Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive ...
Ukrainians wake up to Trump's pause on all military aid
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians woke up on Tuesday to news that the Trump administration has paused military aid for their fight against Russia's invasion, days after a disastrous Oval Office row that ...
Here's what tariffs are and how they work
Tariffs are typically charged as a percentage of the price a buyer pays a foreign seller. In the United States, tariffs are collected by Customs and Border Protection agents at 328 ports of entry ...
The economy and AI are likely to be among the top issues for China’s legislature
BEIJING (AP) — Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and shoring up the economy are among the issues expected to top the agenda when China’s legislature meets Wednesday in Beijing.
New Zealand lawmakers told to stop complaining about use of the country's Māori name in Parliament
Ricardo Menéndez March, from the left-leaning Green Party, used the name Aotearoa during a question to a government minister. The composite word means “land of the long white cloud" in te reo Māori, ...
On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: 'Greenland is not for sale'
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — On a boat, surrounded by snow-covered mountains and icebergs in shades of blue, Qooqu Berthelsen points to the breaking sea ice as a worrisome sign. Now, though, something is ...
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports
The 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%, and Beijing retaliated Tuesday with tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of U.S. farm exports. It also expanded the ...
New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations in the face of storm and twister warnings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes were expected to strike ...
Syrian refugee family that Pope Francis brought to Rome prays for him as they build new life
ROME (AP) — Just before breaking the Ramadan fast on Sunday evening, Hasan Zaheda played basketball with his son in the tiny courtyard of the basement-level apartment on Rome’s outskirts where the ...
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports $106 billion profit in 2024, down 12% on lower energy prices
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco reported a $106.25 billion profit in 2024 on Tuesday, down 12% from the prior year on lower energy prices. A filing on ...
James Harrison, whose blood plasma donations are credited with saving 2.4 million babies, dies at 88
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88, his family said Tuesday.
Takeaways from AP's report on Greenlanders resisting Trump's talk of acquiring their homeland
Trump’s comments about Greenland set off a political crisis in Denmark. The prime minister went on a tour of European ...