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No clear path for U.S.-China trade dispute as round of talks ends

By Joe McDonald, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

China's Ministry of Commerce said the two sides will "maintain close contact" as they try to come to an agreement before a 90-day truce ends.

Rebel drone strikes Yemen military parade, killing several

By Ahmed El-Haj, Associated Press

The bombing outside of the southern port city of Aden killed at least six troops and threatens U.N.-brokered peace efforts.

News Wrap: Rosenstein will reportedly leave DOJ when new attorney general is confirmed

In our Wednesday news wrap, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will reportedly leave the Justice Department once a new attorney general is confirmed. Rosenstein oversees the special counsel’s Russia investigation and has been attacked by President Trump. Also, Israeli security…

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Why we still need paper maps

By Vicky Stein

"Maps can take you places that you wouldn’t think to go," said Betsy Mason, coauthor of the book "All Over the Map: A Cartographic Odyssey."…

South Korea ambassador says second Trump-Kim summit likely

By Associated Press

South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S. says he is hopeful that a second meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place.

Iran says it is holding U.S. Navy veteran in prison

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White is the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump's administration.

U.K. lawmakers war over Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Britain's battle over Brexit turned into political trench warfare between Parliament and the government Wednesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May brought her little-loved EU divorce agreement back to lawmakers who appear determined to thwart her plans.

China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave the country

By Dake Kang, Associated Press

The move is a sign that Beijing may be starting to feel a mounting backlash against its sweeping crackdown on Muslims in the far west region of Xinjiang.

Captured ISIS fighters present growing problem as U.S. plans to leave Syria

By Deb Riechmann, Susannah George, Associated Press

The Trump administration must decide what to do with hundreds of foreign Islamic State fighters who have been captured in Syria as it prepares to pull American troops from the country.