• Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week
  • Ukraine Hitting Oil Facilities Deep Inside Russia
  • Chilean Zoo Stages Easter Egg Hunt for Animals
  • US to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany
  • Chile's President Vows Tougher School Security
Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and Trump

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to reduce America’s commitment to European security.

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.

Pope Leo XIV encourages wealthy US Catholics to keep donating

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV on Saturday encouraged some of the wealthiest U.S. Catholics to keep on giving to support his charitable works, in an audience that confirmed how the election of the first U.S.-born pope has invigorated American Catholics and their donations.

Trump places 25% tariff on autos from the EU

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.

Apple beats out earnings estimates with continued iPhone momentum

Apple posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Thursday, but investors’ attention is also focused on the upcoming CEO change and the tech firm’s artificial intelligence strategy.

China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years came into effect Friday while its economic rival the United States seeks to impose new import taxes under President Donald Trump’s push for protectionism.

Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact

Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities, sending up plumes of smoke that can be seen from space and bringing toxic rain to tourist destinations on the Black Sea. The attacks are aimed at slashing Moscow’s oil exports, a key source of funding for its grinding invasion of Ukraine.

Troop withdrawal announcement adds to friction between Europe and Trump

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s defense minister on Saturday appeared to take in stride a Pentagon announcement that the United States plans to pull some 5,000 troops out of the country, President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to reduce America’s commitment to European security.

Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power

When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president’s mass deportation effort. Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn’t binding, and the administration continued denying detainees around the country a chance for release.