• UAE Being Discreet About Israeli Ties
  • Israel Kills Hamas' Military Wing Leader
  • Shark Fatally Mauls Australian Diver
  • Islamic State Group Leader Killed
  • Putin to Visit Chinese Leader Xi Jinping
Stock markets drop from records as oil prices rattle market

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records and joined a worldwide drop for stocks after higher oil prices sent a shiver through the bond market. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% Friday from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.5% from its own record.

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Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Trump made the comment in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier.

Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump returned from the spectacle of a Chinese state visit to a less than welcoming U.S. economy – with the military band and garden tour in Beijing giving way to pressure over how to fix America’s escalating inflation rate.

Berkshire Hathaway triples Alphabet stake and invests in Delta and Macy's

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Berkshire Hathaway more than tripled the size of its investment in Google’s parent company and bought over $2.6 billion worth of Delta Airlines stock as Greg Abel settled into the CEO job after taking over from Warren Buffett at the start of the year.

Trump says China agreed to buy 200 Boeing planes and signaled interest in 750

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will make its first major sale to China in nearly a decade with an order for 200 planes, President Donald Trump told reporters Friday as he flew back from his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Starbucks to lay off 300 US corporate workers and close regional offices

Starbucks said Friday it’s laying off 300 corporate employees and closing some U.S. offices as part of its ongoing turnaround. No coffeehouse employees are affected, the company said. The cuts will impact employees in support functions like marketing, human resources and supply chain management.

Israeli strike kills Hamas' military wing leader, an architect of Oct 7 attacks

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing who was one of the last surviving architects of the attacks that triggered the war in late 2023, the Israeli military said Saturday. Hamas confirmed the death.

As Netanyahu spotlights Israel's ties to the UAE, its rulers prefer to be discreet

JERUSALEM (AP) – The tight relationship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is typically managed discreetly. But this week, it was thrust into the open, illuminating tensions underlying the alliance as the Iran war embroils the entire region.

Islamic State group leader killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second-in-command of the Islamic State group globally and “thought he could hide in Africa.”

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.”