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.

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.

Editorials from The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and others

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

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.

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.

Bulgaria's new government to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) – Bulgaria will not send any more weapons to Ukraine, the Balkan country’s Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Tuesday. “We have already made it clear that the war in Ukraine will not be resolved on the battlefield,” Stoyanov told reporters in Sofia.

A banned group's call for a strike halts business and transport across Pakistan-administered Kashmir

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Shops and businesses shut down, and public transport halted across Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday after a call for a strike by a recently banned group, known for violent protests.

Christians in Lebanese city Tyre call for quick international action

SIDON, Lebanon (AP) – Christian religious leaders from Lebanon’s southern port city of Tyre called on the international community and Lebanese officials on Tuesday to act quickly to prevent Israel from attacking the Christian district of the city, as airstrikes on nearby neighborhoods killed eight people and wounded dozens of others.