WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military said Thursday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.”
NEW YORK (AP) - A quiet finish for the U.S. stock market on Tuesday masked big swings. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% after flipping earlier between a gain of 0.5% and a loss of nearly 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 32 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1%. Paramount Skydance helped lead the market and rose 4.9%.
PANAMA CITY (AP) – Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday said he hoped an ongoing legal battle with a Hong Kong firm over operations of Panama Canal ports would “not escalate,” but that Panama’s government would remain firm in its ruling against the company.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’ s new prime minister was sworn in on Tuesday after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising and a vote billed as key to the nation’s future political landscape after years of intense rivalry and disputed polls.
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings said Wednesday its subsidiary has started arbitration proceedings against Panama, after that country’s Supreme Court ruled a concession for the subsidiary to operate Panama Canal ports was unconstitutional.
NEW YORK (AP) – The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president’s name on airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee – at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home. Applications are seeking exclusive rights to use the president’s name on airports and dozens of related things found there.
CARTAGO, Costa Rica (AP) – Preliminary and partial results put the Costa Rican president’s handpicked successor well ahead in a crowded field after Sunday’s election.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
CARTAGO, Costa Rica (AP) – Costa Rican voters choose Sunday between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist Rodrigo Chaves by electing his selected successor or giving a new chance to parties seeking to shed a self-serving, establishment image.
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