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Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo of the year for 2025

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza was honored Thursday as World Press Photo of the year. The pho...

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Myanmar frees around 4,900 prisoners including some political detainees

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an indep...

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

China’s leader Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for a two-day state visit that serves as an opportunity to further strengthen already robust relation...

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday. Japan’s global trade deficit totaled...

DATE: Apr 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans

N'GATTAKRO, Ivory Coast (AP) — Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, which produces almost half the world’s cocoa supply of th...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in the Dodgers’ seven-run first inning, and Los Angeles held on for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

AP PHOTOS: Trump tariffs threaten the survival of the centuries-old Kashmiri carpet industry

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Mohammad Yousuf Dar and his wife, Shameema, sit cross-legged before their loom, deftly tying consecutive knots to create the floral patterns of the famed Kashmiri carp...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs ra...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Power blackout hits Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A power blackout hit all of Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend. All 1.4 million clients wer...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Carney says Trump key issue in Canada's election, while Conservative rival says country needs change

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the key question in Canada's election is who is best to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump while his Conservative rival argued tha...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, acco...

DATE: Apr 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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