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AP PHOTOS: A look at Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the US
Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, ...
Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP
President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the U.S. will now refer to the ...
AP Analysis: Iran talks tough and launches missile all while seeking a new nuclear deal with the US
Iran likely has been trying to get messages to America despite last weekend’s planned talks in Rome being postponed. Iranian ...
The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks
The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases. Texas posted one of its lowest counts of newly confirmed cases since its ...
US to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused
The Trump administration will welcome more than two dozen white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week, an ...
US poets laureate criticize Trump’s firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Three recent U.S. poet laureates are condemning President Donald Trump's firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Rights groups sue to free Venezuelans deported from the US and held in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — International human rights organizations on Friday filed a lawsuit with the Inter-American ...
China’s exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global trade
China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President ...
You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks
Who called first? It’s the question that has put Beijing and Washington in a verbal sparring match even as the two countries ...
As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump’s tariff hammer looks less mighty than he hoped
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend ...
Iran and US to meet in Oman for more talks on Tehran’s advancing nuclear program
Iran and the United States will meet again this weekend for talks over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said ...