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The Latest: Trump and Xi Jinping will hold talks in Washington on trade, AI and more
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks at the White House. The leaders are tackling issues like trade irritants, artificial intelligence safeguards and the war in Iran. Trump wants China to use its influence with Iran, whi...
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Ugandans plant trees near national park to keep people out of gorillas’ habitat
BWINDI, Uganda (AP) — In the tangled greenery of a Ugandan national park, mountain gorillas sit among the leaves, calmly carrying on as tourists trek into their forest home.
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Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico's coast as Nolo nears Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Polo is sending bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast as Tropical Storm Nolo approaches Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. Polo is forecast to maintain Category 5 strength as it skirts Mexico’s coast. Rain and strong winds are hitting the coast Thu...
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Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia on Thursday effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, with rebel forces mobilizing for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister.
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Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, officials said Thursday, as Moscow’s 4½-year-long invasion of its neighbor grinds on despite renewed appeals for a settlement at this week’s U.N. General Assembly.
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Netanyahu arrives in New York to address the UN, and other Mideast developments
Israel's increasingly isolated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, but no meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is planned.
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Far-right UK activist arrested after migrant dinghy slashed in the English Channel
LONDON (AP) — A far-right activist who has led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the water, police said Thursday.
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Turkey will hand over key base in Iraq in a gradual troop withdrawal deal
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over its control to the Iraqi government, following a meeting between the two countries’ leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
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Indonesia reflags a former Italian warship as its first aircraft carrier
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defenses and disaster response.
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Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party leads in provisional election results
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party won the largest number of seats in the country’s parliamentary election, according to provisional results announced by the Interior Ministry early Thursday.
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Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites
PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.
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Hundreds of trucks jam Turkey-Iran border crossing as US blockade pushes trade overland
GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries' largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline for Tehran as the U.S. navy blockades its ports.
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US markets point to more losses as Treasury yields hover near two-decade highs, energy prices rise
U.S. markets are pointing to a third day of consecutive losses after a remarkable surge in Treasury yields this week continues, as does a rebound in energy prices. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.54% Thursday. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 154 points, or 0.54%, while the Nas...
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Gulf nations have found ways to keep oil flowing through the Iran war, but the costs are mounting
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy.
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Trump and Xi Jinping head into Washington summit with both leaders thinking time is on their side
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have no shortage of difficult issues to cover when they sit down for talks on Thursday at the White House.
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One Tech Tip: iOS 27 comes with revamped screen time controls and other useful new features
Apple's latest mobile operating system update, iOS 27, rolled out last week, headlined by a more advanced version of its Siri assistant. But it also comes with a slew of other useful but less well known features for iPhone users.
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They said it: Leaders at the UN, in their own words
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US will make up to $7 billion in loans to help Trump ally Milei tap Argentina’s oil and minerals
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it would set aside $7 billion for loans to support energy, mining and infrastructure projects in Argentina, its latest move to secure energy and critical minerals closer to home and back the South American country's libertaria...
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OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident. Albanese made the breach public Thursday following a telephone conversation with Ope...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent 2 North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, following months of consultations between Kyiv and Seoul after the soldiers were captured in Russia’s Kursk region in 2...
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Some climb for faith, others for the views. This Chinese sacred mountain draws them all
China’s Wudang Mountains have long been considered sacred in Taoism, with temples and palaces reflecting centuries of religious and imperial history. Taoist priests and monks continue to care for its religious sites, while pilgrims and tourists come to pray and experience a landscape tied to Taoi...
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Pentagon investigates after China obtains parts from F-35 stealth fighter jet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation's most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China has obtained the F-35 equipment.
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Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'
Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power. She's promising elections and says the nation’s people will determine the “right moment.” Delcy Rodriguez says her government has started a “political dialogue with opposition sectors”...
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Trump is giving China's Xi a warm welcome. But criticism is loud on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington is getting a much chillier reception on Capitol Hill than at the White House as lawmakers from both parties use the visit to denounce China's actions on the world stage.
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This year, with shifting political winds, Canada gets more of the spotlight on the UN's stage
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — For years, Canada was a trouper in the drama of international affairs. An adept and experienced contributor, it didn't often draw the spotlight when world leaders gathered at the U.N. each September.
