China's leaders have shrugged off the potential impact from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, saying they have the tools needed to protect jobs and limit damage from higher tariffs on Chinese exports.

The United Nations’ highest court is opening hearings into Israel’s obligation to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians.

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The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated.

Authorities say more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the United States illegally were taken into custody during a raid at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Donald Trump might as well be on the ballot when Canadians vote for a new government.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.

A person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press that the third round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program have ended.

The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has overseen the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. access to critical minerals in resource-rich eastern Congo.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

Four Americans pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a federal court in Utah after authorities said they conspired to stage a violent coup in Congo that failed.

Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has launched an unprecedented campaign of immigration enforcement that has pushed the limits of executive power and clashed with federal judges trying to restrain him.

The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani has attended a U_N_ Security Council briefing, raising his country’s new flag at the international body and saying he represents a "new Syria.”.

Trump’s attacks on Canada’s economy and threats to make it the 51st state have infuriated Canadians, who are canceling trips to the U.S. in big numbers.

Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are to return to the secluded sultanate of Oman.

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Booths of big Chinese, German and Japanese automakers are bustling at Shanghai's auto show as the industry keeps its sights on the wider global market not subject to steep U.S. tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts.

For years proponents of green energy have argued that the slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States significantly hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.

The head of the International Monetary Fund urged countries to move “swiftly’’ to resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth.

Two people familiar with the case have told AP that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

China has denied any suggestion it's in active negotiations with the administration of U_S_ President Donald Trump over tariffs, saying any notion of progress in the matter is as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”.

State lawmakers across the U.S. have introduced at least 240 anti-China proposals this year.

U.S. stocks rallied further as better-than-expected profits for U.S. companies piled up, though CEOs say they’re unsure whether it will last because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

President Donald Trump says Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States.

A Mexican national pleads guilty after he was caught in the United States illegally following his removal in 2015 and twice in 2022, announced Eastern District of Texas Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr.

A federal judge has temporarily halted her order directing the government to explain what it’s done to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis came Wednesday, just one day after she blasted the Trump administration for ignoring her orders by refusing to provide information.

A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship has made an initial apperance in a Vermont courthouse.

US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve and his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects a “de-escalation” in what he called an unsustainable tariffs showdown against China.

The Trump administration is quietly revoking the temporary legal status of people who entered the country via an online appointment app at U.S. border crossings with Mexico.

U.S. stocks rose as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street.

Andre Agassi collected two of his eight Grand Slam tennis titles at the U.S. Open and now he’ll be competing at a different racket event with that name.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable and expects a “de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department.

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The International Monetary Fund says the US and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has called for greater collaboration with India in sectors such as defense, energy and technology.

While in India on Tuesday, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called for enhanced engagement with the South Asian country.

Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will move Saturday in Oman to what’s known as the “expert level” — a sign analysts say shows that the talks are moving forward rapidly.

A state employee testified Monday that tens of thousands of people in the U.S. unlawfully were treated, but it was unclear how long the data had been collected.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory in the 129th edition of the race in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 34 seconds.

Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

China will sanction U.S. officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who Chinese officials say have performed poorly on Hong Kong issues in a retaliatory move against Washington.

Wall Street weakened as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proposed carrying out a prisoner swap with Venezuela, suggesting he would exchange Venezuelan deportees from the United States his government has kept imprisoned for who he called “political prisoners” in Venezuela.

Tessa Janecke scored the winner as the United States prevailed in overtime against defending champion Canada 4-3 to win the women’s ice hockey world championship.

Countries around the world are tightening their cyberdefenses as global tensions rise.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has begun a four-day tour of India as the two countries seek to strengthen their partnership by negotiating a bilateral trade deal.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met with the Vatican’s No. 2 official as they the sides spar over the U.S. crackdown on migrants.

Iran and the United States plan to meet over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program again next week, after both sides said they made progress in their talks in Rome.

A federal judge who blocked Donald Trump’s administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that the agency can’t go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Rome for talks on tariffs with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni.

President Donald Trump says negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insists that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war.

America’s only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's tariffs by limiting exports of seven heavy metals.

Asian shares are mostly higher after a bumpy ride on Wall Street.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are making their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one.

U.S. officials say a new intelligence assessment finds no coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and the Venezuelan government.

After saying earlier in the day that he was “in no rush” to finish trade deals, President Donald Trump said he thought he could wrap up tariff talks “over the next three or four weeks.”.

Ukrainian officials say Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people, including a child.

France has hosted high-level talks on Ukraine and its security.

President Donald Trump says he's in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy.

Most U.S. stocks rose, but the worst drop for UnitedHealth Group in a quarter century kept Wall Street in check.

North Korea has threatened retaliation after the U.S. flew long-range bombers over South Korea during training with its forces.

China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S. customers starting next week.

Two violent murder suspects from the northeast United States were taken into custody in the Houston area on Wednesday.

A former New York police sergeant has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in a U.S. case about China’s pursuit of critics abroad.

The State Department has shut down the office that sought to deal with misinformation and disinformation that Russia, China and Iran have been accused of spreading.

The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Chinese oil refinery that's accused of purchasing more than $1 billion worth of Iranian oil.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to become a tough nut to crack in an unlikely place — a small company whose factory nestled deep in the hills of eastern Germany produces painstakingly hand-crafted nutcrackers that are snapped up by American collectors.

Exporters at China’s largest trade fair are facing uncertainty, stalled shipments and lower sales forecasts due to the trade war with the United States.

President Donald Trump joined his economic advisers for White House negotiations Wednesday over tariffs and trade with a Japanese official.

In the U.S. capital, hundreds of Ethiopians dressed in white tunics gather at the DSK Mariam Church to chant and pray in an ancient liturgical language of one of the oldest branches of Christianity.

Iranian state television has confirmed that the second round of Iran-U.S. nuclear talks will be held in Rome after earlier confusion over where the negotiations would take place.

Shares in Nvidia and other tech companies slumped after the computer chipmaker said that tighter U.S. government controls on its exports of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion.

U.S. stocks dropped as the costs of U.S. restrictions on global trade compounded.

China has appointed a new trade negotiator in the midst of its tariff fight with the United States as the world’s two largest economies steadily increase tariffs on each other’s goods.

Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city.

China's economy expanded at a robust 5.4% annual pace in January-March, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese exports.

President Donald Trump’s administration has dug in on its contention that his government should not have to repatriate Kilmar Abrego Garcia, despite court rulings that he was wrongly deported and should be returned to the United States.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are likely to cost Iowa farmers their biggest market for the hundreds of millions of bushels of soybeans they grow every year.

An ex-member of Gambia’s military has been convicted at a federal jury trial in Denver of torturing five people accused of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country’s longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago.

A federal judge says she will order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her orders to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

The speed and scope of the federal government’s efforts to terminate the legal status of international students have stunned colleges and universities across the country.

An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts.

Ranchers hope President Donald Trump's tariffs will make imported beef expensive enough that Americans will turn to cattle raised at home for all their hamburger and steaks.

The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.

South Africa’s new special envoy to the United States is already under scrutiny for calling U.S. President Donald Trump a racist, homophobic and narcissistic “right-winger” in a speech in 2020.

A spokesman for a hospital in Gaza says an Israeli airstrike hit the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital.

A clandestine opposition movement remains active in Nicaragua, but options for restoring democracy in the Central American country are dwindling.

A second U.S. aircraft carrier is operating in Mideast waters ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The United States has flown long-range B-1B bombers in a show of force against North Korea, days after the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to resist a U.S.-led push to eliminate the North’s nuclear program.

The Trump administration has taken its next steps toward imposing more tariffs on key imports, launching investigations into imports of computer chips and products that contain them, chip making equipment and pharmaceuticals.

U.S. stocks drifted through a rare quiet day for financial markets worldwide.

The PWHL will hold its third annual entry draft in Ottawa on June 24, with University of Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien anticipated to be one of the top selections following her MVP senior season.

President Donald Trump keeps talking about sending U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes to prison in El Salvador.

A history scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents by ingratiating himself as a sympathizer has been spared prison time by a U.S. judge.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters.

Nvidia announced Monday that it will produce its artificial intelligence super computers in the United States for the first time.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a former deputy finance minister as a special envoy to the United States after the ambassador was expelled last month.