Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades. The "reciprocal'' tariffs that he announced Thursday are likely to create chaos for global businesses and conflict with America's allies and adversaries alike.

Anger as workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) - Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees who have yet to qualify for civil service protections.

Isolated Indigenous man returns to Amazon tribe

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil's Amazon returned voluntarily to his people less than 24 hours later, Brazilian authorities said.

Another woman takes over a top job at the Vatican

ROME (AP) - Another woman is taking over a top management job in the Vatican: Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian nun, was named Saturday as president of the Vatican City State, making her essentially the governor of the 44-hectare (108-acre) territory in Rome that is home to the Catholic Church.

Hungary's 'electoral autocracy' has parallels to Trump's second term

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hours before President Donald Trump was sworn in to begin his second term, promising a "golden age" for America, the leader of a Central European country was describing the years ahead in strikingly similar terms.

British couple detained in Iran on security charges

LONDON (AP) - Relatives of a British couple who have been detained in Iran said Saturday that their situation was distressing and causing "significant concern,” and that the family was working hard on securing their safe return.

Hong Kong residents compete to name twin panda cubs

HONG KONG (AP) - Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory's first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old.

Defiant Canadians mark their flag's anniversary

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Canadians on Saturday marked the 60th anniversary of the inauguration of their flag with a defiant sense of patriotism that people said was prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs and suggestions that the country become the 51st U.S. state.