WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump gathered with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran and asserted that the Iranian side is “negotiating on fumes.” Trump confidence that a deal is near comes just days after he insisted that his administration and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a settlement.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea launched an unidentified projectile off its west coast Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, in what appeared to be the North’s latest weapons test this year.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin on Tuesday issued his second apology in two weeks as Starbucks’ local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980.
TORONTO (AP) – Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal, an official familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The official confirmed Canada will sign the agreement with Germany’s SEFE group, which stands for Securing Energy for Europe, from the proposed KSI Lisims export facility on the coast of British Columbia.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – SpaceX Starship launches are on hold pending an investigation into last week’s test flight.
TORONTO (AP) – Canada will buy early warning radar planes built by Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier over two American options, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday.
President Donald Trump is on a winning streak in Republican primaries, most recently endorsing Ken Paxton ahead of his Tuesday runoff victory over Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. But Trump’s tightening grip on his party could make it harder to win in the November midterms.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump gathered with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran and asserted that the Iranian side is “negotiating on fumes.” Trump confidence that a deal is near comes just days after he insisted that his administration and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a settlement.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel carried out a pair of airstrikes in Gaza City late Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 12, hospital officials said. The strike took place on the eve of Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday. In a joint statement, Israel Katz said the strikes had targeted the new leader of Hamas’ military wing.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. military contractors need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used heavily in the Iran war, according to an analysis released Wednesday, adding to concerns that American forces would have limited firepower in any future conflict with China.


































































































































