, and Regina Mar铆a S铆vori, the daughter of Italian immigrants. […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. 鈥淎t 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church,鈥� Farrell said in the announcement.
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� China on Monday warned other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China鈥檚 detriment. Governments including those of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea have begun negotiations with Washington after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs against almost all of America鈥檚 trading partners on April 2. The import taxes were […]
NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs and negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington. Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his largely personal visit. The two leaders are expected […]
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) 鈥� Susan de Meyer’s horses have different effects on different children. Hyperactive kids learn to be a little quieter around them while nonverbal children are moved to communicate and to bond with them. De Meyer runs a program in the southern African country of Namibia that harnesses the power but also the […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� U.S. Vice President JD Vance met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia. Vance鈥檚 motorcade entered Vatican City through a side gate and parked near Francis鈥� hotel residence while Easter Mass was being celebrated in St. Peter鈥檚 Square. Francis, who has greatly cut back his […]
IDLIB, Syria (AP) 鈥� Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months ago, unaware the soil beneath them still hid deadly remnants of war. The trio suddenly noticed a visible mine lying on the ground. Panicked, Khalil and his friends tried to leave, but he stepped on a land […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) 鈥� Syria鈥檚 president on Saturday received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators since the ouster of former leader Bashar Assad in December. State news agency SANA did not give details about the meeting between President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Rep. Cory Mills of Florida […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� U.S. Vice President JD Vance is meeting with the Vatican No. 2 official, following a remarkable papal rebuke of the Trump administration鈥檚 crackdown on migrants and Vance鈥檚 theological justification of it. Vance, a Catholic convert, was due to meet Saturday with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin. There was […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Iran and the United States will hold talks Saturday in Rome, their second round of negotiations over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program. The talks follow a first round held in Muscat, Oman, where the two sides spoke face to face. Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran as part […]
ROME (AP) 鈥� Iran and the United States prepared Saturday for a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program in Rome The talks in Italy over Easter weekend again will hinge on U.S. billionaire Steve Witkoff, the U.S. Mideast envoy of President Donald Trump, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Whether the […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) 鈥� A pair of Republican Congress members were in the Syrian capital Friday on an unofficial visit organized by a Syrian-American nonprofit, the first by U.S. legislators since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in December. Also Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in his […]
