Oct 27 Navy loses two aircraft from USS Nimitz aircraft carrier within 30 minutes By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The three crew members of the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter were rescued on Sunday afternoon, and the two aviators in the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet ejected and were recovered safely. Continue reading
Oct 27 For Japan's new leader, the key to connecting with Trump could be a Ford F-150 truck By Mari Yamaguchi, Josh Boak, Associated Press Japan’s government floated an idea to buy a fleet of Ford F-150 trucks, a meaningful gesture that may also be impractical given the narrow streets in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Continue reading
Oct 27 Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the… Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, ramping up pressure on Venezuela By Anselm Gibbs, Associated Press The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela. Continue reading
Oct 26 London police arrest asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press London police said Sunday they arrested a convicted sex offender and asylum-seeker who was mistakenly released from prison in a blunder that has embarrassed the government. Continue reading
Oct 26 Ivory Coast counts votes in presidential election with 83-year-old incumbent predicted to win 4th term By Ope Adetayo, Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press Votes were being counted late Saturday in Ivory Coast after citizens cast their ballots to elect a new leader. Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term while his key contenders were barred from the race. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 6:12 Trump tries to assure Asian nations hit by U.S. tariffs amid progress on China trade deal By John Yang, Satvi Sunkara On the first day of his Asia trip, Trump sought to shift attention from controversies at home to deals struck with allies in the region. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the administration is closing in on a trade deal with China… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 2:38 News Wrap: Investigators say 2 suspects arrested over Louvre jewels theft By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, police made two arrests in connection to last week’s theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, Hurricane Melissa strengthened to a Category 4 storm, Hamas expanded the search for remains of dead hostages in… Continue watching
Oct 26 Hamas expands search for remains of hostages in Gaza as Egypt deploys team to help By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. Israel has agreed to return 15 bodies of Palestinians for each one. Continue reading
Oct 26 U.S. and China say trade deal drawing closer as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting By Chris Megerian, David Rising, Eileen Ng, Associated Press A trade deal between the United States and China is drawing closer, officials from the world’s two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting. Continue reading