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By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian voters weary of crime reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive no-holds-barred crimefighting record, by a wide margin Sunday, but his opponent vowed to seek a recount over what she described as “grotesque” electoral fraud. Figures released

BANGKOK (AP) — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in central Myanmar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake came as Myanmar is engaged in relief efforts following a massive 7.7 magnitude temblor that also hit the country’s central region on March 28. The epicenter of the

By AMY TAXIN Associated Press After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on the water longer while keeping the marine mammals safe. The state has been running a pilot program since

By SAM MAGDY and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The head of a U.S.-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa terminated most staff and curtailed TV programming Saturday, accusing the Trump administration and Elon Musk of having “irresponsibly and unlawfully”

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday. The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias launched an offensive on

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A woman hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died on Saturday, raising the death toll to 226, health officials said. The latest victim was a 41-year-old Costa Rican national, according to

By The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine’s top diplomats on Saturday used a high-level conference in Turkey to once again trade accusations of violating a tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause strikes on energy infrastructure, underscoring the challenges of negotiating an end to the 3-year-old war. The two foreign ministers spoke at separate events at the

By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I

By JOSH BOAK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are quick to say that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are horrible, awful, terrible. But Democrats are also stressing that they are not inherently anti-tariff. What Trump’s political opponents say they really dislike is the “chaos” he has unleashed. “Tariffs are an important tool

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday demanded that authorities restore “order and peace” in the Balkan country following months of anti-corruption protests that have shaken his firm grip on power. Vucic was addressing a large crowd of his supporters during a rally in downtown Belgrade

By AYAKA McGILL and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaking at Saturday’s opening ceremony for the Osaka expo, expressed his hope that the event will help restore global unity in a world plagued by conflicts and trade wars. “The world, having overcome the coronavirus pandemic, is now

BEIJING (AP) — High winds and the threat of sandstorms Saturday prompted Beijing to cancel hundreds of flights and close public parks, as massive gales felled hundreds of trees, crushing cars and damaging older homes across China’s capital. Beijing’s two massive international airports, Beijing Capital and Daxing, canceled 693 flights by 2:00 p.m. with warnings

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Iran’s state-run

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei on Friday announced that he would lift most of the country’s strict capital and currency controls next week, a high-stakes gamble made possible by a new loan from the International Monetary Fund. It marked a major step forward in the libertarian’s program

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A roof collapse at the legendary Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo has plunged the Dominican Republic into mourning. Authorities say the disaster early Tuesday killed 222 people and injured more than 200 others. Nearly two dozen people remain hospitalized, with several in critical

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Chanting patriotic songs, thousands of supporters of Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic gathered in downtown Belgrade on Friday, a day ahead of what authorities expect to be a huge rally in his support. Belgrade was on edge, with authorities preparing for large crowds and potential counterdemonstrations in different parts of Serbia.

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Bickering and chaos overshadowed a presidential debate in Poland on Friday evening as eight candidates met to discuss existential matters for this country on NATO’s eastern flank — including fears of Russia over its war in Ukraine and concerns about President Donald Trump’s commitment to Europe’s

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian agency said it is cutting its 2,600 staff who operate in more than 60 countries by 20% because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left it with a nearly $60 million shortfall. U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said in a letter

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs have stirred widespread anxiety about a severe economic downturn — and curiosity, for some, about how it might affect the world’s warming climate. Experts say a slowdown in international trade might have a brief and slight benefit in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which come

By The Associated Press President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in numerous ways Friday, from hearings in key cases on the government’s power to deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally. And on Thursday, immigration developments came on multiple fronts as federal

By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sought to position his country as a point of stability in an increasingly tumultuous world, saying Turkey was essential for European security and able to span geopolitical divisions over Ukraine, Syria and U.S tariffs that have sparked a global trade

By MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children’s agency said Friday, warning that existing funding gaps meant that hundreds of thousands were deprived of protection. Children make up between 35%

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa. (AP) — A crowd of protesters staged a demonstration against gender-based violence in the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday as part of a national outcry after an alleged rape of a 7-year-old girl. This is the latest protest sparked by allegations that the girl, referred

By DORANY PINEDA Associated Press BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Esteban Gast remembered a feeling of shame he had in high school while calculating how much carbon dioxide, the main driver of climate change, his daily activities created, known as a carbon footprint. “Have you ever driven a car or flown in an airplane?” were among

By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The commander of a U.S. Space Force base in Greenland has been fired after she sent a base-wide email breaking with official messaging following Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the Danish territory that President Donald Trump is seeking to annex. In a statement late Thursday, the

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Once again, some of the highest stakes in Middle East geopolitics will be discussed in this quiet coastal city without skyscrapers. Here in Muscat, the capital of Oman nestled against the sheer stone heights of the Hajar Mountains, Iran and the United States will meet for

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A subway tunnel under construction near Seoul collapsed on Friday, likely leaving two workers trapped at the site, officials said. The National Fire Agency said in a statement that authorities were mobilizing 55 rescue workers and 18 vehicles to rescue possible victims. The collapse happened at Gwangmyeong, a city just

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military said Friday it will fire air force reservists who signed an open letter that condemns the war in Gaza for mainly serving political interests while failing to bring home the hostages. In a statement to The Associated Press, an army official said there

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and SIBI ARASU Associated Press Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum fee of $100 for every ton of greenhouse gases emitted by ships above certain thresholds, in what is effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions. The International Maritime Organization estimates $11

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol left the presidential residence in Seoul on Friday for his private home, a week after the Constitutional Court removed him from office over his ill-fated imposition of martial law in December. In recent days, moving trucks were seen