BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher and U.S. futures advanced Monday after Wall Street ended on an upbeat note after much drama last week. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. Hong Kong’s benchmark, the Hang Seng, rose 1.3% to 25,550.89. It got a boost from a 4.7% gain for e-commerce giant […]
CABRICAN, Guatemala (AP) — The body of a Guatemalan woman who was killed earlier this month when she went to clean the wrong home in Indiana in the United States was returned to her native country on Sunday. María Florinda Ríos Pérez, 32, a mother of four, was killed on the front porch of a […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poorer nations attending the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have used the meeting to push leaders on climate action and high levels of debt, issues directly affecting the developing world. They have also sought to position themselves as economic partners with much to offer in sectors including mining, technology and […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican artistic director Jorge Díaz used to have a unique selection of bedtime stories for his son. Setting aside well-known books like “Pinocchio,” they read tales closer to home. Among their favorites was the Popol Vuh, a compendium of sacred Maya myths. “Recalling those stories is important,” said Díaz, whose grandmother […]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual U.S. plan. […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively on Saturday, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt, officials said. A close aide said the embattled former leader was taken to the police force headquarters in the capital, Brasilia, from his house […]
HAVANA (AP) — A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education. Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council, said it was her second visit to […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian coffee exporters celebrated Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the removal of additional import tariffs on the product that had been set at 40% in July. Cecafé, Brazil’s coffee exporters council, called the tariff hike “a complete loss of competitiveness.” “The tariff reversal comes after months of intense work […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian stocks on Friday tracked Wall Street’s sharp drop in skittish trading, with the region’s major benchmarks erasing the previous day’s gains. U.S. futures were higher, while oil prices declined. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 2.4% to 48,645.95 as worries persist about a bubble in artificial intelligence related shares. Better than expected […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker on the Thai resort island of Phuket who was wanted by the FBI on allegations he was behind cyberattacks on U.S. and European government agencies, officials said. The 35-year-old, who entered Thailand on Oct. 30 at Phuket Airport, was taken into custody earlier this month […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most Asian shares surged on Thursday after Nvidia reported stronger than expected quarterly earnings, soothing worries that AI-driven stock prices may have shot too high. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index initially surged as much as 4.2% before giving up some early gains. By early afternoon, […]
PANAMA CITY (AP) — A planned trip by some Panamanian lawmakers to Taiwan has unleashed the latest diplomatic spat with China as the Central American country tries to navigate the turbulent waters between the Asian superpower and the United States. On Wednesday, Panama’s Foreign Relations Ministry and the U.S. ambassador to the country criticized China’s […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro has publicly released his bank records in an effort to demonstrate he has no ties to drug trafficking, an unsubstantiated claim made by U.S. President Donald Trump. Colombia’s Financial Information and Analysis Unit this week began releasing the president’s bank statements to the press from 2022 to […]
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport’s biggest global event next year. Just as FIFA president Gianni Infantino predicted. It was back in 2017 when world soccer’s governing body announced controversial plans to expand the sport’s flagship tournament […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares retreated in cautious trading Wednesday ahead of an earnings report from Nvidia that is seen as a bellwether for the recent craze for artificial intelligence technology. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 48,724.17. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.5% to 25,812.54, while the Shanghai Composite slipped just over […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called on the government of El Salvador to protect three Salvadoran men deported by the United States in a decision published Tuesday that said they had been held without the ability to communicate with their lawyers or relatives since arriving. The Salvadoran government […]
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday strongly backed U.S. bishops who condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, as he urged the American people to listen to them and treat migrants humanely. History’s first American pope was asked about the “special message” the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted during the bishops’ […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Tuesday ruled out allowing U.S. strikes against cartels on Mexican soil, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was willing to do whatever it takes to stop drugs entering the U.S. “It’s not going to happen,” Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday. “He (Trump) has suggested […]
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has backed the United States’ ambitious plan for the future of the Gaza Strip. How and when it will be carried out remain largely unknown. In a twist unimaginable across the tumultuous history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the plan would mean U.S. President Donald Trump becomes the de […]
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday. Speaking to the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, Tusk said the two suspects had been collaborating with the Russian secret services for a […]
MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from playing for Spain in the Davis Cup Finals in Italy because of a hamstring injury on Tuesday. Alcaraz said the decision was recommended by doctors. “I’m so sorry to announce that I won’t be able to play for Spain in the Davis Cup in Bologna,” he said […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Europe and Asia tumbled on Tuesday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul sinking more than 3%, after Nvidia and other artificial-intelligence -related shares pulled U.S. stocks lower. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.3%. Computer chip giant Nvidia, at the center of […]
TOKYO (AP) — The top U.S. admiral on Monday called China ‘s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy, and said America’s cooperation with Asian allies South Korea and Japan is essential for its own shipbuilding capability. “How they utilize those aircraft carriers globally is, of […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s estranged sister, a senator, publicly accused him Monday of being a longtime drug addict whose alleged cocaine dependence has led to problems in his governance, including corruption, allegations that his spokesperson said was a recycled issue that has long been disproven. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said […]
