Jan 12 Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says By Jon Gambrell, Julia Nikhinson, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. president has repeatedly threatened Tehran with U.S. military action, if his administration found the Islamic Republic was using deadly force against antigovernment protesters. Continue reading
Jan 12 Venezuelans in the U.S. torn between joy and worry after Maduro's ousting By Michael Weissenstein, Adam Geller, Associated Press As they try to figure out what’s next for them and for families and friends still in Venezuela, many share conflicted feelings. Continue reading
Jan 12 Hong Kong court hears arguments on sentencing of democracy advocate Jimmy Lai By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Lai's case has raised concerns about press freedom and drawn criticism from foreign governments… Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO's skeptical response at White House meeting By Seung Min Kim, Julia Nikhinson, Associated Press Darren Woods, CEO of ExxonMobil, the largest U.S. oil company, called the country "uninvestable."… Continue reading
Jan 12 Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk's chatbot Grok over sexualized AI images By Eileen Ng, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press An emailed request for comment by The Associated Press to Musk's xAI resulted in an automated reply from the media support email address which stated, "Legacy Media Lies."… Continue reading
Jan 12 Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 572 By Jon Gambrell, Julia Nikhinson, Associated Press Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that "the situation has come under total control" in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence without offering evidence. Continue reading
Jan 11 After Maduro's ouster, Trump warns Cuba to 'make a deal' before it's too late By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 1:44 News Wrap: Iran threatens retaliation if U.S. intervenes in protest crackdown In our news wrap Sunday, Tehran warned the U.S. not to intervene as anti-government protests in Iran and the ruling regime’s deadly crackdown on them intensified, and Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir died at age 78. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 6:31 How social media lures migrants into undertaking treacherous journeys By Sandrine Jacquot, Abbey Bilotta, Anabella Klann Harrington, Zach Gaouad, Andrea Crossan, Global Reporting Centre Many people use social media to document the things we enjoy most in our lives, like vacations, meals or the latest TikTok dance. But it can also be used to influence people to seek better lives, often through dangerous journeys… Continue watching
Jan 11 Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government upon new Palestinian body taking over By Samy Magdy, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur. Continue reading