Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nicholas Haysom, a white South African anti-apartheid activist who was tapped by prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela to help draft the country’s...
Cuba readies for first Russian oil shipment of the year as energy crisis deepens
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was...
Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a senior administration official says.The department sent the...
China’s Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven...
Belarus leader hosts US envoy for talks, latest step in his effort to improve...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday hosted a U.S. envoy for talks in the Belarus capital of Minsk, the latest...
EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over a Ukraine loan veto, accusing him of playing...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday lashed out at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, accusing him of hijacking critical aid for Ukraine...
European Union summit will focus on Iran war and a loan to Ukraine blocked...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are holding a summit in Brussels on Thursday for talks on the Iran war, energy prices, migration and...
The Latest: Trump threatens to strike world’s largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar...
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged the U.S. would “massively blow up the entirety” of the world’s largest gas field if Iran attacks Qatar again.Trump...
Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House on Thursday originally seemed like a prime...
World Happiness Report highlights social media’s negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country
HELSINKI (AP) — Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage...
