Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were not injured in the incident near the strategic waterway that Iran has effectively closed during the war.

India's Modi meets Delcy Rodriguez as India expands Venezuela oil imports

NEW DELHI (AP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday as New Delhi seeks to deepen ties with the oil-rich South American nation following disruptions in global energy supplies.

Ukraine ready to share drone technology with Nordic and Baltic countries

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nordic and Baltic leaders who were in Estonia for a regional summit Tuesday, a visit that comes amid friction over Ukrainian drones straying into the region in recent months.

Israel's Arabic-language military spokesperson has gone viral

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – For over 2 1/2 years, hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza and Lebanon have lived in dread of Avichay Adraee’s next social media post.

China's President Xi returns home after closely watched trip to North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping returned home on Tuesday following a rare trip to North Korea that included a bilateral meeting and public appearances with leader Kim Jong Un underscoring a joint push to reestablish the alliance between their countries.

US home sales surge to fastest pace this year despite rising mortgage rates

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated last month to their fastest pace since December, a sharp turnaround in demand after a lackluster start to the spring homebuying season.

Pope Leo XIV gets caught up in Spain's culture wars over soccer and language

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Pope Leo XIV found himself in the midst of Spain’s two classic culture wars as he landed in Barcelona on Tuesday during his weeklong visit to the country.

32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AP) – Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced more than 32,000.

Vance demands Justice Department probe of Minnesota officials on 'war on fraud'

WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President JD Vance is pressing federal prosecutors to investigate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, amplifying concerns the White House will use a new Justice Department division to target political rivals.