S. Korean, Indonesian leaders agree to boost economic ties
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The presidents of South Korea and Indonesia have agreed to boost their bilateral cooperation on supply chains, economic…
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Biden, Xi could meet in person, US official says
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are exploring…
Continue ReadingKremlin poker-faced on US swap offer to free Griner, Whelan
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin has warned that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving…
Continue ReadingJetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s fifth…
Continue ReadingUK crown court judge’s sentencing broadcast for first time
LONDON (AP) — A British judge has jailed for life a man who killed his grandfather in the first crown court sentencing to be televised in Britain.…
Continue ReadingNew South Carolina juvenile justice chief pushes reforms
By MICHELLE LIU Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Turning around South Carolina’s chronically dangerous juvenile…
Continue ReadingCars hit tires dumped on Dutch highway amid farmer protests
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands by radical…
Continue ReadingEnergy on the table, Macron hosts Saudi prince for dinner
By THOMAS ADAMSON and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed…
Continue ReadingStellantis earnings rise as electric vehicle sales expand
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Automaker Stellantis has reported higher earnings in the first half of 2022 compared with last year, pointing to a nearly 50%…
Continue ReadingNissan’s profits plunge on COVID lockdown, chips crunch
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Nissan says its profit in the last quarter plunged to less than half of what it…
Continue ReadingAustralian, Canadian climbers die on Pakistan’s K2
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Australian and a Canadian mountain climber died last week in northern Pakistan while attempting…
Continue ReadingUS’s MCC to invest $237 million in Kosovo’s energy grid
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has signed a $236.7 million agreement with a U.S. government agency to support its energy sector, promote…
Continue ReadingSamsung fined $9.8M for misleading Australian phone ads
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has ordered Samsung to pay $9.8 million in penalties for misleading…
Continue ReadingSamsung logs 12% profit increase in 2Q on strong chip demand
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. has reported its operating profit rose 12% in the April-June quarter thanks to strong demand for…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 killed in Iran landslide triggered by heavy rains
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Iran’s capital has killed at least four people. The report said…
Continue ReadingRussia attacks Kyiv area for the first time in weeks
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks Thursday…
Continue Reading‘New Cold War’: Russia and West vie for influence in Africa
By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win…
Continue ReadingWildfires in Germany, Czechia threatening tourist region
BERLIN (AP) — A large wildfire on the German-Czech border spreading and threatening to destroy a forested national park popular with tourists. The…
Continue ReadingLightning kills nearly 50 this week in India’s Uttar Pradesh
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Seven people, mostly farmers, were killed by lightning in a village in India’s…
Continue ReadingUS economy likely grew modestly, if at all, last quarter
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After going backward from January through March, the U.S. economy probably didn’t do…
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