WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “very positive conclusion” on Thursday, announcing that the two countries will hold trade talks in hopes of breaking an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea 's liberal-led legislature on Thursday passed bills to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol 's short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife, targeting the ousted...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages, saying it would embolden Hamas militants. All 14 other members of the council voted in favor...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam abolished its long-standing two-child limit Tuesday to try and reverse declining birth rates and ease the pressures of an aging population. The National Assembly passed amendments scrapping rules that limit families to having one or two children, state media Vietnam...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria 's new government has agreed to give inspectors from the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog access to suspected former nuclear sites immediately, the agency 's head told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency 's...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body. In an...
TOKYO (AP) — The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday. The Health Ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the...
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for this year 's Hajj, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a religious obligation involving rituals and acts of worship that every Muslim must fulfil if...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia 's war against Ukraine, the North 's state media reported Thursday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the two...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard the vessel in waters off Alaska 's Aleutian island chain. A large plume of smoke was initially seen at the ship...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung was a child laborer with an arm deformity. He attempted suicide. He later made his way through university and became a highly divisive politician who survived a stabbing attack and struggles with numerous criminal charges. His turbulent life climaxed,...
