Canada's Carney says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with US

DUBLIN (AP) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and allign with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7 summit and saying middle power countries shouldn’t compete for favor with America.

NATO weighs options to defend Europe as the US plans for conflict elsewhere

BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO’s top military officer is weighing alternative plans to defend Europe should it come under attack from Russia, after the United States announced that it is cutting the number of aircraft and warships that it would provide in a security crisis.

Pentagon reviews are blocking wind farms, putting jobs at risk, lawsuit says

Renewable energy groups are suing the U.S. military because they say national security reviews for new wind farms on private land have been effectively frozen for months. The groups say this logjam jeopardizes $47 billion in investments and thousands of jobs in 21 states.

Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: 'I love the inflation'

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news.

Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war. The president said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”

UK defense secretary resigns, saying government not willing to spend enough on military

LONDON (AP) – U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down.

118 million people were displaced by conflict and persecution last year

The U.N. refugee agency said forced displacement of people due to conflict or persecution fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade. But the agency warned in its annual report Thursday that 118 million people who had to flee their homes or nations is still alarmingly high.

Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling

WASHINGTON (AP) – Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, a new AP-NORC polling analysis finds, particularly those without a college degree. The analysis shows his approval with that group fell to about one-quarter this spring.

India's viral Cockroach Party launches nationwide youth protests

NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party launched a nationwide protest campaign on Thursday with hundreds of students and young supporters gathering in the western city of Pune in the youth movement’s latest show of strength.