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, […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Seven migrants were transferred from the United States to Rwanda in August under a deportation agreement with the U.S., authorities in the East African country said Thursday. Rwanda said earlier in August it would accept up to 250 deportees from the U.S. Yolande Makolo, a spokeswoman for the Rwandan government, said […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s rial currency fell to near-record lows Thursday as concerns grew in Tehran that European nations will start a process to reimpose United Nations sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, further squeezing the country’s ailing economy. The move, termed the “snapback” mechanism by the diplomats who […]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top trade negotiator abruptly canceled a trip to Washington aimed at issuing a joint statement on a tariffs deal with the Trump administration, as a top government spokesman urged the U.S. side to speed up implementation of the agreement. Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa was scheduled to leave Tokyo for Washington on […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after modest gains on Wall Street lifted the S&P 500 to another all-time high ahead of computer chip maker Nvidia’s highly anticipated earnings report. U.S. futures also were mixed and oil prices declined. In China, shares in computer chip maker Cambricon Technologies surged 7.1% to 1,469.99 […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico said Wednesday its postal service was suspending package shipments to the United States ahead of an end to the exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages by the Trump administration. The announcement follows similar moves by postal services from the European Union and several other countries to pause shipping as […]
CAIRO (AP) — A city in Sudan’s western region is facing a “devastating tragedy” as the remaining population of about 260,000 people, half of them children, remain trapped after being besieged by a paramilitary group, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. El-Fasher, the provonical capital of North Darfur province, has been at the epicenter of […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister had the top U.S. diplomat in the country summoned for talks after the main national broadcaster reported Wednesday that at least three people with connections to President Donald Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland. Greenland, a huge semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic, is […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares logged modest gains Wednesday in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks ended just below their records following a day of choppy trading. U.S. futures edged higher as investors awaited an earnings update from computer chip giant Nvidia due after trading ends Wednesday in New York. The artificial intelligence bellwether’s quarterly report is […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — India is bracing for a sharp blow to its overseas trade as steep U.S. tariffs take effect on a range of Indian products Wednesday — a move that threatens over half of India’s exports to its largest market and highlights the fragile trade ties between the two countries. President Donald Trump […]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is one of at least four African nations that have agreed to receive immigrants deported from the United States. The U.S. deported five men with criminal backgrounds to the southern African kingdom of Eswatini and sent eight others to South Sudan. Rwanda has said it will receive up to 250 […]
BEIRUT (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Qatar are ready to invest in an economic zone in south Lebanon near the border with Israel that would create jobs for members of the militant Hezbollah group and its supporters once they lay down their weapons, President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East said Tuesday. Tom Barrack […]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Opposition figures and others in Uganda on Tuesday criticized an agreement with the United States to receive deported migrants, questioning the lack of parliamentary approval and charging that the deal eases political pressure on the country’s authoritarian president. After facing U.S. sanctions that have targeted many government officials, including the parliamentary […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell across the board Tuesday, taking their cue from a broad decline on Wall Street that reversed some of the big gains notched last week on hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 1.1% in morning trading to 42,342.28. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined […]
BERLIN (AP) — An American man who worked at a U.S. military facility in Germany and allegedly offered to supply sensitive information to China has been indicted on espionage charges, German prosecutors said Monday. The suspect, identified only as Martin D. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Frankfurt in early November. In […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises on Monday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats from China more seriously. Hosted by the Indonesian National Armed Forces, this year’s Super Garuda Shield focused on strengthening regional ties in […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s rally after the head of the Federal Reserve hinted that cuts to interest rates may be on the way. Fed chair Jerome Powell said Friday in a speech to an annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that he’s seen risks for the job market. […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV strongly affirmed the right of people to return to their homes after an unjust exile, issuing the message during an audience Saturday with refugees from Chagos, the Indian Ocean archipelago that is home to the strategic U.S.-U.K. military base. “No one can force them into exile,” history’s first American […]
LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy went fishing with U.S. Vice President JD Vance earlier this month and the closest thing he came to catching was a whopping fine. Lammy was given a written warning for fishing without a license, an Environment Agency spokesperson said Friday. As far as breaking the law goes, […]
TORONTO (AP) — Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, a government official familiar with the matter said Friday. The official said Canada will include the carve-out that the U.S. has on Canadian goods under the 2020 free trade deal that shields the […]
BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked about a possible “B30A” semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers for China while on a visit to Taiwan, where he was meeting Nvidia’s key manufacturing partner, […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after Wall Street fell to a fifth straight loss, hurt by losses for Walmart and worries over coming cuts to interest rates. Traders remain cautious, looking for cues about U.S. monetary policy from a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where Federal Reserve […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — TO RUN 0100 GMT ON FRIDAY AUG 22 South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung faces a pivotal foreign policy test barely two months after taking office, with back-to-back summits in Tokyo and Washington that reflect the wider struggle of U.S. allies to navigate Donald Trump’s unilateral push to redefine postwar […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ghanaian singer Shatta Wale was taken into custody in connection with a U.S. fraud investigation tied to his luxury vehicle, authorities said Thursday. Ghana’s Economic and Organized Crime Office, EOCO, said Wale voluntarily appeared for questioning Wednesday as part of a U.S. government request to investigate the origins of his 2019 […]
