China’s premier slams trade tensions as EV exports are hit by tariffs
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s premier has defended open markets and the importance of green technologies for…
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Iran’s supreme leader warns sole reformist in presidential race, while calling for ‘maximum’ turnout
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader issued a thinly veiled warning Tuesday to the sole…
Continue ReadingPoland rolls out ‘Holidays with the Army’ in a recruitment drive with Russia in mind
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press NOWOGROD, Poland (AP) — Poland’s army has launched a program called “Holidays with the Army” to train young…
Continue ReadingUkraine and Moldova set to launch EU membership talks. It’s a dream come true for Ukraine’s leader
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine is set to officially launch membership talks with the European Union later on Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingKnife attack at a school bus stop in China wounds 3, including a Japanese mother and child
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Japanese embassy in China says a man has been detained after a knife attack that injured three…
Continue ReadingAustralian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders are cautiously welcoming an expected plea agreement that could set…
Continue ReadingStock market today: A rebound for Nvidia has it back to masking losses across much of Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rebound for Nvidia is helping keep U.S. indexes close to their records Tuesday. The S&P 500…
Continue ReadingNepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor
By BINAJ GURBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal has convict a controversial spiritual leader known as…
Continue ReadingA Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world’s first samples from the far side of the moon
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections
By ARMANDO SOLIS Associated Press MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — United States Ambassador Ken Salazar has praised Mexico’s effort protect American…
Continue ReadingWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stops in Bangkok on his way to a US court and later freedom
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A plane carrying Julian Assange landed Tuesday in…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday began to hear pleas for lenient sentences from some prominent…
Continue ReadingParliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran’s next president
By The Associated Press Six candidates have been approved by Iran’s theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late…
Continue ReadingAmazon teams up with Megan Thee Stallion to promote its 10th Prime Day sales event
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is partnering with hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion to boost sales for its 10th annual…
Continue ReadingA romance turned deadly or police frame job? Closing arguments loom in Karen Read trial
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read must decide whether she was a callous girlfriend…
Continue ReadingNTSB begins hearing on causes of last year’s fiery Ohio freight train wreck in East Palestine
By JOSH FUNK, TOM KRISHER and PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Residents of an eastern Ohio village will learn more…
Continue ReadingTeam combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press As residents return to a fire-ravaged village in the mountains of southern New Mexico, the mayor on Monday…
Continue ReadingHawaii wildfire death toll rises to 102 after woman determined to have died from fire injuries
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities say the death toll from last year’s wildfire in Lahaina on the…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin attorneys argue damage to gun during testing was unacceptable destruction of evidence
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin say the involuntary manslaughter charge against him in the 2021 death of a cinematographer…
Continue ReadingMaui ponders its future as leaders consider restricting vacation rentals loved by tourists
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests,…
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