In China’s export hub of Yiwu, traders shrug off Trump’s tariffs
YIWU, China - Traders in China's export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and moves against China on Sunday, with some saying they...
Trump wants US to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land...
Trump’s aid freeze keeps life-saving programs shut, sparks ‘mayhem’
IN GHANA and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because US officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns.
In Haiti, a group treating HIV...
Japan PM Ishiba, after meeting Trump, voices optimism over averting tariffs
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher US tariffs, saying President Donald Trump...
Far-right leaders hold rally to ‘Make Europe Great Again’
MADRID — Leaders of far-right parties in the European Parliament’s third-largest voting bloc, Patriots for Europe, praised Donald Trump’s return to power at a...
New Zealand to loosen visa rules to lure foreign investors
SYDNEY — New Zealand will relax visa rules to attract more foreign investors, in efforts to stimulate economic growth, its center-right government said on...
Trump says he has spoken to Putin about ending war in Ukraine — New...
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said that he has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone to discuss an end to the war...
UK’s tougher immigration policy risks trapping victims in modern slavery
LONDON — Thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of Britain’s crackdown on illegal migration, according to more than a...
UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an email seen...
Trump to create religious office in White House, target ‘anti-Christian bias’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a...
US service member, three contractors killed in Philippines aircraft crash
WASHINGTON - One U.S. military service member and three defense contractors were killed on Thursday when their aircraft crashed in the Philippines.
In a statement,...
Panama Canal denies United States’ claim of preferential crossing rights
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY — The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department’s claim that US government vessels would be able to cross...