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Trump says China trip is 'not too distant' as trade tensions ease
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trip to China might be “not too distant,” raising prospects that the leaders of the world’s two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war. Trump made the remarks while hosting Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House, where he praised the “fantastic military relationship” with Manila as the US looks to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Yet,
July 23, 2025 -
Russia passes law punishing searches for 'extremist' content
Russians will face fines if they search online for "extremist" content under a new law that tightens censorship and could have sweeping ramifications for digital privacy and the fate of WhatsApp in the country. The legislation, approved on Tuesday by parliament's lower house, the State Duma, has drawn criticism from some pro-government figures, as well as opposition activists. Opponents say the fines it prescribes, of up to 5,000 roubles ($63.82), could open the door to tougher charges and penal
July 23, 2025 -
Syrian committee reports 1,426 killed in March violence, says commanders did not order it
A Syrian government fact-finding committee said on Tuesday that 1,426 people had died in March in attacks on security forces and subsequent mass killings of Alawites, but concluded that commanders had not given orders for the revenge attacks. The incidents in the coastal region were the worst violence to hit Syria since the downfall of President Bashar Assad last year. The fact-finding committee's work is seen as an important test of the new leadership, made up mainly of former anti-Assad rebel
July 23, 2025 -
Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time," a family stat
July 23, 2025 -
Trump says Fed's Powell will be out in 8 months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is a "numbskull" who has kept interest rates too high, but he will be out in eight months, President Donald Trump said at a news conference on Tuesday. "I think he’s done a bad job, but he’s going to be out pretty soon anyway. In eight months, he’ll be out," he said from a meeting at the White House with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Powell’s term as Fed chair runs through May 15, and he has repeatedly said he will not le
July 23, 2025 -
Coca-Cola plans cane-sugar Coke as higher prices boost profits
Coca-Cola's quarterly estimates beat expectations, the company said Tuesday, boosted by higher prices even as volumes dropped in key markets, while the company said it would introduce a Coke product made with cane sugar in the United States. Higher prices offset slippage in volumes, which fell 1 percent after rising 2 percent each in the previous two quarters, largely due to declines in key markets such as Mexico and India, as well as in its Coca-Cola brand in the US Excluding items, the company
July 23, 2025 -
WHO sounds alarm on global risk of Chikungunya epidemic
GENEVA (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it. The WHO said it was picking up exactly the same early warning signs as in a major outbreak two decades ago and wanted to prevent a repeat. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that causes fever and severe joint pain, which is often debilitating. In some cases it can be deadly. "Chikungunya is not a disease that is wi
July 23, 2025 -
Trump says Philippines will pay 19% 'reciprocal' tariffs
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Philippines will pay 19 percent tariffs, a percentage point lower than what was previously announced, noting that the Southeast Asian nation will open its market to the United States. In a social media post, Trump said that his administration reached a trade deal with the Philippines, after he held a meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House. "We concluded our Trade Deal, whereby The Philippines is going OPEN MARKET
July 23, 2025 -
Trump announces trade deal with Japan that lowers threatened tariff to 15%
President Donald Trump announced a trade framework with Japan on Tuesday, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation. “This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs — There has never been anything like it,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the United States “will continue to always have a great relationship with the Country of Japan.” The president said Japan would invest “at my direction” $550 billion into the US and would “open” its economy to American autos and rice.
July 23, 2025 -
US to leave UN cultural agency UNESCO again, diplomats say
PARIS -- The United States will leave the United Nations' culture and education agency UNESCO as President Donald Trump continues to pull his country out of international institutions he has long criticized, two European diplomats said. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours. The move is a blow to the Paris-based agency, founded after World War Two to promote peace through international cooperation in education, science, and culture. T
July 22, 2025 -
UK, Canada and 26 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’
LONDON (AP) — Twenty-eight countries including Britain, Japan and a host of European nations issued a joint statement Monday saying the war in Gaza “must end now” — the latest sign of allies' sharpening language as Israel's isolation deepens. The foreign ministers of countries also including Australia and Canada said “the suffering of civilians in Gaza has reached new depths." They condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their
July 22, 2025 -
Iran says will not halt nuclear enrichment ahead of European talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran has no plans to abandon its nuclear program including uranium enrichment despite the "severe" damage caused by US strikes to its facilities, the country's foreign minister said ahead of renewed talks with European powers. Iran is scheduled to meet Britain, France and Germany in Istanbul on Friday, to discuss its nuclear program, with Tehran accusing European powers of scuppering a landmark 2015 nuclear deal. The meeting will be the first since Iran's 12-day war with Is
July 22, 2025 -
Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced a former Kentucky police officer to nearly three years in prison for using excessive force during the deadly 2020 Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffing a US Department of Justice recommendation of no prison time for the defendant. Brett Hankison, who fired 10 shots during the raid but didn't hit anyone, was the only officer on the scene charged in the Black woman's death. He is the first person sentenced to prison in the case that rocked t
July 22, 2025 -
Bangladesh jet crashes into school, kills at least 25
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the country's capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 24 other people, most of whom were students, officials said. The jet crashed and caught fire, leaving also 171 people, mostly students, injured. They were rescued from the school’s smoldering two-story building, officials said, many with burns, taken away in helicopters, ambulances, motorized rickshaws and the ar
July 22, 2025 -
Brazil's top court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest, demands explanation for order breach
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -- Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest unless his lawyers explain within 24 hours why he breached restrictions on his use of social media, a decision showed on Monday evening. The order summoning Bolsonaro's lawyers was issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the case in which Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup. Bolsonaro's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside normal business hour
July 22, 2025