Oct 24 Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at age 93 By Denis D. Gray, Jintamas Saksornchai, Tian Macleod Ji, Associated Press Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 10:07 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Kayan Taraporevala The Trump administration launched a major military and diplomatic escalation in its new war on drugs, sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America and sanctioning Colombia's president. It comes as the U.S. has increasingly targeted political leaders it opposes across… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Canadian tariff ad pulled after Trump cut off trade negotiations In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he's ending trade negotiations with Canada because of a television ad making the case against U.S. tariffs, Secretary of State Rubio expressed confidence that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would… Continue watching
Oct 24 U.S. imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president amid escalating dispute with Trump By Matthew Lee, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug trade, sharply escalating tensions with the leftist leader of one of the closest U.S. allies in… Continue reading
Oct 24 Ontario premier says he’ll pull ad that upset Trump so U.S.-Canada trade talks can resume By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The leader of Canada’s most populous province said Friday he’ll pull the anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada. Continue reading
Oct 24 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to waters off South America in major military escalation By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses… Continue reading
Oct 24 Will Trump meet with Kim? Speculation flares ahead of U.S. president’s visit to South Korea By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press If realized, it would mark the two’s first summit since their last meeting at the Korean border village of Panmunjom in June 2019, and fourth overall. Continue reading
Oct 24 Here’s what’s in China’s 5-year plan as trade wars drag on By Chan Ho-him, Huizhong Wu, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China's leaders are vowing to reduce its reliance on foreign advanced technology and spur stronger domestic demand as it weathers “high winds” amid elevated trade tensions with the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump will promote big investments in Japan and South Korea, but details are fuzzy By Josh Boak, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas pipeline and other projects. Continue reading
Oct 24 International Criminal Court judges reject jurisdiction challenge in Duterte case By Molly Quell, Associated Press Defense lawyers for the 80-year old Duterte argued that the ICC didn't have the authority to continue with the proceedings. Continue reading