The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO, KANIS LEUNG and SIMINA MISTREANU, BEIJING (AP):- On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s..

Trump’s tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz

By MATTHEW LEE and FARNOUSH AMIRI, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump has considered himself an effective dealmaker above all else, but he appears to have hit a wall with Iran as his tough..

Congo reports sharp rise in Ebola cases as WHO worries about outbreak’s scale and speed

KINSHASA, Congo (AP):- The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where..

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

By MOLLY QUELL, ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP):- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that..

Drone strike sparks fire on the edge of the UAE’s nuclear power plant in latest blow to Iran truce

By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There..

Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and OPE ADETAYO, WASHINGTON (AP):- U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald..

Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties

By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and SIMINA MISTREANU, BEIJING (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he has not made a decision on whether to move forward with a major arms package..

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue was not handled..

Trump’s meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China, but major breakthroughs may be elusive

By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on pageantry and..

Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China’s Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

By AAMER MADHANI, WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK, BEIJING (AP):- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his hotly anticipated talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the Iran..

Trump and Xi appear intent on keeping deep differences over Iran war from overshadowing China summit

By AAMER MADHANI, BEIJING (AP):- President Donald Trump is set to leave on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping after weeks of trying, and failing, to persuade the Chinese..

Indigenous Amazon groups urge the UN to curb organized crime, not militarize territories

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP):- Indigenous organizations from across the Amazon and Latin America will send a letter Monday to the United Nations warning that organized crime — including illegal..

Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump rejects it as ‘unacceptable’

By JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President..

Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship begin flying

By IAIN SULLIVAN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM, TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP):- Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes..

US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

By ADAM SCHRECK, BEN FINLEY and MICHAEL BIESECKER, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces..