2 trains collide in Denmark, prompting a massive emergency response north of Copenhagen
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UN adds 61 companies to settlements blacklist over alleged Palestinian rights violations
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office on Friday said it added 61 more companies to a blacklist of firms that it says are involved in violating Palestinian human rights through business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The vast majority of the total 214 companies, which are based in 11 […]
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An isolated Netanyahu takes UN stage as he seeks reelection at home
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the year declaring that he stood “shoulder to shoulder” with U.S. President Donald Trump as the two countries launched a war against Iran. But this week, as world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, there are no plans for the two […]
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Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico’s coast as Nolo nears Hawaii
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. Polo was forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast over the next few days. Rain and strong winds had already […]
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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy. Instead, nearly seven months on, oil is expensive but not exorbitant, and analysts say […]
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US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country’s libertarian president. The U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency, would […]
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Trump’s push to acquire Greenland almost broke NATO. The winner of it all may be … Greenland
BERLIN (AP) — In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland after signing a new security deal that America’s European allies hope will close one of the most dangerous chapters in transatlantic relations. Trump’s territorial ambitions over Greenland almost broke the NATO […]
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