Former US soldier suspected of killing 4 in Montana remains at large

The former US soldier suspected of killing four people at a Montana bar was still at large early Sunday and may be armed after escaping in a stolen vehicle containing clothes and camping gear, officials said. Authorities believe 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown killed four people on Friday morning at The Owl Bar in Anaconda, Montana, about 120 kilometers southeast of Missoula in a valley hemmed in by mountains. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said at a news conference Sunday that Brown com

Aug. 4, 2025

Pope Leo XIV says 2027 World Youth Day in Seoul to take place Aug. 3-8

Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that the next World Youth Day will be held in Seoul, Korea, from Aug. 3 to 8, 2027. The announcement came just before he led the Angelus — a brief prayer traditionally said at noon in the Catholic Church — at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome. “With this jubilee concluded, the ‘pilgrimage of hope’ for young people continues and will take us to Asia,” he said in front of 1 million Jubilee of Youth participants from 146 countries, including Korean pilgrims.

Aug. 4, 2025

Trump attacks Charlamagne Tha God after radio host criticizes his presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at radio host Charlamagne Tha God, saying in a social media post that the popular broadcaster "knows nothing about me or what I have done." Trump's comments came a day after Charlamagne, whose real name is Lenard McKelvey, criticized Trump on the Fox News show "My View with Lara Trump." The show is hosted by the president's daughter-in-law, a former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Asked how he would rate Trump's pres

Aug. 4, 2025

Iran moves to remove zeros from plunging national currency

TEHRAN (AFP) -- The economic commission of Iran's parliament revived long-delayed plans Sunday to cut four zeros from the country's plunging currency, as part of efforts to simplify financial transactions. "Today's meeting of the economic commission approved the name 'rial' as the national currency, as well as the removal of four zeros," said the parliament's website ICANA, quoting Shamseddin Hosseini, the commission's chairman. Under the proposed system, one rial would be equivalent to 10,000 a

Aug. 4, 2025

Trump tariff rates unlikely to change: US trade adviser

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- New US tariff rates are "pretty much set" with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump’s trade adviser said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president’s politically driven levies against Brazil. Trump, who has wielded tariffs as a tool of American economic might, has set tariff rates for dozens of economies including the European Union at between 10 and 41 percent come Aug. 7, his new hard deadline for the duties. In a pre-taped interview broadcast Sund

Aug. 4, 2025

[Graphic News] Samsung maintains top spot in global smartphone market: data

Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the global smartphone market in the second quarter, supported by sales of its competitively priced Galaxy A models, industry data showed. According to the data from market tracker Canalys, Samsung accounted for 19 percent of the global smartphone market in terms of shipments. IPhone maker Apple ranked second with 16 percent, followed by China’s Xiaomi at 15 percent. Samsung was the only smartphone-maker to post on-year growth, at 3 percent, while Apple

Aug. 4, 2025

US court upholds order blocking indiscriminate targeting by immigration patrols

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- A US appeals court has upheld an order blocking immigration agents from carrying out patrols in California that led to indiscriminate detentions without reasonable grounds to suspect people of being undocumented. The ruling late Friday by a three-judge panel denies the federal government's appeal to overturn a temporary July order to halt the "roving patrols" in Los Angeles that immigration rights groups have described as illegally using racial profiling. District Judge Maam

Aug. 3, 2025

Trump deploys nuclear submarines in row with Russia

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of two nuclear submarines Friday in an extraordinary escalation of what had been an online war of words with a Russian official over Ukraine and tariffs. Trump and Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, have been sparring on social media for days. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform abruptly took that spat into the very real -- and rarely publicized -- sphere of nuclear forces. "Based on the hi

Aug. 3, 2025

India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite US President Donald Trump's threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. On top of a new 25 percent tariff on India's exports to the US, Trump indicated in a Truth Social post last month that India would face additional penalties for purchases of Russian arms and oil. On Friday, Trump told reporters he had heard that India w

Aug. 3, 2025

Israeli fire again kills Gaza aid-seekers (US envoy meets with hostages' families

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces opened fire near two aid distribution sites run by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as crowds of hungry Palestinians again sought food, killing at least 10 people, witnesses and health workers said Saturday. The violence came a day after US officials visited a GHF site and the US ambassador called the troubled system "an incredible feat." Another 19 people were shot dead as they crowded near the Zikim crossing from Israel in the hope

Aug. 3, 2025

SpaceX delivers 4 astronauts to International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours. The four US, Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They will spend at least six months at the orbiting lab, swapping places with colleagues up there since March. SpaceX will bring those four back as early as Wednesday. Moving in are NASA's Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan'

Aug. 3, 2025

Wave-riding canines compete in World Dog Surfing Championships

Charlie the 10-year-old yellow lab likes surfing so much, he’ll grab his surfboard and run toward the water. His humans sometimes have to hide his board if they want to chat with friends on the beach. Charlie joined about 15 to 20 other canine wave riders in Pacifica, 22 kilometers south of San Francisco, on Saturday at the World Dog Surfing Championships, an annual contest that draws thousands of spectators to Pacifica State Beach. Pooches competed against similarly sized peers for a chance to

Aug. 3, 2025

Pope thrills young Catholics at Holy Year youth festival

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged hundreds of thousands of young people on Saturday to have the courage to make radical choices to do good, as he presided over his first big encounter with the next generation of Catholics during the highlight of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year. Leo encountered a sea of people as he arrived by helicopter at the Tor Vergata field on Rome’s outskirts for a vigil service of the Jubilee of Youth. Hailing from early 150 countries, the pilgrims had set up campsites on the fi

Aug. 3, 2025

From Laos to Brazil, Trump’s tariffs leave a lot of losers. But even the winners will pay a price

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught last week left a lot of losers -- from small, poor countries like Laos and Algeria to wealthy US trading partners like Canada and Switzerland. They’re now facing especially hefty taxes -- tariffs -- on the products they export to the United States starting Aug. 7. The closest thing to winners may be the countries that caved to Trump’s demands -- and avoided even more pain. But it’s unclear whether anyone will be able to claim victory in

Aug. 3, 2025

Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador (AFP) -- Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home. After one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded rattled Russia's sparsely populated Far East, more than a dozen nations -- from Japan to the US to Ecuador -- warned citizens to stay away from coastal regions. Storm surges of up to four meters were predicted for some parts of the Pacific, after the 8.8 quake struck off Russia's Kamchatka penins

July 31, 2025