Rights summit in Zambia is canceled after Chinese pressure

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – The U.S.-based organizers of an international human rights conference said they canceled it days before it was due to open because China pressured the African host country to exclude Taiwanese activists.

US stocks rally to more records after oil prices ease

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after an easing of oil prices let Wall Street turn its focus back to the big profits that companies keep producing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%.

China has now dropped tariffs on imports from every African country except 1

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A China policy giving Africa’s biggest economies tariff-free access to its market for the next two years came into effect Friday while its economic rival the United States seeks to impose new import taxes under President Donald Trump’s push for protectionism.

Mark Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement

NEW YORK (AP) – Five publishing houses and author Scott Turow sued Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, alleging the company illegally used millions of copyrighted works to train its AI language system Llama. The class action lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan, accuses the tech giant of copyright infringement.

Rebels claim to capture a key military camp in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – Separatist rebels in Mali said Friday they captured a strategic military camp in the northern town of Tessalit after the withdrawal of the army and their Russian allies, as the militants launch their biggest round of attacks in over a decade.

UN resolution threatens Iran with sanctions if it doesn't allow freedom of navigation

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls,” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.

What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war

PARIS (AP) – Activists worldwide held May Day rallies and street protests Friday, calling for peace, higher wages and better working conditions as many workers grapple with rising energy costs and shrinking purchasing power tied to the Iran war.

Editorials from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post and others

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Mali holds funeral for key junta figure killed in militant assaults

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – The funeral was held on Thursday of Mali ‘s former defense minister Gen. Sadio Camara, a key architect of the military government’s security partnership with Russia.