LONDON (AP) 鈥� High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy, A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng is due to meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Shares rose in Asia on Monday ahead of the second round of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, due later in the day in London. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.1% to 38,137.09 as the government reported that the Japanese economy contracted by 0.2% in the January-March quarter. In South Korea, the […]
NICE, France (AP) 鈥� The third United Nations Ocean Conference opens Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea. The summit comes as just 2.7% of the ocean is effectively protected from destructive extractive activities, according to the nonprofit Marine Conservation Institute. That’s far below the […]
BEIJING (AP) 鈥� U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of fresh disputes that have buffeted relations, threatening a fragile truce over tariffs. Both sides agreed in Geneva last month to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an […]
MONTREAL (AP) 鈥� A man who was once convicted in the United States of supporting al-Qaida has been charged in Canada after allegedly threatening an attack. Mohammed Abdullah Warsame, 51, allegedly told a homeless shelter employee in Montreal that he wanted to build bombs to detonate on public transit. He was charged with uttering threats. […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly higher Friday ahead of an update on the U.S. job market that will offer insights into how the economy is faring. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5% to 37,730.67, while the Kospi in South Korea jumped 1.5% to 2,812.05. Hong […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) 鈥� Ukraine was under an ongoing Russian ballistic missile and drone attack early Friday that wounded at least three people, officials said. Multiple explosions were heard in the capital, Kyiv, where falling debris sparked fires across several districts as air defense systems attempted to intercept incoming targets, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of […]
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) 鈥� Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Thursday announced that his country will suspend the issuance of visas to U.S. citizens in response to the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to ban Chadians from visiting the U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term when he announced the […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) 鈥� Citing national security concerns, President Donald Trump on Wednesday banned citizens of 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, from entering the United States and restricted access for citizens of seven other nations, resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy of his first term. The travel ban applies to citizens […]
BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a U.S. push to ramp up security spending. The 鈥渃apability targets鈥� lay out goals for each of the 32 nations to […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) 鈥� As I prepared to take a photograph of an anti-American mural outside of the former U.S. Embassy in Iran鈥檚 capital recently, a passerby called out to me. 鈥淭ake any picture you like, they鈥檒l remove all of them later,鈥� the man said. It was a telling moment as the murals have long […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mixed on Thursday, as Wall Street鈥檚 big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the American economy. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices declined. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% to 37,658.46, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined nearly 0.1% to 8,535.10. In […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥� The U.S. Marshals Service announced late Wednesday that agents arrested a man in the Dominican Republic sought in the killing of four people in New York last year, including two children. Luis Francisco Soriano, also known as Jefry Yevo, had been working at a hotel in the popular tourist […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� The United Nations human rights office expressed concerns on Wednesday about the discovery of dozens of bodies, some charred and buried and others in hospital refrigerators, in an area of Libya鈥檚 capital controlled by an armed militia whose leader was killed last month. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker T眉rk said […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union鈥檚 top trade negotiator, Maro拧 艩ef膷ovi膷, met Wednesday with his American counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, on the sidelines of a meeting […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticized an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the U.S. proposal as 鈥�100% against the idea of 鈥榳e can,鈥欌�� […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥� South Korea鈥檚 new President Lee Jae-myung said Wednesday he鈥檒l pursue dialogue with North Korea while bolstering a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan. He said in his inaugural address after taking office that his government will deal with potential North Korean aggressions with 鈥渁 strong deterrence鈥� based on the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) 鈥� Lee Jae-myung was a child laborer with an arm deformity. He attempted suicide. He later made his way through university and became a highly divisive politician who survived a stabbing attack and struggles with numerous criminal charges. His turbulent life climaxed on Wednesday, as Lee, 60, the candidate of the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� The outline of the U.S. offer to Iran in their high-stakes negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program is starting to become clearer 鈥� but whether any deal is on the horizon remains as cloudy as ever. Reaching a deal is one of the several diplomatic priorities being juggled by U.S. […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥� A second group of white South Africans has arrived in the United States under a refugee program announced by the Trump administration, officials and advocacy groups said Monday. Nine people, including families and children, arrived late last week, said Jaco Kleynhans, head of international liaison at the Solidarity Movement, a group representing […]
LONDON (AP) 鈥� The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become 鈥渁 battle-ready, armor-clad nation,鈥� Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow 鈥� and Washington. Starmer said Britain 鈥渃annot […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Asian shares sank on Monday and oil prices jumped as trade tensions and the Russian-Ukraine conflict ratcheted up geopolitical uncertainty. Hong Kong鈥檚 Hang Seng plunged more than 2% as Beijing and Washington traded harsh words over trade. U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 announcement that he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling at the peace table while preparing a new military offensive in Ukraine, two senior U.S. senators warned Sunday, arguing that the next two weeks could shape the future of a war that has already smashed cities, displaced millions and redrawn Europe鈥檚 security map. Republican Sen. Lindsey […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) 鈥� Exit polls in Poland鈥檚 presidential runoff on Sunday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie with the race still too close to call in the deeply divided nation. The results could set the course for the nation鈥檚 political future and its relations with the European Union. A first exit poll […]
