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David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

LONDON (AP) – The BBC is hosting a party for David Attenborough at the Royal Albert Hall. Cinemas are playing his nature films. Friends have spent weeks lavishing praise on the man and his work. But the world’s most famous wildlife presenter is likely to be uncomfortable with all the attention as he celebrates his 100th birthday on Friday.

Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting environmental rules

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Thousands of people marched on Sunday in Santiago and other cities in Chile to mark World Water Day following the withdrawal of dozens of environmental decrees by arch-conservative President José Antonio Kast.

UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public

WASHINGTON (AP) – Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A blaringly bright object doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan.

Trump's tariffs hit Toyota profit, though its global sales grew

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota’s profit fell 19% in the last fiscal year from a year earlier, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs bit into earnings at Japan’s top automaker. Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 3.85 trillion yen ($25 billion) profit for the fiscal year ended in March, down from nearly 4.8 trillion yen the previous fiscal year.

Japan's Sony reports declining profit but expects a record for this year

TOKYO (AP) – Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Group Corp. reported a 3.4% drop in its annual profit but projected Friday a comeback to record profits for the current fiscal year.

US Employers Add Surprisingly Strong 115,000 jobs in April

WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

ROME (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged European allies Friday to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete action against Iran, even as he sought to repair strained ties with Italy and the Vatican during a two-day visit following tensions over the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

The Latest: US fires on 2 more Iran-flagged oil tankers trying to break blockade

U.S. Central Command said Friday that its forces have disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade on Iran’s ports – the latest strain on the war’s shaky ceasefire. Hours earlier, the U.S. said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military facilities.

Alarmed ASEAN leaders adopt crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war

CEBU, Philippines (AP) – Southeast Asian leaders adopted a contingency plan Friday to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to ensure a steady supply.