Apr 12 Bolsonaro transferred to Brazil's capital after being hospitalized with abdominal pain By Associated Press Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was transferred Saturday by medical aircraft from northeastern Brazil to the capital Brasilia after being hospitalized with abdominal pain a day earlier. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 6:14 What to know about the start of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. under Trump By John Yang, Harry Zahn In Oman on Saturday, the United States and Iran appeared to take the first steps that could lead to a new agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear activities and lift U.S. economic sanctions. The White House described the talks as “very… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Israel cuts off Rafah as it expands military activity in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli forces said they have completely encircled Rafah in southern Gaza, the Trump administration is excluding smartphones, laptops and other electronics from tariffs, Trump said he’s in good shape after his annual physical, and the… Continue watching
Apr 12 Israel cuts off Rafah in southern Gaza, vowing to 'vigorously' expand control of territory By Sam Mednick, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Israeli troops were deployed last week to the new security corridor referred to as Morag, the name of a Jewish settlement that once stood between Rafah and Khan Younis, after the army ordered sweeping evacuations covering most of Rafah, indicating it… Continue reading
Apr 12 No injuries reported after bomb blast near Athens offices of Greek railway company By Derek Gatopoulos, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over a 2023 railway disaster, Greece’s worst, in which 57 people were killed and dozens more injured when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were accidentally put on… Continue reading
Apr 12 Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press President Javier Milei on Friday announced that he would lift most of the country’s strict capital and currency controls next week, a high-stakes gamble made possible by a new loan from the International Monetary Fund. Continue reading
Apr 12 Gabon votes for a new president in country's first election since 2023 coup By Monika Pronczuk, Yves Laurent Goma, Associated Press It’s the first election in Gabon since a 2023 military coup ended a political dynasty that lasted over 50 years. Analysts have predicted an overwhelming victory for the interim president who led the coup. Continue reading
Apr 12 Iran and U.S. agree to more talks about Tehran's nuclear program after first round in Oman By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 2:58 China raises tariffs on U.S. imports in latest escalation of trade war By Lisa Desjardins, Courtney Norris, Solveig Rennan The U.S. trade war with China continues to escalate with no apparent end in sight. On Friday, Beijing announced it would raise rates on American goods in retaliation to President Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs on the world’s second-largest economy. Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 7:02 How Trump's tariffs and trade war are impacting U.S. and global economies By Amna Nawaz, Diane Lincoln Estes, Azhar Merchant For a closer look at how President Trump's tariffs are already impacting the U.S. and global economies, Amna Nawaz spoke with Mary Lovely, a senior fellow who studies tariffs at the nonpartisan Peterson Institute for International Economics. Continue watching