President Donald Trump has posted on his social media site that a meeting between the U_S_ and Chinese officials went well and that a deal was reached regarding “a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save.”.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have vowed to eliminate Hamas and release all hostages for peace in Gaza.

U.S. presidents and first ladies have had their share of awkward moments with the British royal family over the years.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned as dangerous comments by Elon Musk, who told an anti-immigration rally in London that violence is coming to Britain and urged people to fight back.

The Spanish Vuelta has defended its decision to keep an Israel-based team in the race despite pro-Palestinian protests.

Qatar is preparing to host a summit over Israel's attack on Hamas, hoping Arab and Islamic nations will find a way to restrain Israel as its war on Hamas continues.

One of Australia's largest banks has agreed to pay a record $160 million in penalties for corporate misconduct.

A Turkish court is expected to rule on whether to annul an internal leadership election of the country’s main opposition party over alleged irregularities.

On the night track turned to Jamaica once again to find the World’s Fastest Man, the greatest Jamaican sprinter was in a sky box in the stadium — his presence literally hovering over a sport that hasn’t been the same since he left.

The trial has begun of the only person ever charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland.

Windsor Castle staff are busy preparing for a grand event.

Wall Street inched a tad higher as markets look ahead to what most expect will be an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this week.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are set to integrate their defense forces under a new security pact, aiming to curb China's security influence in the region.

The United States, South Korea and Japan have begun an air and naval exercise off a South Korean island in their latest joint drill condemned by North Korea as a “reckless show of strength.”.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his agent have moved to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of causing a real estate investor and broker to be fired from a $240 million luxury housing development in Hawaii.

Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas is worried that Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine could lead to World War III.

The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up is celebrating his 70th birthday with gospel music and a balloon release outside his boyhood home.

President Lula da Silva has called a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports to the U_S_ “political” and “illogical.”.

Mario, a storm system swirling off Mexico's Pacific coast, has once again become a tropical storm.

Chloé Zhao’s drama “Hamnet” has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

The World Health Organization says vaccination has begun for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health workers in southern Kasai province.

Qatar's prime minister has denounced Israel as Arab and Muslim foreign ministers are meeting to discuss a unified response to Israel's attack on Doha.

Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died.

Pope Leo XIV has marveled at the “huge learning curve” he has taken on as pontiff and likened some aspects of the job to jumping “in on the deep end of the pool very quickly.”.

Officials say Ukrainian drones have struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries and sparked a fire.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Israel as it intensifies attacks on northern Gaza.

Malawi is to hold a presidential election this week as the impoverished African nation grapples with an economic crisis and food and fuel shortages.

Residents of Santiago de Compostela are struggling with overtourism.

China has launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector ahead of trade talks in Spain.

Thousands of students who planned to attend U.S. universities this fall are among those impacted by President Donald Trump's travel ban on 19 countries.

A federal judge is ordering the Trump administration to detail how it's trying to stop Ghana from deporting migrants to other countries in Africa in defiance of U.S. court orders.

Venezuela's foreign minister says a U.S. warship illegally boarded a Venezuelan fishing boat in Venezuelan waters.

A federal judge is temporarily keeping measures in place to prevent the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children in government custody.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will be seeking answers from Israeli officials about how they see the way forward in Gaza following Israel's attack on Hamas operatives in Qatar that has upended efforts to broker an end to the conflict.

Anti-government protesters in Serbia and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucic have held parallel rallies throughout the country.

Palestinian Oscar-winning director Basel Adra has told The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers have conducted a raid at his home in the occupied West Bank.

Authorities say Polish and allied aircraft were deployed in a “preventive” operation in Poland’s airspace because of a threat of drone strikes in neighboring areas of Ukraine.

The Taliban says that they've reached agreement with U.S. envoys on an exchange of prisoners as part of an effort to normalize relations between the United States and Afghanistan.

A massive march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in London has grown violent as a small group of his supporters clashed with police.

President Donald Trump says he believes the Russian-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.

Nepalese authorities have lifted the curfew in the country’s capital and surrounding areas as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation’s first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that left at least 51 people dead.

A University of Pennsylvania researcher is leading an effort to connect photos taken of the Yazidi population in northern Iraq in the 1930s with descendants who lost much of their history in the 2014 Islamic State attacks.

The Pakistani military says security forces have raided three hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban near the Afghan border in the past two days.

Dozens of relatives of former Dutch prisoners of war who suffered abuse and starvation during their captivity in one of Japan’s largest World War II prison camps have visited the site where their loved ones were held in Nagasaki to pay tribute to their memory.

Israel has intensified airstrikes in Gaza City, killing at least 32 people, including 12 children, according to medical staff.

Rosana Prieto and her village in northwestern Spain have used a major cycling race to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza.

Ghana's fantasy coffins are unique creations that embody the essence of a person's life.

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into submission.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.

World Athletics portrayed gender testing as a common-sense way to protect the female category in track and field.

A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration can end legal protections for around 430,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019.

Google's DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says the most valuable human skill for the future will be “learning how to learn” as artificial intelligence transforms education, careers and daily life.

Authorities in Costa Rica raided for the second time a hotel where the youngest son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner died during a family vacation in March.

A lawsuit says some West Africans who were deported to Ghana were held in “straitjackets” for 16 hours on a U.S. military plane on which all passengers were shackled and given only bread and water.

The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

As Israeli strikes in far-off Qatar and Yemen sparked regional tensions this week, violence surged in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to update its immigration services website to reflect 600,000 Venezuelans with temporary protected status are legally allowed to live and work in the United States.

Dozens of angry European lawmakers bang their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk.

Nepal’s president has appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister.

Israel’s deadly airstrikes this week targeting Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have damaged residential areas in the country’s capital of Sanaa, leaving many houses in ruins and residents unable to afford repairs on their own.

The World Health Organization said limited access and scarce funds are a challenge in its response to the Ebola outbreak in southern Congo.

The Netherlands has joined several countries urging the Eurovision Song Contest to exclude Israel due to its actions in Gaza.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Qatar’s prime minister Friday before he visits Israel this weekend.

President Donald Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.

The United Arab Emirates has summoned Israel's envoy to condemn Israel's attack on Hamas leadership in Qatar.

In the years since Russia invaded Ukraine, NATO has focused on defending its own territory first and resisted lower-level harassment from Russia, like acts of sabotage and intimidation.

NATO says it's bulking up its defensive posture on its eastern flank bordering Belarus, Russia and Ukraine with new equipment.

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama says his new Cabinet will include an artificial intelligence “minister” in charge of fighting corruption.

The late Italian designer Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell a 15% stake in his fashion empire.

Dozens of Ukrainians and their supporters have demonstrated outside the Royal Opera House in London against a performance by Russian soprano Anna Netrebko.

Russia and Belarus have launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West.

Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Ukraine on Friday for a surprise visit in support of wounded service members.

A plane carrying more than 300 South Korean workers released after days of detention in Georgia has landed in South Korea.

Wall Street coasted to the finish of its best week in the last five.

As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers are saying no. There are no official figures, but newly formed groups are broadcasting their refusal to serve despite the risk of imprisonment.

A school in Santiago, Chile, has launched a program that blocks smartphones, helping teens reconnect with the real world.

Australia has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia.

The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore.

President Donald Trump’s efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing by attracting foreign investment are clashing with his immigration crackdown.

A European Union court has ruled that nuclear energy and natural gas can be considered environmentally sustainable investments.

Julian Fellowes has been saying goodbye to “Downton Abbey” for nearly as long as it has existed.

Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week.

A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices has sentenced former president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison after convicting him of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat.

A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them.

For more than three years, Ukraine has been battling Russian attack drones.

Saudi Arabia says it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude to help the country rebuild its economy and infrastructure after a nearly 14-year civil war.

A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid on a battery factory in Georgia last week has left Atlanta bound for South Korea.

A United Nations employee has been released from detention by Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital.

Belarus has freed 52 political prisoners as part of a deal brokered by the United States.

The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged with inflation back under control and the economy iTrump’s tariff onslaught better than expected.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has fired the U.

Grieving families of protesters killed by police in Nepal are expressing anger at authorities for not addressing their concerns.

European leaders have expressed alarm over growing Russian hostility threatening their countries as Moscow’s forces pursue their invasion of Ukraine, concerns exacerbated after multiple Russian drones struck Polish soil.

Wall Street rolled to more records after mixed data on the economy cemented expectations for coming cuts to interest rates.

In the 16 years since Usain Bolt posted his world records in the 100 and 200 meters, nobody has really come close to toppling them.

Qatar’s prime minister has accused Israel of not caring about the hostages in the Gaza Strip with its attack on Hamas leaders in Doha.

Sister Vassa Larin is an American nun who is best known for teaching about the Eastern Orthodox faith to thousands of viewers on YouTube.

A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass, killing at least eight people and injuring 90 others, many of them seriously.