Jul 01 Watch 5:50 News Wrap: Trump takes first trip on Air Force One gifted by Qatar In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump took his maiden voyage on the Air Force One donated by Qatar, negotiators from both the U.S. and Iran held more indirect talks in Qatar, a pair of masked climbers are in police… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:02 'We're not stopping': Virginia rescue team searches for quake survivors in Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The search and rescue efforts in Venezuela continued Wednesday, one week after a double earthquake struck that country. Fewer and fewer survivors are being found and an official said nearly 2,300 people are now confirmed dead and tens of thousands… Continue watching
Jul 01 Vance and Rubio take different approaches as Iran tests their 2028 prospects By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear to be staking out differing approaches to carrying out President Donald Trump’s national security agenda as the possible 2028 presidential rivals jostle for position in a divided Republican Party. Continue reading
Jul 01 U.S., Canada and Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Tourists from Chattanooga check into beach resorts in Cancun. Canadian auto parts feed factories in the American Midwest — and vice versa. Happy hour revelers raise glasses of Mexican tequila and mezcal at bars in Seattle. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ukraine hit a Russian oil refinery for the second time in a week, Zelenskyy says By Samya Kullab, Illia Novikov, Associated Press Attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and increased political pressure on the Kremlin. Continue reading
Jul 01 Ship runs aground in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media says By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran. That's according to a report Wednesday by state television in Tehran. Continue reading
Jul 01 Xi touts China's rapid industrialization as model for developing nations By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's leader held up his country's rapid industrialization as a new pathway for developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage. Continue reading
Jul 01 Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland By Jamey Keaten, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and break with the Holy See by saying it was necessary to defend the Catholic faith. Continue reading
Jun 30 Rights lawyers sue Ghana over third-country deportation deal with Trump administration By Edward Acquah, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 4:59 Rescue efforts continue, but hopes of finding earthquake survivors fade in Venezuela By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, six days after earthquakes slammed the country. The government's official death toll is 1,900, though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain… Continue watching