MADRID (AP) — The longest U.S. government shutdown on record is doing more than grind activities to a halt at home; an ocean away in Europe, local workers at U.S. military bases have started to feel the pain. At least 2,000 people working at overseas bases in Europe have had their salaries interrupted since the […]
GENEVA (AP) — The United States on Friday snubbed a review of its human rights record by a United Nations body on orders of the Trump administration, which has turned its back on the Human Rights Council. To the chagrin of U.S. allies and rights advocates alike, the U.S. seat sat empty as the council […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday condemned the COP30 environmental summit as harmful and misguided — defying the global scientific consensus and concern by governments worldwide on climate change. “It’s essentially a hoax. It’s not an honest organization looking to better human lives,” Wright told The Associated Press at the […]
GENEVA (AP) — A top-tier international commodities trader has dropped plans to buy the international assets of Russia oil company Lukoil as it rejected U.S. government allegations of being “the Kremlin’s puppet.” Trading firm Gunvor, whose main trading office is in Geneva, announced on X that it’s withdrawing its proposal to acquire the Lukoil assets, […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares retreated in Asia on Friday after losses for influential technology stocks pulled Wall Street benchmarks lower. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices advanced. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell more than 2% early in the session and was trading 1.6% lower at 50,064.38. China reported that its exports contracted 1.1% in […]
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver. The men had little in common beyond their Venezuelan seaside hometowns and the fact all four were among the […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli jets struck three towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday after urging residents to leave, marking an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country. The airstrikes came hours after Hezbollah urged the Lebanese government not to enter negotiations with Israel. Israeli Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned residents in Tayba near the […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023 in the Hamas-led attack that started the war. The development was the latest step forward under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The office […]
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — World leaders descending on the United Nations annual climate summit in Brazil on Thursday will not need to see much more than the view from their airplane window to sense the unfathomable stakes. Surrounding the coastal city of Belem is an emerald green carpet festooned with winding rivers. But the view […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Energy ministers from the United States and European countries were holding talks Thursday in Greece on how to use a newly upgraded regional pipeline network to better supply war-torn Ukraine as the Trump administration seeks to further ramp up gas exports to Europe. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares bounced back Thursday in Asia after Wall Street got a boost from upbeat economic updates and a steady flow of quarterly reports from U.S. companies. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices advanced. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5% to 50,959.14. Shares in Nissan Motor Co. gained 1.3% after […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Thursday denounced the Trump administration’s latest sanctions targeting cybercrimes that help finance its illicit nuclear weapons program, accusing the United States of harboring “wicked” hostility toward Pyongyang and vowing unspecified countermeasures. The statement by a North Korean vice foreign minister came after the U.S. Treasury Department on […]
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Days after American diplomats and nationals were told to leave Mali, a senior U.S. official praised the military junta and hinted at cooperation between the two governments after years of a strained diplomatic relationship. “The U.S. commends the armed forces of Mali in their fight against Islamic extremist militants (JNIM). Today […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests. Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled more than 4% on Wednesday and other shares in Asia also sank after a retreat on Wall Street spurred by selling of Big Tech shares. U.S. futures were slightly lower and oil prices also fell. The Nikkei was trading down 4.7% at 49,104.05 by midday. Shares […]
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday he will call Donald Trump if negotiations on U.S tariffs do not make progress in the near future. The veteran leader also urged Latin American to help avoid a conflict in Venezuela as the Trump administration orders military action against vessels […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former California prosecutor, television personality and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, officially took office Tuesday as the first U.S. female ambassador to Greece. Guilfoyle, 56, who was once engaged to Donald Trump Jr., presented her diplomatic credentials to Greek President Constantine Tassoulas after being sworn in […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians on Tuesday celebrated the anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran — the first such commemoration since the U.S. bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities during a 12-day war with Israel in June. On Nov. 4, 1979, Iranian students overran guards to take over the embassy, seizing dozens […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean aggressions as the allies must brace for regional contingencies. Modernizing the decades-long alliance between the U.S. and South Korea […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed on Tuesday after overseas markets got a big lift from optimism over AI technology. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.5% to 52,163.84, coming off a national holiday on Monday. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.9% to 8,818.00. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 2.0% to 4,138.88. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Monday as he began a two-day visit to ally South Korea for security talks. Hegseth and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back received a briefing from military officials at Observation Post Ouellette, a site near the […]
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a stabbing attack on train that wounded 11 people. British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder as well as actual bodily harm and possession of a bladed article. The minutes-long stabbing spree spread […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said on Monday the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza the previous night belong to soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023 that triggered the war. The positive identification marked another step forward for the tenuous, U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The military said the men were killed […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday after gains for Amazon carried the U.S. stock market to the finish of another winning week and month. U.S. futures and oil prices also were higher, while Japan’s markets were closed for a holiday. South Korea’s Kospi was up 2.6% at 4,212.20. Shares in […]
