TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday after U.S. stocks edged down from record highs and as market focus turned to expectations for the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut of the year. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.2% in morning trading to 44,995.79. The Finance Ministry reported Japan’s exports to the U.S. dropped […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president Gustavo Petro on Tuesday lashed out at the U.S. government after it added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in three decades. In a message on his X account, the leftist leader accused the United States of seeking […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — Nine hours of frantic negotiation with the Israeli military. A last-minute scramble to find trucks in a devastated Gaza Strip, where fuel is in short supply. Six hours of frantic packing, carefully stacking cardboard boxes on open flatbed trucks. With an Israeli airstrike looming, aid workers carried out a last-minute rescue mission […]
PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river dolphins. They draw it tighter with each pass, and a spray of silver fish glistens under the harsh sun […]
GENEVA (AP) — A team of independent experts commissioned by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, issuing a report Tuesday that calls on the international community to end the genocide and take steps to punish those responsible for it. The deeply-documented findings by the three-member team […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed on Tuesday after Wall Street set new records as investor anticipation grew that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce the first cut of the year on its main interest rate. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 came off a holiday to momentarily reach about 45,000 points in the morning session, […]
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The West African nation of Ghana is the latest in a growing list of African countries that have received third-country nationals deported by the U.S. or agreed to receive them, a controversial approach whose legality lawyers for the deportees have questioned. Other African nations that have received such deportees from the […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the willingness to forgive after the mother of slain American journalist James Foley told a Vatican vigil about her process of healing following meetings with an Islamic State group fighter convicted in his beheading. Diane Foley was one of the featured speakers at a special Vatican […]
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 West Africans deported from the U.S. to Ghana have all been sent to their home countries of Nigeria and Gambia, the Ghanaian government spokesman told The Associated Press on Monday. Authorities in Ghana have defended accepting the deportees on humanitarian grounds. The deportees, including 13 Nigerians and […]
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Army revealed Monday its mid-range missile system, Typhon, at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies stepped up their deterrence against China ‘s growing assertiveness in the region. Typhon was featured during the annual bilateral exercise Resolute Dragon, which started last week, with […]
MADRID (AP) — A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks in Spain. Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the world’s top two economies concluded […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday, after Wall finished the previous week near their record levels. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.4% to 26,505.18. The Shanghai Composite edged up 0.2% to 3,878.57. Worries are simmering about China’s economy, as analysts say the data for August aren’t strong enough to reflect ongoing dynamic […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between the two nations in Spain this week on trade, national security and the ownership of social media platform TikTok. China’s Ministry of Commerce announced an anti-dumping investigation into certain analog IC chips imported from the U.S. The […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Tensions between the two nations escalated […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel’s attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict. Rubio told reporters on Saturday before leaving for Israel […]
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil braced Friday for possible new U.S. sanctions linked to former President Jair Bolsonaro ‘s conviction on coup charges, after the administration of President Donald Trump warned it would respond “accordingly.” Trump said he was “very unhappy” with the conviction, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on his X […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s record-setting run the previous after a mixed set of U.S. data bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates to boost the economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 set another intra-day high, rising for the third day and adding 0.9% to 44,781.09. Shares […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A U.S. Cabinet official overseeing a planned expansion of natural gas exports to Europe said Thursday that Greece could play a key role through its pipeline system that extends across the region. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited a liquefied natural gas terminal outside Athens that is linked to a bidirectional pipeline […]
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday fired the U.K’s ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, over his links to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement in the House of Commons on Thursday, Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said the decision came after the publication this week of emails […]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, buoyed by gains of tech-related stocks after Wall Street inched to more records following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and a stunning forecast for growth from Oracle because of the artificial intelligence boom. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.8% to 44,171.03, with tech […]
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “killed any hope” of releasing hostages still held in the Gaza Strip after Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha. The comments from Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, ahead of appearing at the United Nations on Thursday, underscored the wider anger among […]
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to meet Tuesday with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever in the port of Antwerp to discuss maritime security and bilateral efforts to fight transnational drug smuggling. De Wever, a former mayor of Antwerp, has traveled internationally to tackle surging drug trafficking through […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, echoing record rallies on Wall Street after the latest update on the job market bolstered hopes the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% in morning trading to 43,684.29. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.2% to 8,824.20. South Korea’s […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean media reports a charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia. A total of 475 workers, more than 300 of them South Koreans, were rounded up in the Sept. 4 raid at the battery factory under […]
