WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the 5-month old war. The emerging deal "would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE...
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway....
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bodies, Purja 's expedition company said Saturday. "The world has lost one of mountaineering...
YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) – Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing summer temperatures that stoked fears of heat-related illness. The death toll rose to 34, the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched an intense barrage of ballistic missiles and drones overnight into Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring 22 civilians in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said. The strikes came two days after a major Russian attack killed at...
CEUTA, Spain (AP) – When he heard the border had been breached, Abdulah Buji jumped on his motorbike and raced from his home in northern Morocco towards Ceuta, joining thousands of people trying to swim into the tiny Spanish territory in North Africa. Like many of his fellow countrymen, Buji was...
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon and resurgent stocks of computer chipmakers are leading the U.S. stock market higher on Friday, even as oil prices rise and worries about inflation weigh on the bond market. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% at the end of a seesaw week that could be its first winning one in the last...
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Friday that it will begin disarming as part of a deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that also requires Israel to end its strikes and withdraw from Gaza. It marks a potential breakthrough in ending the war, but implementation faces major challenges. Hamas also...
CEUTA, Spain (AP) — At least eighteen migrants have died trying to reach the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, where Spain deployed its military after thousands of people breached the border with Morocco and poured into the tiny Spanish territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is expected to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans outside the nation 's capital will soon be able to get limited-edition U.S. passports that feature a picture of President Donald Trump and celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the State Department said Thursday. The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- The number of deaths confirmed after Tuesday 's powerful earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, reached 34 as of 3 p.m. on Thursday, while five people were seriously injured, according to the prefecture 's disaster response headquarters. The full...
KUMAMOTO (Jiji Press) -- Residents in Kumamoto Prefecture voiced concerns Thursday, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture, with many being evacuated and the full extent of damage still unknown. In the city of Uki, which logged the highest level of 7 on Japan...
