• Venezuela Approve Bill to Lure Foreign Investors
  • Trump Threatens Strait of Hormuz Blockade
  • Argentina Eases Protections for Glaciers
  • Hungary's Viktor Orbán Concedes Defeat
  • Peruvians Choose President in Sunday's Election
NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights

HOUSTON (AP) – Never-before-glimpsed views of the moon’s far side. Check. Total solar eclipse gracing the lunar scene. Check. New distance record for humanity. Check.

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez promises May wage increase

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday asked public and private sector workers, whose wages have long not allowed them to afford basic necessities, for patience as her government works to improve the country’s economy.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating Easter ceasefire

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s 4-year-long war against its neighbor.

US and world economies less vulnerable to oil shocks

WASHINGTON (AP) – The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation – the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth.

'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' rockets to $629 million worldwide

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” enjoyed otherworldly success at the box office in its second weekend in theaters. The Universal and Illumination sequel added $69 million from 4,284 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.

China to resume some ties with Taiwan after visit by opposition leader

BANGKOK (AP) – China said Sunday it would resume some ties it had suspended with Taiwan such as direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products following a visit by the Beijing-friendly opposition leader of the self-ruled island.

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of violating Easter ceasefire

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s 4-year-long war against its neighbor.

Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end

ISLAMABAD (AP) – President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight.

US and world economies less vulnerable to oil shocks

WASHINGTON (AP) – The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s. Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to stagflation – the toxic mix of higher prices and slower growth.

DEBRECEN, Hungary (AP) – The leaders of Hungary’s two biggest parties held their final election rallies on Saturday to close a turbulent campaign that will reach its apex in Sunday’s election. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing the biggest political test of his career.