China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO
BEIJING (AP) — China says it has filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization over U.S. subsidies for electric vehicles. The Chinese Commerce…
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South Africa’s ANC fails in bid to ban former leader Zuma’s party from polls
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has dismissed the ruling party’s case demanding a rival opposition…
Continue Reading Vietnamese automaker VinFast to start selling EVs in Thailand
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast plans to sell its electric vehicles in Thailand. It has partnered…
Continue Reading Russia extends arrest of US reporter Evan Gershkovich. He has already spent nearly a year in jail
MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has ordered Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to remain in jail on espionage charges until at least late…
Continue Reading A decade of documenting more than 63,000 migrant deaths shows that fleeing is more lethal than ever
By RENATA BRITO and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A decade has passed since the launch of the Missing Migrants Project, which has…
Continue Reading What’s keeping egg prices high for Easter? It’s not just inflation
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as Easter and Passover approach. The cost of…
Continue Reading Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been promoting their health care…
Continue Reading Black coaches are rare in soccer. Is this because of a lack of diversity in the boardroom?
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ricky Hill packed his bags and prepared to uproot his life again. Next stop: Chicago.…
Continue Reading Indian police detain dozens of protesters demanding release of top opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal
By PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters to stop them from marching to Prime…
Continue Reading Germany to impose security checks on all its borders during soccer’s European Championship
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says the country will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European…
Continue Reading Spraying manure and throwing beets, farmers in tractors again block Brussels to protest EU policies
By RAF CASERT and MARK CARLSON Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers are throwing beets and spraying manure at police as hundreds of tractors…
Continue Reading Malaysian convenience store owners charged over ‘Allah’ socks that angered Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the…
Continue Reading Israel and Hamas dig in as pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
By TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead with…
Continue Reading Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street retreats from all-time highs
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street slipped a bit further from its record…
Continue Reading Trump’s social media company soars in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped more than 30% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value…
Continue Reading Hong Kong leader says prisoners jailed for national security crimes unlikely to get early release
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee says prisoners convicted for serious national security crimes will not…
Continue Reading Pakistani security forces kill 4 militants in operations in northwest bordering Afghanistan
DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says the country’s security forces have killed four insurgents in an overnight…
Continue Reading Venezuelan opposition coalition able to register provisional candidate after electoral outcry
By JORGE RUEDA and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition says that the country’s…
Continue Reading China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging…
Continue Reading Things to know about the Turkish local elections that will gauge Erdogan’s popularity
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — On Sunday, millions of voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect mayors and administrators…
Continue Reading National monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge
ASHLAND, Oregon (AP) — The remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border that makes up the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument…
Continue Reading Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
By The Associated Press The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate…
Continue Reading Forest fires burn in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states, fueled by strong winds.
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Forest fires were burning in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states fueled by…
Continue Reading Some Republicans who supported Nikki Haley are still refusing to back Donald Trump
By MEG KINNARD and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Now that Nikki Haley has shuttered her presidential campaign, one person…
Continue Reading ‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest…
Continue Reading Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Nicole Shanahan on Tuesday to be his vice…
Continue Reading Scammer claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress, victims say as she faces extradition to UK
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — She has crisscrossed the country saying she’s an Irish heiress, a psychic and good friends…
Continue Reading Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed…
Continue Reading Pentagon urges Israel to protect civilians in Gaza as military chiefs meet at time of high tensions
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Pentagon official says U.S. and Israeli defense leaders met for about 90 minutes…
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