NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S stock market motored to more records as profits keep piling up for big businesses. The S&P 500 rallied 1%. The Dow Jones jumped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.9% to its own record. Alphabet led the way after reported profit for the start of 2026 that blew past analysts' expectations.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that they have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that the internal affairs ministry suggested was linked to human traffickers and cyberscam operations.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – A cargo vessel carrying cement and flying the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis was hijacked off Somalia’s coast, a local maritime security official said Monday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade. With no way to export the oil it is pumping, Iran may be forced to dramatically reduce or cease production.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Militants with the Islamic State group attacked a village overnight in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 29 people, authorities said Monday. It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

OMDURMAN, Sudan (AP) – For three years, Dr. Jamal Eltaeb made excruciating choices. Who should live and potentially die? Should he operate without the right medicines if it might save someone’s life? How would he find fuel to keep the hospital’s lights on?