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European Union pushes back hard against Trump claims that 27-nation bloc was out to get United States

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The European Union is insisting that the 27-nation bloc is not out to undermine the United States as U.S. President Donald Trump put it.

Imprisoned Kurdish leader urges his PKK militant group to disarm to make peace with Turkey

By Robert Badendieck, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

USAID workers clear out belongings after mournful final visit to agency under federal guard

By Gary Fields, Eileen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

U.S. Agency for International Development workers who've been given 15 minutes to clear out their workspaces as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency have begun arriving at their Washington headquarters.

Trump administration to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada beginning March 4, will also double 10 percent tariffs on China

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10 percent universal tariff charged on imports from China…

Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew to Washington on Wednesday after announcing a big increase in the British defense budget, an investment that he hopes will help persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine as Washington pushes to end the war.

An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here's what we do know

By Chinedu Asadu, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press

The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths.

Trump announces Zelenskyy visit to sign deal on Ukraine's minerals

By Aamer Madhani, Hanna Arhirova, Justin Spike, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday.

Iran speeds production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with U.S. increase

By Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press

The report says that as of Feb. 8, Iran has 605.8 pounds of uranium enriched up to 60%, up by more than 200 pounds since the IAEA's last report in November.

U.S. and Ukraine near an economic deal with rare earth minerals but no security promise, officials say

By Susie Blann, Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press

Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals.

Pope Francis sits upright in an armchair as he is treated for double pneumonia, Argentines in Rome pray for his recovery

By Nicole Winfield, Trisha Thomas, Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press

The Vatican hopes to have information later Wednesday about the results of a CT scan taken Tuesday evening to check on the status of the complex lung infection.