Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker near Oman, heading for Houston
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of…
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How will we know if the US economy is in a recession?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s report Thursday that the economy grew at a 1.1% annual rate last…
Continue Reading Analysis: China’s Ukraine plan mixes peace, self-interest
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect…
Continue Reading The Netherlands celebrates birthday of King Willem-Alexander
By PETER DEJONG Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands is celebrating the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with street markets,…
Continue Reading Ukraine ask pope’s help in getting children back from Russia
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister said he asked Pope Francis during a private Vatican audience…
Continue Reading Iran urges Lebanese sides to reach agreement over president
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says Tehran wants Lebanon’s rivals to reach an agreement to elect a…
Continue Reading City-United FA Cup final to be affected by train strike
LONDON (AP) — Traveling to the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London just got much harder for fans of the two Manchester clubs. The British…
Continue Reading China welcomes Ya Ya the panda home after 20 years abroad
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Ya Ya the giant panda landed Thursday afternoon in Shanghai after departing from the Memphis…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political
By MOSHE EDRI and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday shrugged off Disney’s lawsuit…
Continue Reading Rights groups say second Uyghur dies in Thai detention
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights organizations are urging Thailand to improve conditions in its immigration…
Continue Reading Take Our Kids to Work Day turns 30, hopes donations rebound
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At Michigan State University, children of employees can spend Thursday seeing what its like to…
Continue Reading Tense face-off: Philippines confronts China over sea claims
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan appears via video link after health scare
By SUZAN FRASER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated a nuclear power plant…
Continue Reading Spain swelters in temperatures more typical of summer
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s national weather service says temperatures are set to “reach values typical of summer” across most of the country. A…
Continue Reading Fighters rampage in Darfur as Sudan extends fragile truce
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Armed fighters have rampaged through a main city in Sudan’s war-ravaged region of Darfur, battling…
Continue Reading California passes 1st-in-nation emission rules for trains
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California approved Thursday a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule…
Continue Reading 7 killed in fire on passenger train in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say seven people were killed when a passenger train caught fire in southern Pakistan. Railways official Mohsn…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Facebook’s parent Meta leads tech higher
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is opening higher after Meta Platforms became the latest Big Tech stock to report fatter profits than expected for the…
Continue Reading Poland probes parts of aerial military object found in woods
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors and security service personnel in Poland are investigating the remains of an aerial military object that was…
Continue Reading 2 Chinese navy ships head to Singapore for joint drills
BEIJING (AP) — China’s military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore’s navy and join in a…
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