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Netanyahu's secret visit to UAE during the Iran war leads to breakthrough
Takeaways from Trump's trip to China: Taiwan, and flattery for Xi
UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged
UK faces weeks of uncertainty over prime minister's future
Emirates CEO says jet fuel costs 'well hedged' through 2029
U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Beijing on Friday with a private meeting at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s official residence before he departs for Washington.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – U.S. military leaders said a ceasefire remains in effect a day after Iran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The key American ally later said it came under Iranian drone and missile attack again on Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s future is uncertain as key Labour Party members prepare to challenge his leadership. Health Secretary Wes Streeting quit embattled Starmer’s Cabinet Thursday in what is expected to be a precursor to challenging his leadership. Streeting is the first Cabinet member to resign.
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials like clothing and furniture. But they’re still buying, thanks to more generous government tax refunds.
President Donald Trump is stopping offshore wind projects in the United States, just as the industry was poised to grow significantly. Offshore wind energy has the potential to deliver large amounts of clean energy along U.S. coastlines. Three offshore wind farms are open in the United States and three more have begun delivering power.
TOKYO (AP) – Honda racked up a 423.9 billion yen ($2.7 billion) loss Thursday, the first-ever full year loss for the Japanese automaker, acknowledging heavy costs for its electric-vehicle plans, stemming from President Donald Trump’s pro-U.S. policies.
BEIJING (AP) – For three days in China, President Donald Trump was unusually quiet, not speaking to reporters much and even mostly staying off social media. Then he got on his plane home and unloaded.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Australia identified a neo-Nazi network as the second organization being banned under its new law criminalizing hate groups and support for them. The group, formerly known as the National Socialist Network and sometimes called White Australia, said it would disband after the government in January passed the law allowing certain organizations to be banned.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived Friday in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks. The Gulfstream long-range business jet carrying them from the Netherlands landed at RAAF Base Pearce outside the Western Australia state capital, Perth.
WASHINGTON (AP) – During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage.
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