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Trump defends record after possible plan to buy Argentine beef draws pushback

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump, facing criticism from beef producers and ag-state Republicans on his proposal to purchase beef from Argentina, boasted Wednesday about his record for America’s ranchers.

Discarded electronics from U.S. causing ‘e-waste tsunami’ in Southeast Asia, watchdog says

By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

A report says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month. It says that much of it goes to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.

Vatican Museum to return artifacts to Indigenous groups in Canada

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

The Vatican is expected to soon announce that it will return a few dozen artifacts sought by Indigenous communities in Canada.

A Cuban man deported by the U.S. to Africa is on a hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

The man, Roberto Mosquera del Peral, was among a group of migrants sent to Eswatini in mid-July as part of the Trump administration's expanding third-country deportation program. The program has been criticized by rights groups, who say it denies migrants…

U.N. chief defends science and weather forecasting as Trump threatens both

By Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has led an anti-science push, and Trump has called climate change "a con job." Hundreds of weather forecasters have been fired. Guterres also warned of "the dangerous and existential threat of climate change."…

Israel ‘not a protectorate’ of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

He made these remarks as he prepared to discuss Gaza's ceasefire with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Netanyahu's comments seem aimed at easing concerns about an international security force in Gaza.

WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds

By Molly Quell, Associated Press

The World Court's president said Wednesday that Israel "is under the obligation to agree to and facilitate relief schemes provided by the United Nations and its entities, including UNRWA."…

U.S. announces new sanctions against Russia’s two largest oil companies over war in Ukraine

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new sanctions Wednesday against Russia’s two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow’s refusal to end its “senseless war” as U.S.-led efforts to end the war floundered and the Ukrainian president sought more foreign military help.

Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist as director offers to resign over ‘terrible failure’

By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

In testimony to the French Senate, Louvre director Laurence des Cars said that the museum had a shortage of security cameras outside the monument and other ″weaknesses″ exposed by Sunday’s theft.