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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 ...
Pope Leo XIV is first pope from US in history of Catholic Church, AP Explains
Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, ...
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 ...
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 ...
As US and China begin trade talks in Geneva, Trump's tariff hammer looks less mighty than he claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting as he ...
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 ...
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 ...
You called me. No — you called ME. Before US-China meeting, nations each say the other wanted talks
Yet China quickly denied any talk towards a deal. When asked about such negotiations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo ...
US surpasses 1,000 measles cases as 11 states have active outbreaks
The U.S. surpassed 1,000 measles cases Friday, even as Texas posted one of its lowest counts of newly confirmed cases since its large outbreak began three months ago.