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 […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) 鈥� Iran on Friday sought support from Russia over a possible deal with Washington over Tehran鈥檚 rapidly advancing nuclear program, ahead of a second round of talks this weekend in Rome. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he briefed his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on the first round of talks in Oman […]
ROME (AP) 鈥� U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Rome on Friday for meetings with the Vatican No. 2 and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, fresh off the Italian leader鈥檚 visit to the White House a day earlier. Meloni, who has positioned herself as a bridge between the U.S. and Europe, received praise from […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� The new U.S. ambassador to Japan arrived in Tokyo on Friday and said he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will reach a deal in their ongoing tariff negotiations. George Glass, a prominent businessperson known for his background in finance, investment banking and technology, arrives as the United […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may be ready to 鈥渕ove on鈥� from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is not progress in the coming days. Speaking in Paris after a marathon day of landmark talks among U.S., Ukrainian and European officials, Rubio said the […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Asian shares are mostly higher in thin Good Friday trading after a bumpy ride on Wall Street, where the Dow industrials lost 1.3% as UnitedHealth lost more than a fifth of its value due to a weaker-than-expected profit report. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.6% to 34,583.29, while the Kospi in South Korea […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥� Republican and Democratic lawmakers made their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one, aiming to show both Taiwan and China that U.S. support for Taiwan’s defense remains broad, despite the harsh words and harsh tariffs President Donald Trump has had for the Taiwanese. Taiwan’s leaders so […]
MILAN (AP) 鈥� A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed Thursday after the cable snapped, killing at least three people and injuring one. One person was missing, officials said. Italy鈥檚 alpine rescue was responding to the accident at Monte Faito in the town of Castellammare di Stabia. The cable car accident happened just […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are 鈥渋n a very crucial鈥� stage, the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic. The comments by Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� Paris is hosting a series of talks Thursday about Ukraine and its security, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, French President Emmanuel Macron and top Ukrainian officials. Rubio arrived in Paris on Thursday morning. Rubio and Witkoff will have 鈥渢alks with European counterparts to advance President […]
TECOLUCA, El Salvador (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump鈥� s administration has acknowledged mistakenly deporting a Maryland man with protected legal status to a notorious El Salvador prison, but is arguing against returning him to the United States because of his alleged gang ties and the U.S. government鈥檚 lack of power over the Central American nation. […]
N’GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast (AP) 鈥� Jean Mari Konan Yao says he’s struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, which produces almost half the world鈥檚 cocoa supply of the raw ingredient used in chocolate. Like many in Ivory Coast 鈥� the world’s biggest cocoa producer 鈥� Konan Yao says cocoa […]
SRINAGAR, India (AP) 鈥� Mohammad Yousuf Dar and his wife, Shameema, sit cross-legged before their loom, deftly tying consecutive knots to create the floral patterns of the famed Kashmiri carpets that are now threatened by the Trump administration鈥檚 sweeping tariffs. Genuine hand-knotted Kashmiri carpets are typically made from pure silk, and sometimes pure wool, which […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, despite the continued fretting over President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war, with all eyes on negotiations that just began between the administration and Japan. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.7% to 34,142.86 in morning trading. Honda stock price jumped 1.7% after the Japanese automaker said it plans to […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Iran ‘s president formally approved the resignation of one of his vice presidents who served as Tehran’s key negotiator in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, just as the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog was due to arrive in the Islamic Republic on Wednesday. President Masoud […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Shares in computer chip makers slumped in after-hours trading and in Asia after Nvidia said tighter U.S. government controls on exports of computer chips used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion. The company, which announced Monday that it will produce its artificial intelligence super computers in the United […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia after a rare quiet day on Wall Street and in other global financial markets. U.S. futures and oil prices also fell. Also, chip maker Nvidia鈥檚 shares fell 6.3% in after-hours trading after it said the U.S. had imposed stricter controls on its exports of one […]
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen, who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S. The world鈥檚 two largest economies have […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city, the government said Wednesday. The U.S. government earlier announced that it would end a customs exception allowing small-value parcels from Hong Kong to […]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) 鈥� The association that represents academic staff at Canadian universities is warning its members against non-essential travel to the United States. The Canadian Association of University Teachers released updated travel advice Tuesday due to the 鈥減olitical landscape鈥� created by President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration and reports of some Canadians encountering difficulties crossing […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) 鈥� South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020. Mcebisi Jonas, a former deputy finance minister, was appointed Monday by President Cyril Ramaphosa as his representative to Washington, […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� About 14,000 American and Filipino forces will take part in battle-readiness exercises in the Philippines, including live-fire drills, in a largescale deployment that shows the Trump administration is not scaling back its commitment to help deter aggression in the region, a senior Philippine military official said Tuesday. The annual joint Balikatan […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Japan’s chief trade negotiator will visit the United States this week for talks aimed at convincing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove tariff measures against the East Asian country, officials said Tuesday. Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa will be in Washington from Wednesday to Friday for talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott […]
