• Britain's Starmer Fights For His Job
  • The Latest: Starmer Fights for Political Survival
  • Russia Accuses Ukraine of Violating Truce
  • US Inflation Surges 3.8%
  • Evacuations Begin on Hantavirus Cruise Ship
What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran

BEIJING (AP) – As Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare for a highly anticipated summit, both China and the United States say their ties have been broadly stable in recent months – and they are planning on keeping it that way.

France's Macron kicks off Kenya visit for an Africa summit

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Kenya on Sunday ahead of the Africa Forward Summit, a gathering meant to showcase France’s new policy for the continent – a shift from a former colonial power seen as dominating to what Paris describes as a partnership of equals.

Putin hails Russia's test launch of world's most powerful missile

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia on Tuesday test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize the country’s nuclear forces, a launch hailed by President Vladimir Putin just days after his claim that the fighting in Ukraine is nearing an end.

US home sales flat in April as lackluster spring homebuying season

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year.

Google disrupts hackers using AI to exploit an unknown weakness

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war

BANGKOK (AP) – Asia’s first defenses against energy shocks from the Iran war are running short and a more consequential second wave of impacts is beginning to hit. When the war started, governments scrambled to adapt to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for energy flowing to Asia.

What to know about Trump-Xi summit with trade, Taiwan and Iran

BEIJING (AP) – As Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare for a highly anticipated summit, both China and the United States say their ties have been broadly stable in recent months – and they are planning on keeping it that way.

US Inflation surged 3.8% last month as Iran War pushes gasoline prices higher

WASHINGTON (AP) – US consumer prices climbed a sharp 3.8% last month as the 10-week war with Iran continues to push gasoline prices higher. The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years, and up from a 3.3% year-over-year gain in March.

The Latest: Starmer fights for political survival as calls for his resignation grow in UK

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week. Dozens of Labour lawmakers are calling on Starmer to resign, though several ministers publicly spoke of their support for Starmer as they left a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his job after devastating local election results for his Labour Party spurred dozens of lawmakers to call for his resignation. Starmer plans to use a speech on Monday to argue that he can change tack and revive his government’s fortunes. But his position is fragile as rivals weigh their options.