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14:17 Marguerite Casey Foundation dips into endowment to grant out $130M this year

The Marguerite Casey Foundation plans to significantly increase donations this year to $130 million to help nonprofits respond to policy changes from the Trump administration.

06:50 Orders to leave the country -- some for US citizens -- sow confusion among immigrants

The Trump administration is quietly revoking the temporary legal status of people who entered the country via an online appointment app at U.S. border crossings with Mexico.

03:27 Judge castigates Trump administration for 'bad faith' in Abrego Garcia's deportation case

A federal judge says the Trump administration is ignoring court orders, obstructing the legal process and acting in “bad faith” by refusing to provide information about the steps they have taken, if any, to free a mistakenly deported man from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S.

20:41 The Latest: Trump allies turn on one another as controversies accumulate

The infighting and backstabbing that plagued Trump’s first term have returned as a threat to his second, with deepening fissures over trade, national security and questions of personal loyalty. The latest turmoil threatens to engulf the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed out top advisers and faces fresh controversy over shari...

22/04 As controversies pile up, Trump allies increasingly turn on one another

Members of President Donald Trump’s administration are increasingly feuding as they face an escalating series of controversies.

22/04 Russian drones batter Ukraine's Odesa as peace talks come to a crux

Authorities in Ukraine say Russian drones have battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa in a nighttime attack.

22/04 Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche announces $50B investment in US over next 5 years

Swiss pharmaceuticals powerhouse Roche says it plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years and create 12,000 jobs.

22/04 Some GOP states are targeting driver's licenses issued to immigrants illegally in the US

A growing number of Republican-led states are taking aim at driver's licenses issued by other states to people in the U.S. illegally.

21/04 How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 4/21/2025

U.S. stocks tumbled as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking up the traditional order.

21/04 Canadian hockey fans conflicted over traveling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs

Canada saw five of its seven NHL teams advance to the playoffs this season. Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton are all in the first round, with Toronto and Ottawa playing each other in the best-of-seven series.

21/04 US general says allied forces can repel Asia aggression as Philippines combat drills open

Thousands of allied American and Filipino forces have opened annual combat drills that will include simulating the defense of the Philippine archipelago and seas in a battle scenario that has antagonized China.

21/04 China warns countries against making trade deals with the US unfavorable to Beijing

China is warning other countries against making trade deals with the United States to China’s detriment.

21/04 Conservative Poilievre seemed poised to be Canada's next leader. Then Trump declared economic war

Until a few months ago, Pierre Poilievre was seen as a shoo-in to become Canada’s next prime minister and shepherd his Conservative Party back into power for the first time in a decade.

21/04 Asian markets are mixed as US tech companies are due to release earnings

Asian shares are mixed following the Easter weekend holiday, with some markets still closed. U.S. futures were lower as U.S. tech companies prepared to release their earnings after the recent spate of market turmoil brought on by President Donald Trump's trade war.

21/04 US airstrikes killed 12 people in Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels say

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the Houthi rebels said early Monday.

20/04 Countries shore up their digital defenses as global tensions raise the threat of cyberwarfare

Countries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise. Experts say cybersecurity is taking on a greater significance amid a looming trade war, conflicts across the globe and fraying international alliances.

20/04 Vance set to visit India for bilateral talks on economic, trade and geopolitical ties

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is set to visit India on a four-day tour as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership by negotiating a bilateral trade deal.

20/04 An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons

Dozens of journalists in Belarus have been imprisoned in recent years under a crackdown by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

19/04 Yemen's Houthi rebels report US strikes in the capital and a coastal city

Yemen's Houthi rebels say the U.S. military has launched a series of airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa, and a rebel-held coastal city.

19/04 How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

During his campaign, Donald Trump said repeatedly that he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.

19/04 Iran and the US prepare for a second round of negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program in Rome

Iran and the United States are preparing for a second round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program in Rome.

18/04 Maryland senator is returning to US after pushing for Abrego Garcia's release and meeting with him

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is flying home from El Salvador after meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly deported there by the Trump administration.

18/04 Military officials identify 2 Marines killed in crash during border deployment

Military officials have identified the two Marines from California who were killed when their vehicle crashed as a convoy was traveling along the U.S.-Mexico border.

18/04 Appeals court rejects Trump's emergency request to stay lower court order in Venezuelans lawsuit

A federal appeals panel in California has rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to stay a judge's order involving Venezuelan immigrants. This means U.S.

18/04 The Latest: Federal judge to pause the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoffs at the CFPB

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump's administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees. Also, Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at the tax-exempt status not just of Harvard, but environmental groups and s...

18/04 Surprise open governor's seat in Iowa signals competitive GOP primary, glimmer of hope for Democrats

Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.

18/04 Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump

Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.

18/04 Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza and Huckabee makes first appearance as US ambassador

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 17 people including children as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem.

18/04 New US ambassador to Japan says he is optimistic the two sides will reach a deal over tariffs

The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has arrived in Tokyo and says he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will reach a deal in their ongoing tariff negotiations.

18/04 Iran-US talks over Tehran's nuclear program hinge on a billionaire and a seasoned diplomat

As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn’t be more different.

18/04 China’s leader concludes visit to Cambodia at the end of a 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a two-day state visit to Cambodia, capping a three-nation tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia at a time when all three Southeast Asian countries are facing economic challenges from U.S.

18/04 Rubio suggested the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. may be ready to “move on” from efforts for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days.

18/04 US lawmakers' bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are making their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one.

18/04 US intelligence contradicts Trump claims linking gang to Venezuelan government to speed deportations

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment found no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.

18/04 Carney says lower internal trade barriers will help Canada more than Trump's tariffs will harm it

Prime Minister Mark Carney says eliminating trade barriers within Canada would benefit Canadians far more than U.S.

17/04 Appeals court calls Trump administration's defiance over mistakenly deported man 'shocking'

A federal appeals court says it is “shocking” that The Trump administration claims it can’t do anything to free Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison and return him to the U.S.

17/04 Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship for the children of people who are in the U.S. illegally has been halted nationwide by three district courts around the c...

17/04 Ukraine's future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials

Paris is hosting a series of high-level talks about Ukraine and its security. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff are taking part.

17/04 Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States.

17/04 Italy's Meloni will test her mettle as EU-US bridge when she meets Trump in Washington

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as an EU facilitator when she meets with Donald Trump in the White House.

17/04 North Korea threatens a response to US flying long-range bombers over South Korea

North Korea has threatened retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with its forces.

16/04 Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen goes to El Salvador to push for Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen arrived in El Salvador Wednesday to push for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation.

16/04 Australian prime minister says he trusts Trump and Xi during debate with election rival

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has no reason not to trust U.S. President Donald Trump or Chinese President Xi Jinping while debating his rival ahead of the May 3 election.

16/04 WHO member countries agree on a draft 'pandemic treaty' to try to avoid COVID-19 mistakes

The World Health Organization's member countries agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.

16/04 Treasury yields dip as investors await retail sales data

U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Wednesday as investors awaited retail sales data and remained concerned after an aggressive bond-market sell-off last week.

16/04 China appoints new top international trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with the US

China appointed a new top international trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with the U.S. The government said Wednesday that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen, who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the U.S.

16/04 Hong Kong post office will stop shipping parcels to the US over tariffs

Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city.

16/04 Border deployment vehicle accident kills two service members, third in critical condition

Two service members deployed to the U.S. Southern border were killed and a third is in serious condition after a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the military announced late Tuesday.

16/04 White House threatens Colombia over regulations affecting US auto exports

The White House is urging Colombia to stop the implementation of new auto safety regulations that could jeopardize American car exports to Colombia, as both nations get ready to discuss tariffs, that have been recently imposed on Colombian products like coffee, avocados, flowers and oil.In a letter

15/04 In their words: What judges and Trump's government say about Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation

President Donald Trump’s administration has dug in on its contention that his government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite U.S.

15/04 Authorities say they have charged the leaders of a Mexican organized crime group

Federal authorities said they have indicted the top two leaders of a Mexican drug trafficking organization.

15/04 US judge to question Trump officials' refusal to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia

A federal judge in Maryland is expected to question the Trump administration about its continued refusal to retrieve a mistakenly deported Maryland man from an El Salvador prison.

15/04 South Africa's new US envoy called Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic in a 2020 speech

South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020.

15/04 Japan's chief trade negotiator to visit Washington for tariff talks this week

Japan’s chief trade negotiator will visit the United States this week for talks aimed at convincing U.S.

15/04 Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks

A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

15/04 Trump says he wants to imprison US citizens in El Salvador. That's likely illegal

President Donald Trump keeps talking about sending U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador. But that's likely illegal.

14/04 US Army to control land on Mexico border as part of base, migrants could be detained, officials say

A long sliver of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump is turning over to the Department of Defense would be controlled by the Army as part of a base, a move that could allow troops to detain any trespassers, including migrants.

14/04 South Africa appoints a special US envoy after its ambassador was expelled

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States after the ambassador was expelled last month.

14/04 Asian markets rally after Wall Street ends higher in the chaotic and historic week

Asian markets have rallied as tensions over trade ease slightly after U.S. President Donald Trump said electronics such as phones and laptops would not be subject to the same high U.S. import duties as some other products.

14/04 A key ally in Trump's migrant crackdown is coming for a visit. What might El Salvador's Bukele get?

President Donald Trump is hosting Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, at the White House on Monday.

14/04 China's exports jump 12.4% and imports fell as Trump pushed US tariffs higher

China has reported its exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier as companies rushed to beat increases in U.S. tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

14/04 China's Xi says there are 'no winners' in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam on Monday, signaling China’ s commitment to global trade, just after U.S.

14/04 Suspected US airstrikes kill at least 6 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say

Suspected U.S. airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least six people and wounded 30 overnight.

13/04 Osaka Expo opens in Japan offering a vision of the future. Here's what to know

The Expo 2025 has opened in Osaka with more than 10,000 people singing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to celebrate the start of the six-month event.

13/04 As Congress tables proxy voting, state lawmakers seek solutions for parents who serve in office

A bipartisan group of representatives have forced a delay in Congress over a proposed rule that would let new parents cast their vote by proxy.

12/04 America's news TV channel for the Mideast fires its staff and goes off the air after funding cuts

The head of the U.S.-funded Al Hurra Arabic-language television and online news outlet has terminated most of his staff and TV programming.

12/04 How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs

Vietnam, the 6th largest source of U.S. imports, is caught in the middle of an escalating trade war between the United States and China.

12/04 Real ID Deadline: What If You Already Have an Enhanced ID?

If you have a standard ID, time is running out. But if you already have an official Enhanced ID from one of five states, you're in better shape.

11/04 US Attorney Habba investigating New Jersey governor over immigration enforcement policy

The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agents conducting immigration enforcement.

11/04 China announces countermeasures by raising tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125% from Saturday

China has announced countermeasures by raising tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% starting Saturday.

11/04 Spain’s prime minister visits China to strengthen ties with Trump's top tariff target

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is visiting China, the top target of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

11/04 The Latest: Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man

The Supreme Court on Thursday said President Donald Trump’s administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal. Abrego Garcia is a Salvadoran citizen who had an immigration court order preventing his deportation to his native c...

10/04 Trump's tariffs threaten to end quarter-century era of cheap goods for U.S. consumers

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threaten to push up prices on clothes, mobile phones, furniture and many other products in the coming months.

10/04 The House passed a requirement to prove US citizenship to vote. This is how it could affect voting

Voting rights groups warn legislation passed by the House requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote could disenfranchise millions of Americans.

10/04 Trump figuring out next steps in global tariff battle

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s tariff whiplash, President Donald Trump is deciding exactly what he wants out of trade talks with as many as 75 nations in the coming weeks.

10/04 House will consider GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priority

House Republicans are expected to take up one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities, legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections.

10/04 EU chief welcomes Trump's tariff pause but is quiet about the bloc's own retaliatory duty plan

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has welcomed President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily halt most U.S. tariffs, but she did not say whether the EU will press ahead with its own retaliatory measures.

10/04 A video of Ukrainian POWs killed by men identified as Russians raises questions on accountability

Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered being shot to death by men identified as Russian troops in the village of Piatykhatky last month.

10/04 Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces

Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13.

10/04 Another U-Turn: Trump reverses tariffs that caused market meltdown, but companies remain bewildered

President Donald Trump delivered another jarring reversal in American trade policy Wednesday, suspending for 90 days import taxes he’d imposed barely 13 hours earlier on dozens of countries while escalating his trade war with China.

09/04 New task force to review US intelligence agencies and consider declassifying COVID-19 material

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says she has formed a task force to consider big changes to America's spy agencies.

09/04 With a push from Trump, House GOP will try to approve their tax breaks and spending cuts bill

House Republicans will try to hoist their budget framework to approval despite grave misgivings from conservative GOP lawmakers.

09/04 The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first

The tariff fight between the world’s two largest economies has spiraled into greater peril. President Donald Trump is now trying to narrow his global trade war into a risky direct faceoff with Beijing.

09/04 Trump administration appeals court decision ordering AP journalists back into White House events

The Trump administration says it will appeal a federal court decision that ordered it to readmit Associated Press journalists to White House events on First Amendment grounds.

09/04 Romania leads NATO naval drills as Europe scrambles to boost defense spending

NATO members carried out large-scale naval drills in the Black Sea region, in one of the largest Romania-led exercises of the year, as European allies grapple with questions over the long-term reliability of security guarantees from the United States under President Donald Trump.

09/04 China vows to fight tariffs to the end, saying trade with US is already balanced

China again vowed to “fight to the end” against Donald Trump’s tariffs in a lengthy policy statement published Wednesday, while arguing that trade between the two countries is in balance as a 104% tax on the country’s exports to the U.S. came into effect.

08/04 Wayne Gretzky says he has 'no political power' over the president or prime minister

Wayne Gretzky says he has no political power or pull with the U.S. president or Canada's prime minister in his first public comments on the issue since Donald Trump began his second term.

08/04 South Sudan rescinds its decision to deny a deportee entry after the US revokes visas

South Sudanese officials say they'll allow a foreign national entry into the country after their initial refusal to do so prompted the United States to revoke the visas of all of its citizens.

08/04 Possible Trump to IDB cuts would put the Bogotá Metro at risk, but Galán sends a key message

The austerity policy promoted by Donald Trump could affect the resources allocated to the Bogotá Metro, but Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán guarantees that the project remains standing and with institutional support.

08/04 Once a migratory highway, the Darien Gap has been left empty under Trump crackdown

A little more than a year ago, the small Panamanian river port of Lajas Blancas was filled with a crush of people trying to make their way to the United States.

08/04 Trump meets with the House GOP as his 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts teeters

House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself in a familiar jam, with conservative Republican holdouts stalling action on President Donald Trump’s “big” bill of tax breaks and spending reductions.

08/04 US defense secretary says China poses a threat to Panama Canal

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China, but together the U.S. and Panama will keep it secure.

08/04 Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.

08/04 Fewer foreign visitors are traveling to the US in what some see as a sign of a 'Trump Slump'

Visits to the U.S. from overseas fell 11.6% in March compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary government data released Tuesday.

08/04 US Steel rises for a 2nd day after Trump orders new security review Nippon Steel bid

President Donald Trump is ordering a new review of Nippon Steel’s proposed bid to buy U.S. Steel for nearly $15 billion.

08/04 Iran's foreign minister says he will have indirect talks with US envoy over Tehran's nuclear program

Iran’s foreign minister said Tuesday he’ll meet with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Oman for the first negotiations under the Trump administration seeking to halt Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program as tensions remain high in the Middle East.

08/04 Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen.

08/04 China threatens to countermeasures after Trump threatens additional 50% tariff

China has threatened to “resolutely take countermeasures” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of an additional 50% tariff.

08/04 Trump administration fires senior Navy female officer at NATO. She appeared on a 'woke' list

U.S. officials say Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was fired over the weekend by the Trump administration.

08/04 Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law, but only after judges' review

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime law to deport Venezuelan migrants, but says they must get a court hearing before they are taken from the United States.

07/04 UK court reveals Apple's fight against government order for backdoor access to encrypted cloud data

Apple is fighting a British government order for the iPhone maker to provide backdoor access to a cloud data privacy feature.

07/04 South Sudan says revocation of US visas is unfair and based on a case of mistaken nationality

South Sudan has criticized the revocation of U.S. visas for all its nationals as unfair and said it was based on an incident that didn’t involve one of its citizens but another African national.

07/04 Trump tariffs make Easter bittersweet for Swiss chocolatiers

At the Festichoc chocolate festival in Geneva over the weekend, Trump administration tariffs announced last week did little to sour the mood on Switzerland’s most famous sweets.

07/04 As markets implode, US trading partners puzzle over whether there's room for negotiations

The impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's blast of tariff hikes is reverberating across world markets as America's trading partners puzzle over whether there is room for negotiating better deals.

07/04 Australian conservatives withdraw campaign pledge to stop remote work for public employees

Australia’s conservative opposition party has withdrawn its election promises to prevent public servants from working from home and to slash federal jobs.

06/04 Judge again orders Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison

A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.

06/04 Moroccans protest Trump and Israel's latest offensive in Gaza

Moroccans are protesting Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza and U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians and clear the territory for development.

06/04 Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump's cuts

Reporters and human rights groups say the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media have put dozens of journalists at risk, especially those who defied authoritarian regimes to help fulfill the U.S. mission of delivering uncensored news to parts of the world under

06/04 Yemen's Houthi rebels say US airstrikes kill 2 as Trump's bombing video suggests higher death toll

Suspected U.S. airstrikes have killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. That's according to reports by the Houthis on Sunday.

06/04 Rubio says US is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the United States is revoking all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders, accusing the African nation’s government of “taking advantage of the United States.”

05/04 Takeaways from the Senate budget vote: Tariff pressure, debt worries and signs of GOP unease

The political battle lines are drawn for a debate in Washington and beyond over a Republican budget plan that’s a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.

05/04 Trump goes all in with bet that the heavy price of tariffs will pay off for Americans

President Donald Trump's new tariffs mark an all-in bet that his economic vision will pay off for Americans.

05/04 The Latest: Trump's tariffs unleash trade war and calls for negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs has triggered an escalating trade war and sent global markets plummeting.

05/04 Cambodia's leader presides at ceremony for upgrade of naval base with help from China

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has presided over the opening of an expansion of his country’s main naval base, which analysts and the U.S. government suspect will be used as a strategic outpost by China.

05/04 A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first term

China is retaliating in a determined and at times highly detailed manner to U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, with a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week.

05/04 Argentina's Milei doubles down on Trump bromance as the world reels from trade shock

While the world’s leaders were wringing their hands over Trump’s sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports, Argentina’s Javier Milei was ebullient, feted at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club.

05/04 In the race to save lives after the Myanmar quake, US rescuers are notable by their absence

Day after day, Chinese rescue teams haul children and elderly people from collapsed buildings. Cameras beam the thanks of grateful survivors around the world.

05/04 Texas governor blames county's elections problems for delay in filling vacant congressional seat

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in calling for a special election to fill the seat of Democratic U.S.

05/04 Washington and Oregon sue over Trump elections order, saying mail voters could be disenfranchised

Washington and Oregon have become the latest states to ask a court to reject President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul elections in the U.S., a day after Democratic officials in 19 others filed a similar lawsuit.

04/04 Hegseth is to travel to Panama for meetings following Trump's demands for the canal

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will travel to Panama next week to meet its leaders following recent U.S. allegations of Chinese interference in the operations of the critical Panama Canal shipping lane.

04/04 Trump says he's giving TikTok another 75 days to find a US buyer

President Donald Trump says he's signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.

04/04 How tiny Lesotho ended up with the highest US tariffs in the world

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have struck among others the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho, one of the world's poorest nations.

04/04 Danish leader tells the US 'you cannot annex another country' as she visits Greenland

Denmark’s prime minister is concluding her visit to Greenland by telling the U.S. “you cannot annex another country,” even with the argument that international security is at stake.

04/04 Russia accused by Britain and France of delaying ceasefire talks, say Putin 'owes' the US an answer

Britain and France are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immediate answer.

04/04 Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.

04/04 US and Chinese military officials hold talks on maritime security in bid to lower risks

U.S. and Chinese military officials have met for their first working-level talks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time.

03/04 No more cheap skirts: Trump ends tax exemption for low-value Chinese imports

A notice to customers dazzled by the low-priced products on Chinese shopping apps: the days of getting trendy clothing, tools and gag gifts that cost less than lunch delivered to your door in 10 days are probably numbered.

03/04 FACT FOCUS: Democratic leaders' challenge to Trump's election executive order misrepresented online

Social media users, including some Republican elected officials, are falsely claiming that Democrats are suing the Trump administration to allow noncitizens to vote in American elections.

03/04 Judge says US government may have 'acted in bad faith' as he weighs contempt over deportation order

A federal judge says the Trump administration may have “acted in bad faith” by trying to rush Venezuelan migrants out of the country before a court could step in to block their deportations to El Salvador.

03/04 Lawyers for a detained Tufts student from Turkey demand her case remain in Massachusetts

Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts.

03/04 Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them

President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what other assess as trade penalties on American goods.

03/04 US is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-hit Congo, Trump official says

A Trump administration official says the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer.

03/04 Mexico celebrates dodging latest US tariffs but feels the effects of global economic uncertainty

Mexico is celebrating having dodged the latest round of tariffs from the White House taking aim at dozens of U.S. trading partners around the world.

03/04 These are the places affected by Trump's tariffs

President Donald Trump is placing steep new tariffs on virtually all U.S. trading partners, stoking fears of rising prices for consumers and deepening trade wars.

03/04 Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariff regime reverses a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers, will likely raise prices for U.S. consumers, and threatens to sharply slow the economy this year.

03/04 Rocky outcrops home to polar bears and tiny tropical islands slapped with US tariffs

The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony.

03/04 This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark, carrying on a civil rights legacy

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and welcomed American presidents.

03/04 Rubio arrives for NATO talks as allies wait to learn of US plans for a likely drawdown in Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO have arrived in Brussels.

03/04 US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.

03/04 Stock market today: Asian markets slip following Trump's announcements of big tariff hikes

Asian markets and U.S. futures have tumbled following U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of big increases in tariffs on imports of goods from around the world.

02/04 A $1.8 billion mistake could cost the South Carolina treasurer his job

South Carolina lawmakers are going to try to remove a statewide elected official from office, for the first time in over two centuries as a U.S. state.

02/04 Health department layoffs mean that data on drug use and mental health could sit unused

A 50-year-old government survey on drug use may be in jeopardy. The entire 17-member U.S. government team responsible for the National Survey on Drug Use and Health received layoff notices Tuesday, as part of the overhaul of the U.S.

02/04 US revokes visas of Mexican band members after cartel leader's face was projected at a concert

The U.S. State Department revoked the visas of members of a Mexican band after they projected the face of a drug cartel boss onto a large screen during a performance at a music festival in the western state of Jalisco over the weekend.

02/04 Greece vows to spend $27B on armed forces overhaul centered on high-tech warfare technology

Greece has announced a $27 billion defense overhaul focused on high-tech warfare, including AI-powered missile systems, drones, and next-generation military gear.

02/04 Outrage grows over Maryland man's mistaken deportation to El Salvador prison

In the 22 days since Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported to a notoriously violent prison in El Salvador, his young autistic son has sought comfort in the scent of his missing father’s clothes.

02/04 A leaked draft letter from Somalia to Trump offers US exclusive access to bases and ports

The draft of a letter from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to U.S. President Donald Trump has been leaked.

02/04 Law firms fear Trump orders could affect security clearances of lawyers who are military reservists

President Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information.

02/04 Congo's leader commutes death sentences of 3 Americans convicted in failed coup plot

Congo’s president has commuted the death sentences of three Americans convicted on charges of participating in a botched coup attempt in the country’s capital of Kinshasa last year.

02/04 Danish prime minister heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of the Arctic territory

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is traveling to Greenland for a visit aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials as the Trump administration is seeking control of the Arctic territory.

02/04 A wary Europe awaits Rubio with NATO's future on the line

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is traveling this week to a gathering of top diplomats from NATO countries.

01/04 Trump's tariffs are expected to raise consumer prices, but a key question remains: By how much?

As the U.S. president weighs increasing tariffs on imports, economists find that prices across many categories could rise as a result.

01/04 Fourth US soldier found dead after training accident in Lithuania

The U.S. military says the final U.S. soldier who went missing in Lithuania has been found dead, ending a massive weeklong search for the four service members whose armored vehicle was pulled from a swampy training area.

01/04 Investigation of ranch in western Mexico reveals some details of Jalisco cartel's operations

The renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico where authorities say the Jalisco New Generation Cartel trained recruits has revealed some details about how one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels operates.

01/04 More Republicans want the US to focus on ceasefires in Ukraine and Gaza, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds that while most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the conflict is not weighing as heavily on his public perception as it did on President Joe Biden.

01/04 Tokyo Gas purchases Chevron's Texas gas assets for $525 million

TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas Co. and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A.

01/04 Japan's Ishiba says he will push for US auto tariffs exemption

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says his government is making last ditch efforts to get U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto tariffs due to take effect this week.

01/04 Bank of Japan survey says big manufacturers gloomier as Trump tariffs loom

A survey by Japan’s central bank has found a decline in business sentiment among large manufacturers for the first time in a year, partly because of worries about U.S.

01/04 Irish pharma exports to US projected to halve over five years in event of trade war

Cabinet to be briefed on potential impact of US tariffs on the EU

01/04 Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another American drone as US strikes pound country

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim they have shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the country, even as the U.S. kept up its campaign of intense airstrikes targeting the group.

31/03 Nonprofit groups sue Trump administration over election executive order, calling it unconstitutional

Two election watchdog groups are suing President Donald Trump's administration over his executive order seeking to overhaul the nation's elections.

31/03 Pamela Stevenson, the top Democrat in the Kentucky House, launches campaign for the US Senate

Kentucky lawmaker Pamela Stevenson has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate. Stevenson is the top-ranking Democrat in the Republican-led Kentucky House.

31/03 Trump has dubbed April 2 'Liberation Day' for tariffs. Here's what to expect

As the trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on Wednesday.

31/03 Brazil's Lula to meet Putin and Xi amid global trade war fears

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow and China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing, two important partners for the South American giant, in May.

31/03 Belarusian authorities detain an American accused of arriving illegally on an empty train

Belarusian authorities say they have detained an American man who they said illegally traveled into the tightly controlled country.

31/03 Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

A federal judge in Florida has blocked the imports of a high-priced Chilean sea bass from protected waters near Antarctica.

31/03 Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s outcome.

31/03 Trump is stronger on immigration and weaker on trade, an AP-NORC poll finds

Immigration remains a strength for President Donald Trump, but a new AP-NORC poll finds his handling of tariffs is getting more negative feedback.

31/03 As Trump guts foreign aid, China and others lead Myanmar earthquake response

A U.S. team has yet to arrive in Myanmar after last week’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake, while China has already rescued six people and committed $14 million in humanitarian aid.

31/03 US armored vehicle missing in Lithuania pulled from swamp but fate of 4 soldiers is still unknown

Lithuanian officials say a U.S. armored vehicle that went missing during a training exercise has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there is still no information about the fate of the four American soldiers who were on board.

30/03 Greenland prime minister says US will not get Greenland

The prime minister of Greenland is pushing back against assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that America will take control of the island territory.

30/03 France accuses US diplomats of meddling with a 'diktat' about Trump's DEI policies

A French minister has accused U.S. diplomats of interfering in the operations of French companies by sending them a letter reportedly telling them that U.S.

30/03 Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

Iran’s president says Tehran had rejected direct negotiations with the United States in response to a letter from President Donald Trump over its rapidly advancing nuclear program.

30/03 Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in the region and announced upgrading the U.S. military command in Japan to a new “war-fighting headquarters.”

29/03 Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S.

29/03 Trump's election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026

President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to change how elections are run in the U.S. is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.

29/03 New US strikes against Houthi rebels kill at least 1 in Yemen

Suspected U.S. airstrikes have pounded Yemen overnight. The Houthi rebels reported the bombings into Saturday morning killed at least one person.

28/03 Trump says the US will help in Asia quake. A former official says the system is now in 'shambles'

President Donald Trump says U.S. officials are “going to be helping” with the response to Southeast Asia’s deadly earthquake.

28/03 Trump and newly minted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney share a phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump says his first call with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was “extremely productive” and Carney says talks on a new relationship will begin after the Canadian election next month.

28/03 Noem ends her first visit to Latin America in Mexico to discuss crime and migration

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is visiting Mexico to cap off a tour to three Latin American nations to discuss immigration, crime and deportation.

28/03 China's government bristles at growing ties between the US and oil-rich Guyana

China’s government is bristling at the strengthening ties between Guyana and the United States in online comments after a visit to the South American country by U.S.

28/03 The Latest: Trump declares end to union protections at most federal agencies

President Donald Trump says protecting national security gives him the authority to end collective bargaining with labor unions across most of the federal government. JD Vance and his wife are due to visit an American military base in Greenland on Friday in a trip scaled back after an uproar among Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the orig...

28/03 The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home

The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt. It's seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.

28/03 Stock market today: Asian stocks skid as investors await more Trump tariffs

Asian stocks are mostly lower as investors mull the uncertainties brought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs.

28/03 Vance and wife to tour US military post in Greenland after diplomatic spat over uninvited visit

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife will be visiting an American military base in Greenland. The visit on Friday was revised after an initial three-day trip to the semi-autonomous Danish territory created an uproar by Greenlanders and Danes who were irked that the travel plans were announced w

28/03 Another federal judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender troops in the military

A U.S. judge in Washington state has blocked enforcement of President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender people from serving in the military.

28/03 Suspected US strikes pummel Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen

Suspected U.S. airstrikes have pummeled sites across Yemen controlled by the country’s Houthi rebels, including neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa.

28/03 Greenland lawmakers form a new government on the eve of Vance visit

LONDON (AP) — Greenlandic lawmakers on Thursday agreed to form a new government, banding together to resist U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to annex the Arctic island, local media reported. Four of the five parties elected to Greenland’s parliament earlier this month have agreed to form a coalition that will have 23 of 31 seats in the legisla...

28/03 A former detective who's hawkish on China will lead Australia's conservatives into an election

Australia’s conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton is a former police detective who gained a reputation during his years in government for his tough stance on border security and as a vocal critic of China.

27/03 Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to preserve records of a text message chat in which senior national security officials discussed sensitive details of plans for a U.S. military strike against Yemen’s Houthis.

27/03 Putin says US push for Greenland rooted in history, vows to uphold Russian interest in the Arctic

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says that President Donald Trump’s push for control over Greenland wasn’t surprising given longtime U.S. interest in the mineral-rich territory.

27/03 Canada's new prime minister says he'll be speaking soon with Trump for the first time

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will talk to U.S. President Donald Trump soon after Trump announced 25% tariffs on auto imports.

27/03 The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement

A lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and some other official events.

27/03 U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the 4th quarter after upgrade in final growth estimate

The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the last three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in consumer spending.

27/03 Vaccines group Gavi says U.S. has not confirmed it will end funding

The head of leading vaccines group Gavi alliance says it has not received confirmation from the U.S. government that it might be losing more than $1 billion in pledged funding as part of a reported proposal by U.S. authorities to cut support for international aid groups.

27/03 A 'coalition of the willing' mulls more aid for Ukraine and a possible armed force

Ukraine’s allies from across Europe have gathered for talks in Paris about how to strengthen Kyiv’s hand and its military as it pushes for a ceasefire with Russia.

27/03 New US airstrike campaign targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels more intense than last, AP review finds

An Associated Press review finds a new American airstrike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels appears more intense and more extensive.

27/03 US gives initial approval for Qatar to purchase MQ-9 armed drones for nearly $2 billion

The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion.

27/03 Brazilian President Lula swipes at Trump as US imposes auto tariffs

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has swiped at U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to raise tariffs on a wide range of products.

27/03 The AP and the Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over White House access

The Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.

26/03 Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to 'impugn the integrity' of US judicial system

A federal judge accused the Justice Department of attacking her character in an effort to undermine the integrity of the judicial system, forcefully pushing back against the Trump administration’s criticism of the courts for blocking parts of the president’s agenda.

26/03 Trump signed an order to reshape how elections in the US are run. Is it constitutional?

Election officials, state attorneys general and legal experts say President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to reshape election processes throughout the U.S. will likely face legal challenges for violating the Constitution.

26/03 Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into a global trade war — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.

26/03 The White House security breach raises concerns among some military spouses and veterans

Some military spouses and veterans are questioning the White House’s handling of security after a journalist was accidentally added to a group chat about military strikes in Yemen.

26/03 Canadian Prime Minister Carney says trade war is hurting Americans, noting consumer confidence

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war is hurting Americans, noting that American consumer confidence is at a multi-year low.

26/03 US could run short of money to pay its bills by August without a debt limit deal, CBO says

The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills— as early as August without a deal between lawmakers and the White House.

26/03 Change in itinerary for US Vice President JD Vance brings cautious relief for Greenland and Denmark

Greenland and Denmark appear cautiously relieved by the news that U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife are changing their itinerary for their visit to Greenland Friday.

26/03 Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the United States.

25/03 Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

President Donald Trump told NBC News that the lapse “turned out not to be a serious one," and expressed his continued support for national security adviser Mike Waltz.

25/03 Why oil companies may not love Pres. Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' agenda

President Donald Trump is seeking lower energy costs for U.S. consumers. His policies may affect oil and gas companies' profit margins.

25/03 Voters will break 101-101 deadlock with special election for Pennsylvania House vacancy

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a western Pennsylvania district will determine Tuesday if Democrats will hold onto a bare one-vote majority and keep control of the state House of Representatives. The chamber has been tied at 101 to 101 since incumbent Rep. Matt Gergely, an Allegheny Democrat, died in January. A Democratic win would keep Speaker Jo...

25/03 Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick to be Israel ambassador, to face senators as war in Gaza restarts

President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel will face a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.

25/03 Intelligence officials to brief Senate on national security threats facing the United States

The Trump administration’s top intelligence officials face Congress for back-to-back hearings this week.

25/03 Greenlanders unite to fend off the US as Trump seeks control of the Arctic island

Lisa Sólrun Christiansen gets up at 4 a.m. most days and gets to work knitting thick wool sweaters coveted by buyers around the world for their warmth and colorful patterns celebrating Greenland’s traditional Inuit culture.

25/03 Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step

Some U.S. embassies in European nations are taking to social media with pointed warnings to would-be visitors: Watch your step. Embassies in at least 17 countries have put up posts featuring images of administration figures, including President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, warning those s...

24/03 Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador aimed at freeing Venezuelans deported by US

Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government have filed a legal action in El Salvador aimed at freeing 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States.

24/03 Putin gifted a portrait of Trump to the US president

The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted to Donald Trump a portrait he commissioned of the U.S. president.

24/03 Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has lamented Canada’s lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.

24/03 Greenland's leader laments 'mess' as US vice president's wife to visit island coveted by Trump

Greenland's people are bracing for another visit from U.S. President Donald Trump’s inner circle. Second Lady Usha Vance's office said Sunday she is set to travel to the autonomous Danish territory of Denmark this week.

24/03 US holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians to discuss a potential ceasefire

U.S. negotiators are working with Russian representatives on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine.

24/03 US airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels kill at least 1 person, group says

U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels have pounded sites across the country. The rebels say the one attack Sunday in the capital killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others.

24/03 Stock market today: Wall Street points sharply higher after shaking off four-week losing streak

Wall Street was sharply higher before the opening bell as last week’s momentum spilled over into the new trading week.

23/03 Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover

Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island.

23/03 Expelled South African ambassador returns home, says will wear US sanction as 'badge of dignity'

The South African ambassador who was expelled from the United States and declared persona non grata by the Trump administration has been given a hero’s welcome on his return home.

23/03 Chinese Premier meets pro-Trump US Senator Daines and calls for dialogue instead of confrontation

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that Beijing and Washington should choose dialogue instead of confrontation during his meeting with U.S. Senator Steve Daines.

22/03 Venezuela to resume repatriation of migrants after deal with US, official says

A Venezuelan official says Venezuela will once again accept repatriation flights from the United States carrying its deported nationals, after reaching an agreement.

22/03 Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to the United States

The Danish foreign ministry has changed its U.S. travel advisory for transgender people. The Nordic country is following other European countries such as Germany and Finland who suggest transgender people may face difficulties when trying to enter the United States.

21/03 A dump of JFK-related records reveals past CIA secrets but also some personal data

History buffs have uncovered revelations about U.S. espionage in the 1960s in thousands of pages of newly released government records about the assassination of President John F.

21/03 German parliament's upper house gives final approval to huge defense and borrowing package

The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up a huge infrastructure fund that’s aimed at boosting Europe’s biggest economy have cleared their final parliamentary hurdle with approval by the upper house.

21/03 Russian drones strike Ukrainian city of Odesa, underlining challenges for even limited truce

Russian drones have pummeled the Ukrainian Black Sea port city of Odesa, injuring three people and sparking fires.

21/03 Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall St edges lower on US policy uncertainty

Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street retreated as investors were rattled by uncertainties brought by U.S. President Donald Trump.

21/03 With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery

Frustration runs high in sprawling camps of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the freeze on American foreign aid.

21/03 EU delays retaliatory trade action to mid-April to work out the impact of Trump's reciprocal tariffs

The European Union is delaying until mid-April its retaliatory trade action over the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.

20/03 Everyday tattoos got Venezuelan men ID'd as gang members and deported, lawyers say

Defense lawyers say some of the roughly 200 Venezuelan men the U.S. deported after accusing them of being gang members were targeted because of their everyday tattoos.

20/03 Ceasefire talks put Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia on the spotlight. What's next for the nuclear power plant

During a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, the U.S. leader apparently suggested Volodymyr Zelenskyy consider transferring ownership of Ukraine’s power plants to the U.S. for long-term security, according to a U.S. statement.

20/03 Taiwan's president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul

Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China.

20/03 What could happen to your student loans without the Education Department

President Trump may sign an executive order aimed at dismantling the Education Department. What does it mean for the 40 million Americans with student loans?

20/03 Applications for jobless benefits inch up, but layoffs remain low, labor market healthy

Slightly more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low. U.S. jobless claims filings rose by 2,000 to 223,000 for the week ending March 15, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s just less than the 224,000 new applications analysts forecast. Weekly applications for jobless benefits are considered...

20/03 French citizen Olivier Grondeau freed after over 880 days in prison in Iran amid nuclear tensions

A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for over 880 days has been freed. That's according to statements from French officials on Thursday.

20/03 'We hope it's just blah blah:' European wine producers brace for Trump tariffs

The number 200 is top of mind across wine country in France, Italy and Spain, Europe's top producers of wine. That's because last week, U.S.

20/03 Trump to order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order calling for the shutdown of the U.S. Education Department.

20/03 Pentagon reviews plans to cut troops handling migrants at Guantanamo by as much as half

The Associated Press has learned that military officials are reviewing plans that would cut the number of U.S. troops deployed to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba to handle detained migrants by as much as half.

19/03 Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don't yet point to conspiracies

Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 are giving curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK.

19/03 The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talked about the fighting in Ukraine, of course.

19/03 Trump threatens Houthi rebels that they'll be 'completely annihilated' as airstrikes pound Yemen

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they’ll be “completely annihilated” as American airstrikes pounded locations under their control, while further pressuring the group’s main benefactor Iran.

19/03 Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners in one of the war's largest exchanges

Russia and Ukraine say they have each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges of the war began.

19/03 'It's not personal': Trump's deportation efforts find support among South Florida Latinos

Reaction in South Florida to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has been far more muted than in his first term.

19/03 No evidence of foreign state influence on Greenland's election, Denmark says

Denmark says Greenland’s recent election was held without any signs of influence by a foreign intelligence service.

19/03 Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla, citing safety concerns at event

Tesla has been removed from participating in this week’s Vancouver International Auto Show over safety concerns.

18/03 What the White House and Kremlin said about the Trump-Putin call

The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved “movement to peace” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

18/03 FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure

FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” suspects, an alleged gang leader from El Salvador.