GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency’s director said Friday. The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries, spread through close contact including sex. WHO declared it a global health emergency […]
GENEVA (AP) — Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the U.N. human rights office said Friday. It said the governments of both countries bear responsibility. A new report by a fact-finding […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s signing of an order to implement lower tariffs on automobiles and other Japanese imports as a step that addressed uncertainty for key industries. The reduction to 15% from the previous 25% was agreed between the two sides on July 22. “Tariff negotiations […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Shares in Asia mostly traded higher Thursday after a rally of technology stocks steadied Wall Street and a slide in the dollar made Asian assets more attractive. U.S. futures were mixed while oil prices were lower. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.2% to 42,437.37 while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.6% to 8,791.50. […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian government announced that Arturo Murillo, a former interior minister, would be deported late Wednesday from Florida to Bolivia, where he is expected to face charges ranging from breach of duty for illegally importing weapons to crimes against humanity for overseeing a brutal crackdown on protests in 2019. Murillo […]
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — An electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s landmarks and a big draw for tourists derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said. Five of the injured are in serious condition, and a child is among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since former President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development. The funding will provide food assistance and nutritional support to internally displaced people […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Parliament’s trade committee said Wednesday he has “doubts” about aspects of the EU’s trade deal with the Trump administration and predicted the deal could be amended during the legislative approval process. “A lot of questions are there, and I guess there will be some amendments,” said […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A day after President Donald Trump dramatically stepped up his administration’s military role in the Caribbean with what he called a deadly strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting the president of Mexico, who has voiced fears of the U.S. encroaching on Mexican sovereignty. Rubio […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, has praised a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean and said that all traffickers should be killed “violently.” U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that 11 people were killed aboard the boat that had departed Venezuela, which […]
GENEVA (AP) — A team of human rights experts has faulted the world’s nations for not doing more to ensure minimum protections of people with disabilities in Gaza, whose numbers have been growing since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war nearly two years ago. The U.N.’s Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities published […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares declined Wednesday, echoing a fall on Wall Street, as political uncertainty took centerstage in Japan, making for cautious trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% in morning trading to 42,222.36. The fate of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been uncertain for weeks, with calls […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Security, sovereignty, tariffs, trade, drugs and migration — all hot-button issues for the Trump administration and its neighbors in the Western Hemisphere — will top Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s agenda thisla week on his third trip to Latin America since becoming the chief U.S. diplomat. In talks with leaders in […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Three men deported by the United States to Eswatini in July have been held in a maximum-security prison in the African nation for seven weeks without charge and with no access to legal counsel despite completing criminal sentences in the U.S., their lawyers said Tuesday. The New York-based Legal […]
BANGKOK (AP) — The price of gold hit a new record and world shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday. The spot price of gold, traditionally a haven for investors in times of uncertainty, gained 1.4% to $3,571.50 per ounce early Tuesday. That surpassed an intraday record […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading to Beijing by train on Tuesday to attend a military parade with his Chinese and Russian counterparts, North Korea’s state media reported. The event could potentially demonstrate their three-way unity against the United States. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean. His comments during a news conference come as the U.S. government this week is set to boost […]
JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) — Israel will soon slow or halt humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its offensive attempting to cripple Hamas, an official said on Saturday. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, told The Associated Press that Israel […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukrainian officials want to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders next week to discuss recent developments in efforts to end the three-year war with Russia. The proposed meetings appeared designed to add momentum to the push for peace, as Zelenskyy expressed […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday as investors awaited a key U.S. inflation report and after gains in technology stocks on Wall Street helped propel the market to another all-time high. U.S. futures and oil prices slipped. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.2% to 42,744.80 after a slew of data […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency said Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian territory and that she spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the urgent need for more aid. The world’s leading […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rwanda has become the third African nation to receive deportees from the United States as the Trump administration expands its program to send migrants to countries they have no ties with. A Rwandan government spokesperson said Thursday that seven deportees arrived in the East African country earlier this month. […]
BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a press conference in Lebanon earlier this week. Tom Barrack, who is the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria and has also been on a temporary assignment in Lebanon, […]
