US shoots Iranian drone as Iran’s president seeks ‘fair and equitable negotiations’

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iran’s president said Tuesday he instructed the country’s foreign minister to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United..

Trump plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18% after India agreed to stop buying Russian oil

By JOSH BOAK, AAMER MADHANI and RAJESH ROY, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister..

Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iran’s supreme leader warned Sunday that any attack by the United States would spark a “regional war” in the Mideast, further escalating..

Venezuela’s acting president signs oil industry overhaul, easing state control to lure investors

By REGINA GARCIA CANO, CARACAS, Venezuela (AP):- Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday signed a law that opens the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a..

A timeline of how the protests in Iran unfolded and the crackdown that followed

By DAVID RISING and JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the..

Middle East worries over possible US strike on Iran one month after protests began

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the..

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

By DÁNICA COTO, HAVANA (AP):- It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby,..

Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal

By JOSH BOAK and HYUNG-JIN KIM, WASHINGTON (AP):- President Donald Trump said Monday he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve..

Ferry with more than 350 people sinks in the southern Philippines leaving at least 15 dead

By JIM GOMEZ, MANILA, Philippines (AP):- A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank during the night early Monday near an island in the southern Philippines and rescuers have saved at least..

Scale of Iran’s nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out

By JON GAMBRELL, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP):- The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming into focus, despite authorities cutting off..

A Myanmar military airstrike on a village sheltering displaced people killed 21, rebels say

BANGKOK (AP):- A military airstrike this week on a village in Myanmar sheltering displaced people from the northern township of Bhamo, where a final round of the country’s three-phase..

Denmark and Greenland say sovereignty is not negotiable after Trump’s about-turn on tariffs

By GEIR MOULSON, EMMA BURROWS and JAMES BROOKS, COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP):- Denmark’s prime minister insisted that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty and Greenland’s leader said..

Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison

By MARI YAMAGUCHI, TOKYO (AP):- A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed..

Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances

By JAMEY KEATEN, EMMA BURROWS and WILL WEISSERT, DAVOS, Switzerland (AP):- President Donald Trump ’s pledges to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of..

North Korea’s Kim dismisses vice premier over factory project

By HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL, South Korea (AP):- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed a vice premier in charge of the country’s machine-building industry, state media reported Tuesday, in an..

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