MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. “They were promised safety and the chance to rebuild their lives”.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – The toddler cries as an oxygen mask is fitted to his face, its green elastic band stretched across his sunken cheeks. When he was first hospitalized a month ago, the 2 ½-year-old was fighting for his life.
CAIRO (AP) – Standing on her balcony in the Iranian capital, Tehran, the teacher shouted out into the darkness, “Death to the dictator!” and “Death to the murderer, Khamenei!” on a recent night, joining the slogans coming from windows and rooftops around her relatively affluent neighborhood.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was found guilty of leading an insurrection on Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024, a ruling that marks a dramatic culmination of the country’s biggest political crisis in decades.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event, where he is expected to set his domestic and foreign policy agenda for the next five years and further entrench his family’s authoritarian rule.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries. But the gap in the trade of goods such machinery and aircraft – the main focus of Trump’s protectionist policies – hit a record last year despite sweeping import taxes.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Board of Peace met for the first time in Washington on Thursday, bringing together officials from nearly 50 countries. Twenty-seven of the countries have joined the board. The other participating countries – as well as the European Union – came as observers.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States has paid about $160 million of the nearly $4 billion it owes the United Nations, the U.N. said Thursday.
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