WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans in response to his trade war even as the president says he is still seeking a soybean deal with Beijing. But farmers are worried that time is quickly running out to reach a deal in time to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The trade group for U.S. book publishers is honoring a dissident Russian house for its battle against censorship and oppression. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was presenting its annual International Freedom to Publish Award to Freedom Letters and its founder, Georgy Urushadze, a onetime literary prize official…
ROME — Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be “pro-life.” What You Need To Know Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church Leo was…
WASHINGTON— Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. What You Need To Know The government shutdown has begun, and it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines public schools chief who’s been detained by immigration authorities resigned his position Tuesday while he challenges his looming deportation, his lawyer said. What You Need To Know The Des Moines public schools leader detained by immigration authorities has resigned his position while he challenges his potential deportation Attorney…
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane on a forecast track curving away from the U.S. East Coast early this week. The storm dumped rain and churned up seas near the Bahamas and Cuba and even briefly prompted a tropical storm watch on a stretch of Florida’s…
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane on a forecast track curving away from the U.S. East Coast early this week. The storm dumped rain and churned up seas near the Bahamas and Cuba and even briefly prompted a tropical storm watch on a stretch of Florida’s…
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Sunday freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with U.S. envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of an effort to normalize relations. What You Need To Know The Taliban have freed a U.S. citizen from an Afghan prison. That’s weeks after they announced…
The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…
UNITED NATIONS — Addressing the world’s leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for “dealing a grievous blow” to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. Hours before his speech, Iran’s rial currency fell to a…