Jan 29 Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global order By Jill Lawless, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press The disruption to global trade under Trump has made expanding trade and investment more imperative for many governments. Continue reading
Jan 29 AP report: Trump eyes former Institute of Peace building for new Board of Peace headquarters By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff. The building has since been renamed… Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he personally asked Putin not to attack Kyiv amid brutal cold By Aamer Madhani, Susie Blann, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Thursday he has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures. Continue reading
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he's opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has informed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit. Continue reading
Jan 28 Huge landslide leaves Sicilian homes teetering on cliff edge By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The disaster has forced the evacuation of over 1,500 people and civil protection crews warn the entire hill the town is perched on is falling down. Continue reading
Jan 28 Budapest's liberal mayor charged for organizing banned Pride event By Justin Spike, Associated Press Authorities in Hungary on Wednesday filed charges against Budapest's liberal mayor over his role in organizing a banned LGBTQ+ Pride event in the capital last year. Continue reading
Jan 28 Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., has no formal head, but the archbishop traditionally has been seen as its spiritual leader. Continue reading
Jan 28 Report warns combined casualties in Russia's war on Ukraine could soon hit 2 million By Kamila Hrabchuk, Associated Press The report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that Russia has suffered the largest troop deaths for any major power since World War II. Continue reading
Jan 28 Iran's rial falls to new low amid worries of possible U.S. strike a month after protests began By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran's currency reached a new low a month since the start of protests that soon… Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 6:16 TikTok users say they are being censored after change to U.S. ownership By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz, Dan Sagalyn Just days after a group of mainly American investors approved by President Donald Trump took over control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, some users now say the app is censoring and limiting their content, including posts and messages about Jeffrey Epstein… Continue watching