TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) 鈥� Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land. The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the […]
KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) 鈥� Windswept and remote, set in the cattle-rustling lands of Kenya鈥檚 northwest, Kakuma was never meant to be permanently settled. It became one of Africa鈥檚 most famous refugee camps by accident as people escaping calamity in countries like South Sudan, Ethiopia and Congo poured in. More than three decades after its first […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Japan鈥檚 share benchmark nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. Tokyo鈥檚 Nikkei 225 index lost nearly 8% shortly after the market opened and Australia鈥檚 S&P/ASX 200 tumbled more than 6%. South Korea鈥檚 Kospi lost 4.4%. U.S. futures also were lower.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Ukraine will send a team to Washington next week to begin negotiations on a new draft of a deal that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine鈥檚 valuable mineral resources, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko told The Associated Press. 鈥淭he new draft agreement from the U.S. shows that the intention to create […]
MOSCOW (AP) 鈥� A U.S. citizen awaiting trial in Moscow has been forcibly admitted to a psychiatric hospital, Russian state media reported Sunday. Joseph Tater, 46, was arrested in August 2024 after being accused of assaulting a police officer during a confrontation with staff at an upmarket hotel in the Russian capital. A Moscow court […]
JERUSALEM (AP) 鈥� Israel says troops have deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor to pressure the Hamas militant group and suggested it would cut off the southern city of Rafah, which Israel has ordered evacuated, from the rest of Gaza. […]
BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� A senior U.S. envoy visited Beirut on Saturday amid a fragile ceasefire with Israel and mounting U.S. pressure on Lebanon to rein in the militant Hezbollah group, urging the Lebanese army to assert control over all national territory and prevent arms smuggling along the Syrian border. Deputy U.S. Special Envoy to the […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) 鈥� Iran鈥檚 rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday. The rial had plunged to over 1 million rials during the Persian New Year, Nowruz, as currency shops closed and only informal trading took place on the streets, […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥� China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 new tariffs, led by a retaliatory 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week. The strong response shows a degree of preparation that leaves Chinese exports in a tough spot but exacts pain from […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥� If you have ever bought a pair of jeans from an American brand like Levi鈥檚 or Wrangler, chances are they were manufactured at a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho. Textile manufacturing is one of Lesotho’s key industries, exporting some 75% of its output to the United States. This […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump鈥檚 latest tariff hikes on U.S. imports are compelling countries and industries to scramble for footing in a time of potential upheavals in global trade. As world markets wallowed in more heavy losses Friday, Taiwan鈥檚 president promised to provide support to industries most vulnerable to the 32% tariffs Trump ordered […]
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10. The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump this week. The Commerce Ministry in Beijing also said in a notice that it will impose […]
BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� Britain and France on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks to bring a halt to fighting in Ukraine and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer. Russia has effectively rejected a U.S. proposal for a full […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Mexico celebrated Thursday having dodged the latest round of tariffs from the White House taking aim at dozens of U.S. trading partners around the world, but was also quickly reminded that in a global economy the effects of uncertainty can鈥檛 be entirely avoided. President Claudia Sheinbaum said the free-trade agreement signed […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada will match U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 25% auto tariffs with a tariff on vehicles imported from the United States. Trump’s previously announced 25% tariffs on auto imports took effect Thursday. The prime minister said he told Trump last week in a phone call that […]
BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration鈥檚 new envoy to NATO arrived Thursday in Brussels, where the alliance鈥檚 top diplomats are hoping they鈥檒l shed light on U.S. security plans in Europe. European allies and Canada are deeply concerned by President Donald Trump鈥檚 readiness to draw closer to Russian leader […]
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) 鈥� A procession carrying the coffins of four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in Lithuania will proceed past the capital’s cathedral square Thursday. Government officials and religious leaders are expected to pay their last respects before the bodies are taken to the airport to be returned to the U.S. […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,085 as more bodies were found by search and rescue teams, the military-led government said. In a short statement, the military said another 4,715 people have been injured and 341 are missing. The epicenter of […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Asian markets and U.S. futures tumbled Thursday following U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world. Tokyo鈥檚 Nikkei 225 index dipped more than 3.4%, but recovered slightly. It was down 2.9% at 34,699.52. Trump said he was imposing a 24% 鈥渞eciprocal tariff鈥� […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, who was U.S. ambassador to […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) 鈥� The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump offering exclusive access to air bases and seaports has reignited tensions between Somalia’s government and the breakaway region of Somaliland. In the letter, Somalia offers 鈥渆xclusive operational control鈥� over the Berbera and Baledogle air bases […]
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) 鈥� Bulgaria received on Wednesday the first of 16 new F-16 military jets from the United States that the Balkan country needs to upgrade its defense and bring its air force in line with NATO standards. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov hailed the arrival of the first jet at the Graf Ignatievo air […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� The trade war that U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth. Export manufacturing and free trade helped transform China and other […]
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) 鈥� Congo鈥檚 President Felix Tshisekedi has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country鈥檚 capital Kinshasa last year, an official said Wednesday. A presidential order commuted their death sentences to life imprisonment, Congolese presidential spokesperson Tina Salama said, more than […]
