• Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week
  • Kyiv Holds Funeral for 2 Young Sisters
  • Chilean Zoo Stages Easter Egg Hunt for Animals
  • NATO Jet Shoots Down Ukrainian Drone
  • Chile's President Vows Tougher School Security
President Trump: The Latest Updates

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals who believe they were targeted politically.

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.

Rubio heads to NATO FMs meeting as European angst grows

WASHINGTON (AP) – Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern while the world grapples with the fallout from the Iran war and rising energy prices.

Home Depot profit falls, but it tops expectations

Home Depot got a lift in the first quarter from professionals and also homeowners stocking up on spring supplies. Profit fell from its first quarter last year, but the national home improvement retailer beat Wall Street expectations.

The market powerful enough to sway stocks and Trump is rumbling again

NEW YORK (AP) – The bond market is usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, one where moves get measured in hundredths of a percentage point. But the warning signals it sends can be powerful enough to drag stock markets up and down and in the past have even convinced President Donald Trump and other world leaders to back off some of their most extreme actions.

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – After prevailing in its court fight with Elon Musk, OpenAI – the ChatGPT maker valued at $852 billion – remains on track for what could be one of the largest initial public offerings in history.

A NATO fighter jet shoots down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – A NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia on Tuesday, authorities said. It was the latest in a string of similar incidents in recent months, in which Ukrainian drones aimed at Russia have crossed or come down in NATO territory.

President Trump: The Latest Updates

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday wouldn’t rule out the possibility that violent rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be considered for payouts from a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate individuals who believe they were targeted politically.

Kyiv holds a funeral for 2 young sisters killed by a Russian missile strike

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in the heart of the Ukrainian capital is where Kyiv mourns its soldiers and its prominent dead, the casualties of a war Russia began more than four years ago. On Tuesday, it held two white coffins, side by side, bearing the bodies of two girls.

NEW DELHI (AP) – Iran ‘s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war with the U.S., saying Friday that Tehran would be open to diplomatic help, particularly from China, to help ease tensions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said contradictory messages have “made us reluctant about the real intentions of Americans.”