LONDON (AP) 鈥� President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to end the war, threatening to walk away if a deal becomes too difficult 鈥� and causing alarm bells in Europe about how to fill the gap. Ukraine’s European allies view the war as fundamental to the continent’s security, and pressure […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� They’d watched overnight as the bombardments grew closer, and observed through binoculars as the last U.S. Marines piled into a helicopter on the roof of the embassy to be whisked away from Saigon. So when the reporters who had stayed behind heard the telltale squeak of the rubber sandals worn by North […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� Mexico and the United States said Monday they had reached an agreement that involves Mexico immediately sending more water from their shared Rio Grande basin to Texas farmers after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and sanctions earlier this month. 鈥淢exico has committed to make an immediate transfer of water from […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� The smells of crispy lumpia, caramelized plantains and other Filipino street foods beckoned attendees of a Vancouver festival as they flooded out of a concert on an unusually sunny spring day in the Canadian city. As the sun set, lines for food trucks began to wrap around the block. A […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� A 30-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder on allegations he killed 11 people when he rammed a crowd of people at a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, as hundreds attended vigils across the city for the victims and the Canadian prime minister visited the site on the […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Asian markets inched higher in cautious trading on Monday as investors watched to see what may come of negotiations over U.S. President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. Shares in China fell despite more efforts by Beijing to boost the economy, as uncertainty persisted over […]
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) 鈥� Iran and the United States prepared Saturday to start in-depth negotiations in Oman over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, talks that likely will hinge on the Islamic Republic’s enrichment of uranium. Iranian state television suggested the talks could start mid-day Saturday in Muscat, the mountain-wrapped capital of this sultanate on the […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral in St. Peter鈥檚 Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried. As many as 200,000 people […]
MOSCOW (AP) 鈥� A senior Russian military officer was killed by a car bomb on Friday, Russia鈥檚 top criminal investigation agency said. The Investigative Committee said that Lt. Gen. Yaroslav Moskalik, a deputy head of the main operational department in the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, was killed by an explosive device placed […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct 鈥減rivileged鈥� negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets. Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, said she […]
BEIRUT (AP) 鈥� Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was set to raise his country鈥檚 new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York Friday and to attend a U.N. Security Council briefing, the first public appearance by a high-ranking Syrian government official in the United States since the fall of former President Bashar Assad […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) 鈥� Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, 鈥淗ome Town.鈥� The Calgary couple scrapped those plans and vacationed last month along Mexico’s Pacific coast instead, put off by […]
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) 鈥� Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) 鈥� Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican鈥檚 St. Peter鈥檚 Square, but the group of poor people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis鈥� humble persona and disdain for […]
HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Asian markets were higher early Friday after Wall Street rallied for the 3rd day, driven by hopes for the Federal Reserve to cut rates. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.9% to 35,701.38 and the Kospi in South Korea gained 1% to 2,547.39. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng picked up 1.4% to 22,226.19, while […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� China on Thursday denied any suggestion that it was in active negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying that any notion of progress in the matter was as groundless as 鈥渢rying to catch the wind.鈥� China鈥檚 comments come after Trump said Tuesday that things were going 鈥渇ine […]
SRINAGAR, India (AP) 鈥� Security has been beefed up across Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after an attack killed at least 26 people, most of them tourists, as Indian forces launched a manhunt for the perpetrators of one of the deadliest attacks in the restive Himalayan region. As investigators began probing the attack, many shops and […]
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 […]
