LONDON (AP) – The former head of Britain’s foreign service said Tuesday he was pressured by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office to rush through the confirmation of Peter Mandelson as British ambassador to Washington, and claimed Downing Street brushed aside security concerns about the choice.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – The French ambassador to South Africa said Tuesday that the country should be allowed to attend the Group of 20 summit this year in the United States despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to bar the it from the meeting.
LUANDA, Angola (AP) – Pope Leo XIV heads Tuesday to Equatorial Guinea for the final leg of his four-nation African journey, arriving in a country that presents perhaps the most diplomatically delicate challenge of this trip and his young papacy.
LONDON (AP) – Apple’s next CEO John Ternus is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but until now has maintained a low profile.
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to commit more than $100 billion to Amazon’s AWS cloud platform over the next 10 years to train and run its Claude chatbot.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump business behind Truth Social is replacing a former congressman and big supporter of the U.S. president as leader of the social media platform after a stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth.
ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he waits for a unified proposal from the Islamic Republic. The announcement came as last-minute ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran looked uncertain and a two-week truce was set to expire Wednesday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says “no final decision” on whether to attend ceasefire talks. Last-minute ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Iran look increasingly uncertain on Tuesdayas a two-week truce is set to expire. Iran hasn't yet decided whether to join the talks, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
ŠIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania (AP) – NATO intercepted Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets that flew over the Baltic Sea on Monday, a muscular display of air power on the alliance’s eastern flank away from the spotlight on the Middle East.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a video address released Sunday that Canada’s strong economic ties to the United States were once a strength but are now a weakness that must be corrected.
































































































































