Beijing calculates next steps in Iran ceasefire ahead of Trump's trip

WASHINGTON (AP) – With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is calculating its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East.

Trump's tenuous Iran exit plan isn't healing Republican rifts

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s search for an off-ramp from the war with Iran is getting bumpy inside his Republican Party. In the decade since Trump’s “America First” movement rose to power by rejecting military intervention, his coalition has rarely been tested the way it is now.

Trump's threat to end a civilization in Iran still echoes

CAIRO (AP) – Iranians have welcomed a fragile ceasefire deal after weeks of Israeli and American bombardment, but many fear the war is far from over. For some, there is also a sense of whiplash, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out their civilization hours before he reversed course and agreed to an uneasy truce.

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

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North Korea and China agree to deepen cooperation

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The foreign ministers of North Korea and China agreed to further deepen cooperation and exchanges between their countries and had an “in-depth exchange” on international issues, the countries’ state media outlets reported Friday.

Former Russian deputy defense minister sentenced to 19 years for corruption

MOSCOW (AP) – Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Pavel Popov was sentenced to 19 years in prison for corruption by a military court in Moscow, Russian state media said Friday.

Trump admits glaring error in New York health fraud accusations

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign to tackle waste, mostly in Democratic-led states.

China's car exports surge as expectations grow for EV pivot

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports of passenger cars accelerated in March, an industry association said Friday, as Chinese automakers stepped up their push to grow overseas markets.

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become 'sitting ducks' in measles outbreaks

LANDRUM, South Carolina (AP) – With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly contagious virus started factoring into their grocery run. “We go to the Costco that was kind of a hotbed,” said John Otwell.