COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The United States is using its economic power to “assert its will” and threaten military force against friend and foe alike, a Danish intelligence agency said in a new report. The Danish Defense Intelligence Service, in its latest annual assessment, said Washington’s greater assertiveness under the Trump administration also comes as […]
GENEVA (AP) — Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, according to a letter from U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres shared with The Associated Press on Friday. Salih, 65, is set to succeed longtime UNHCR veteran Filippo Grandi as the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s climb to records despite a sell-off for Oracle as worries persisted about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology. U.S. futures fell while oil prices advanced. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.2% to 50,768.12, rebounding from the previous session’s losses. Investors remain cautious ahead […]
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the world’s cultural heritage. A committee of Paris-based UNESCO, meeting in New Delhi, on Thursday listed yodeling in its list of intangible cultural heritage. […]
PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — The children at St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria’s Papiri community were jolted from their sleep with a loud crash at the school gate. Half asleep and confused, they dashed out of their dorms, some landing in the hands of gunmen. Onyeka Chieme, an elementary school student, waited with bated breath […]
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate. The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-U.S. air power came a day after Chinese and Russian bombers flew together around western […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate. U.S. futures fell and oil prices were little changed. The Fed’s rate cut was widely expected, but comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell encouraged hopes […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday that his office is facing a $90 million funding shortfall this year and staff cuts would include about 300 posts, or about 15%, over the course of the year. Volker Turk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, says the Geneva-based office was in “survival […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is expected to give its latest peace proposals to U.S. negotiators Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, a day ahead of his urgent talks with leaders and officials from about 30 other countries supporting Kyiv’s effort to end the war with Russia on acceptable terms. As tension builds around a U.S. […]
ROME (AP) — Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes, but on Wednesday, the U.N.’s cultural agency gave foodies another reason to celebrate their pizza, pasta and tiramisu by listing Italian cooking as part of the world’s “intangible” cultural heritage. UNESCO added the rituals surrounding Italian […]
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. Machado last appeared in public 11 months ago. Nobel Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken told public broadcaster NRK the Venezuelan opposition leader […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower, trading in a narrow range ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting later Wednesday that’s expected to result in the third cut to interest rates this year. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 0.4% in morning trading to 50,447.95. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped nearly 0.1% to 8,580.30. South Korea’s […]
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years said Tuesday she’s resigning next year as the two major trading partners plan to review the free trade agreement. Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said in a letter it is the right time to put in place someone who will oversee talks about the […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her country intends to send more water to the United States but not immediately despite threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to raise tariffs by 5% on Mexican imports if more water is not delivered as part of a water-sharing agreement. Sheinbaum said Mexico is […]
GENEVA (AP) — UN Women and partners published a study Tuesday that found more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world attacks linked to digital abuse. The report entitled “Tipping Point” focuses on an escalation in violence targeting such women alongside […]
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that the Trump administration’s new national security strategy underscores the need for Europe to become “much more independent” from the United States in terms of security policy. Merz also pushed back against the notion that European democracy needs saving. The U.S. strategy, published Friday, paints European […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday after U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights, while U.S. futures edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was the main outlier, gaining 0.2% to 50,691.39. Chinese markets declined as investors watched for news from the Central Economic Work Conference, an annual planning meeting of the ruling […]
AMADORA, Portugal (AP) — One mural, “No Poverty,” shows a Black woman tenderly braiding the hair of a white woman — a snapshot of family bonds that grew out of difficult times. Another, called “No Hunger,” depicts a local woman showing children her vegetable garden so they know where their food comes from. They are […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them. European Council President Antonio Costa’s remarks came in reaction to the Trump administration’s new national security strategy, which was published on Friday and paints […]
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland is hosting annual meetings with U.S. officials to discuss bilateral ties at the end of a year in which U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up talk of a U.S. takeover of the mineral-rich island that is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. The meeetings starting Monday will include a bilateral “joint […]
LONDON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was meeting the French, German and British leaders in London on Monday as Kyiv’s European allies try to strengthen Ukraine’s hand in thorny talks on a U.S.-backed plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was due to gather with Zelenskyy, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A second flight carrying Iranians deported from the United States has left America, Iranian officials said, as Washington reportedly planned to send hundreds of prisoners back to the Islamic Republic. The deportations come as tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S. after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites during Tehran’s 12-day […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday it was seeking $33 billion to help some 135 […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia as investors tread cautiously ahead of an interest rate decision this week by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Flaring Japan-China tensions also were weighing on sentiment, as traders remained cautious. Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar […]
