SARWORLOR, Liberia (AP) 鈥� Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives. Phay and her partner have two daughters, and they barely make ends meet. Determined not to have more children, she went to a health worker in her village, […]
BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� A U.S. envoy said Monday he was satisfied with the Lebanese government鈥檚 response to a proposal to disarm the militant Hezbollah group, adding that Washington is ready to help the small crisis-hit nation emerge from its long-running political and economic crisis. The U.S. envoy to Lebanon, Tom Barrack, spoke to journalists after […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly fell Monday as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday tariff deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1. Japan鈥檚 Nikkei 225 shed 0.5% to […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Israel鈥檚 military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen鈥檚 Houthi rebels, with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel. The attacks came after an attack Sunday targeting a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water, later forcing its […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) 鈥� America鈥檚 largest trade partner, the European Union, is among the entities awaiting word Monday on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on their goods, a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. Trump imposed a 20% import tax […]
CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) 鈥� Inside a sports arena in Sinaloa state鈥檚 capital, the crowd was sparse early on the card as young amateur boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced about the ring. Outside stood a bronze statue of Julio C茅sar Ch谩vez in boxing trunks, one glove raised. The event Friday was organized by […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) 鈥� Rwanda provided 鈥渃ritical鈥� support to the M23 rebels’ recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali’s access to minerals and fertile ground, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group is the most prominent armed group in the conflict in Eastern […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn’t previously arrested boxer Julio C茅sar Ch谩vez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order, because he had been mostly been in the United States since. Sheinbaum spoke a day after U.S. authorities announced the boxer鈥檚 arrest in California for overstaying his visa and lying […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump鈥檚 July 9 tariff deadline. Japan鈥檚 Nikkei 225 fell 0.6% to 39,762.20 after earlier gains, while South Korea鈥檚 KOSPI index was down 1.2% to 3,078.31. Hong Kong鈥檚 Hang Seng index […]
JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥� The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an Israeli-backed American organization running a new aid program in Gaza, on Thursday denied a report by The Associated Press that American contractors guarding the foundation’s aid sites inside Gaza were using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scrambled for food. AP鈥檚 story, released Wednesday, is […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) 鈥� The Trump administration on Thursday recalled its top diplomat in Colombia for 鈥渦rgent consultations鈥� after recent comments from Colombia鈥檚 president appearing to question the U.S. position on an alleged plan to remove him from office. The U.S. State Department said Thursday that the charge d鈥檃ffaires at the U.S. embassy in Bogota, […]
MOSCOW (AP) 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they will speak by phone Thursday, their sixth publicly disclosed chat since Trump returned to the White House this year. Trump said in a social media post the call will take place at 10 a.m. EDT. Neither leader offered any immediate details […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� The decision by the United States to pause some weapons shipments to Ukraine has come at a tough time for Kyiv: Russia鈥檚 bigger army is making a concerted push on parts of the roughly 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line and is intensifying long-range drone and missile attacks that increasingly hammer civilians in […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� If you鈥檙e using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, don鈥檛 blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts. Generative AI chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have become hugely popular and embedded into daily life for many users. They’re powerful tools that can help us with so many […]
MADRID (AP) 鈥� Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday. The Spanish civil guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western city of Zamora. Police were investigating the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥� South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that it remained unclear whether Seoul and Washington could conclude their tariff negotiations by the deadline set by President Donald Trump for next week, noting Thursday that both nations were still working to clarify their positions and identify areas of agreement. Speaking at […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly gained on Thursday after U.S. stocks hit another all-time high. U.S. futures edged up while oil prices fell. Tokyo鈥檚 Nikkei 225 inched up 0.1% to 39,794.16. In South Korea, the Kospi added 1% to 3,106.46, while Australia鈥檚 S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.1% to 8,589.30. The Hong Kong鈥檚 Hang […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) 鈥� Rescuers on Thursday were searching for 43 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near Indonesia鈥檚 resort island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java鈥檚 Ketapang port late Wednesday, the National Search and Rescue Agency said […]
CAIRO (AP) 鈥� U.S. President Donald Trump says Israel has agreed on terms for a new 60-day ceasefire with Hamas and that Washington would work with both sides during that time to try to end more than 20 months of war in Gaza. Neither side has accepted the proposal announced Tuesday by Trump, who has […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� A U.S. judge has ruled that China鈥檚 Huawei Technologies, a leading telecoms equipment company, must face criminal charges in a wide reaching case alleging it stole technology and engaged in racketeering, wire and bank fraud and other crimes. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly on Tuesday rejected Huawei鈥檚 request to dismiss the allegations […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday following a similar drift overnight on Wall Street as losses for Tesla and other technology shares put a brake on the momentum of recent record highs. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices were little changed. Shares fell in Japan, hit by jitters over a […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) 鈥� Venezuela鈥檚 ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday declared Volker T眉rk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, persona non grata, criticizing the U.N. official for failing to protect the rights of Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador. The rare diplomatic designation has no […]
Mexico City (AP) 鈥� Three Mexican financial institutions sanctioned by the Trump administration last week have felt a cascade of economic consequences following the allegations that they helped launder millions of dollars for drug cartels. It comes after the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it was blocking transactions between American banks and Mexican branches of […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥� Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks added to their records with the close of a second straight winning month. U.S. futures and oil prices were lower. Japan鈥檚 Nikkei 225 fell 1.2% to 40,003.24 despite positive results of the central bank’s quarterly Tankan survey of large manufacturers, which showed an […]
