• 200 Killed as Iranian Protests Grow
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  • Pope Leo Marks End of The Christmas Season
  • Drone Attack on Russia Kills 1 Person
  • Thousands of Tourists Stranded in Finland
Wall Street Rises to More Records

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose to more records following a mixed report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Friday and topped its prior all-time high set earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5% and set its own record, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.8%. Treasury yields were mixed following the jobs update.

Top Asia Pacific Breaking News: Morning Edition

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago. Voting expanded to additional townships including some areas affected by the civil war between the military government and its armed opponents. Critics say the polls organized by the military government are neither free nor fair.

Fed says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the Fed’s building renovations.

Fed says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the Fed’s building renovations.

Google teams up with Walmart to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

NEW YORK (AP) – Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.

Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

200 Killed as Iranian Protests Grow. Israel is Watching Closely

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Israel is “closely monitoring” the fallout from widespread Iranian protests, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to attack Iran could escalate the protests within the borders of the Islamic Republic into a regional war.

Drone Attack on Russia Kills 1 Person and Wounds 3

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday. A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Britain in Talks With NATO to Counter Russia and China in Arctic

LONDON (AP) – Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.

 

LONDON (AP) – Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.