WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks before his trip to China, President Donald Trump was already predicting on social media that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would "give me a big, fat hug when I get there." But Beijing 's deep economic ties to Iran, as well as trade tensions over tariff threats...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when a cargo ship caught fire after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar 's coast, and Kuwait 's military reported an attack by drones, without specifying where they came from. The...
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship departed from Tenerife in Spain 's Canary Islands on Sunday for Madrid, where they will go to a military hospital. Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius,...
As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness. The homes were flattened just hours earlier as storms spawned at least three tornadoes across the bottom half of Mississippi,...
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — A hantavirus-stricken cruise ship with more than 140 people on board has arrived at Tenerife, the largest of Spain 's Canary Islands, off the coast of West Africa, where the passengers and some of the crew are to disembark. The World Health Organization, Spanish...
NEW YORK (AP) — No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, the U.S. government 's top public...
BEIRUT (AP) — Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Ministry said. The three drone strikes south of...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran 's Revolutionary Guard navy on Saturday warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels would be met with a "heavy assault" on one of the U.S. bases in the region and enemy ships, even as a tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding....
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports rose 14.1% in April from a year earlier, the government said Saturday, despite the Iran war and lingering impacts from higher U.S. tariffs. The data were released just days ahead of a planned meeting next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is seeking to disqualify top Justice Department officials from direct involvement in prosecuting him because they could be considered victims or witnesses in the case, creating a potential...
K-pop star Lisa of BLACKPINK is set to perform at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Los Angeles, organizers announced. For the first time in FIFA World Cup history, three separate opening ceremonies will be staged across the host countries. Celebrations will begin on June 11 in...
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, ruling for a second time against a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Capitol insurrection on Jan....
