Pope Francis in critical condition after health deteriorates, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time...
South Korea seeks exemption from Trump tariffs
SEOUL - South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminum tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry...
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part...
Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules
The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a...
Trump tells ‘dictator’ Zelensky to move fast or lose Ukraine
WASHINGTON/KYIV — US President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator” on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to...
Most US manufacturers forecast layoffs at Vietnam operations with Trump tariffs, survey shows
HANOI — Most US manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam said they would be likely be forced to lay...
US State Department orders pause on media subscriptions
WASHINGTON — The US State Department said on Thursday it has ordered a pause on all of its media subscriptions as part of government-wide...
Cubans turn to cooking with charcoal as energy crisis worsens
SAN NICOLAS DE BARI — For Maria Elena Veiga, a 60-year-old Cuban housewife living on the outskirts of Havana, charcoal has become the go-to...
US aid freeze ‘decimates’ life-saving work globally, survey finds
BANGKOK/NAIROBI — Aid groups across the world have closed operations, laid off staff and halted life-saving work, including with malnourished children, because of US...
Trump ‘not happy with Boeing’ over Air Force One planes
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not happy with planemaker Boeing and his administration might have to go a...
South Korea’s Yoon attends his first criminal trial hearing
SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at a Seoul court on Thursday for the first hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection...
US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to curtail birthright citizenship
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday let stand an order blocking President Donald Trump from curtailing automatic birthright citizenship nationwide as part of the Republican's hardline...