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By ERANGA JAYAWARDENA and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press MANKULAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thavarathnam Pushparani fought on the front lines for the now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebels against the Sri Lankan forces in its decadeslong separatist war and later took to clearing the land mines on the same battle lines. But the Trump administration’s suspension of

By The Associated Press Asian shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through financial markets at a level of shock unseen since the COVID-19 pummeled world markets in 2020. Trump announced a minimum tariff of 10% on global imports, with the tax rate running much higher on products from certain

By JIANG JUNZHE Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — World shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through Wall Street at a level of shock unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled world markets in 2020. Everything from crude oil to Big Tech stocks to the value of the U.S. dollar

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press SHIPLEY, England (AP) — Sitting around a wrestling ring, churchgoers roared as local hero Billy O’Keeffe body-slammed a fighter named Disciple. Beneath stained-glass windows, they whooped and cheered as burly, tattooed wresters tumbled into the aisle during a six-man tag-team battle. This is Wrestling Church, which brings blood, sweat and

By FU TING Associated Press COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A group of Chinese people decided they wanted the nation’s biggest movie to be big in the United States, literally. So they made it really big. And therein lies a story. On a recent Saturday afternoon, more than 100 people gathered at an IMAX screening room

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South Korea’s presidency only a year after he entered politics. But his downfall was even faster: The Constitutional Court removed him from office on Friday, about four months after he made a deeply

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean Constitutional Court’s decision to formally unseat President Yoon Suk Yeol is another test for the country’s democracy after the conservative-liberal divide deepened over his imposition of martial law and subsequent impeachment. The court’s ruling Friday triggers a by-election for

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Constitutional Court unanimously removed Yoon Suk Yeol from office Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up a new election, four months after he threw the nation into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law. The verdict capped a

By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Trump administration official said Thursday the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal the Congolese president has said could help make his country safer. U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Africa, Massad

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it’s going very well.” “The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom,” he said when asked about

By WAFAA SHURAFA and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including 27 or more sheltering at a school, according to Palestinian medical authorities, in a stepped-up offensive that Israel’s military said is intended to pressure Hamas and

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ parliament on Thursday approved legislation allowing women to volunteer for military service in a move officials said eliminates any gender bias over who can serve in the ethnically divided island’s National Guard. The measure passed after 32 lawmakers voted in favor, with 15 abstaining in the 56-seat legislature. Cyprus President

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands marched through Slovakia’s capital on Thursday before a planned rally in front of parliament to condemn draft legislation that critics consider detrimental for many nongovernmental organizations. The bill, which is being debated by lawmakers, was approved by the coalition government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has frequently attacked

By MARÍA VERZA and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico celebrated Thursday having dodged the latest round of tariffs from the White House taking aim at dozens of U.S. trading partners around the world, but was also quickly reminded that in a global economy the effects of uncertainty can’t be entirely avoided.

By MALEK KHATTAB and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press NAWA, Syria (AP) — Israeli strikes in Syria reportedly killed at least nine people in the southwest of the country on Thursday, as Israel accused Turkey of trying to build a “protectorate” in Syria. Syrian state news agency SANA said that those who died in the strikes

By HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Abbey Road’s Studio One, even a lick of paint could ruin everything. Famous for hosting Adele, Harry Styles and U2, it’s where the scores of “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter” and “Wicked” were recorded, as well as the soundtracks of blockbuster games like “Call of Duty,” “Halo”

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Temporary ceasefires announced by warring groups in Myanmar in the wake of last week’s devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake represent a rare de-escalation of a conflict that since 2021 has taken thousands of lives and uprooted more than 3 million people. Experts suggest that if the ceasefires —

Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police detained 11 people on Thursday for supporting a shopping boycott as part of protests against the imprisonment of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival, state-run media reported. The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants for 16 suspects in an investigation into “hatred and discrimination” and “inciting

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s capital despite an arrest warrant from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government on Thursday survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence brought by a pro-Russia political party over what it called a failure in the nation’s foreign policy. The motion by the Vazrazhdane party, backed by two small nationalist groups, criticized the government’s pro-Western stance, its support for Ukraine and the ongoing

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from the earthquake that hit Myanmar nearly a week ago rose Thursday to 3,145 as search and rescue teams found more bodies, the military-led government said, and humanitarian aid groups scrambled to provide survivors medical care and shelter. Information Minister Maung Maung Ohn also

By MATTHEW LEE and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration’s new envoy to NATO are seeking to reassure wary members of the U.S. commitment to the alliance. Rubio on Thursday decried “hysteria and hyperbole” in the media about U.S. President Donald Trump’s intentions, despite

By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s political and religious leaders joined thousands of people on Thursday to bid farewell to four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in the Baltic nation. President Gitanas Nausėda and other dignitaries were among those who stood in respect as hearses carried the bodies

By ELLA JOYNER Associated Press The conviction of one of the most powerful figures of the European far right for embezzling EU Parliament funds has sent shockwaves around the continent and beyond. But Marine Le Pen’s case is just one example of transparency problems that have plagued the legislature. From Budapest to Washington, Le Pen’s

By ELENA BECATOROS and ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two boats carrying migrants sank in the early hours of Thursday in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkey and a nearby Greek island, leaving at least 16 people dead, one missing and more than 40 survivors, Greek and Turkish officials said. At

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel. The affair has gripped Israelis

By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA, DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Jacques Asperges once relished returning home after a long day working at a radio station in one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. He had a roof and four walls for protection, but gang violence forced him and his

By The Associated Press The new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. Trump presented the import taxes, which he calls “reciprocal tariffs” and range from 10% to 49%, in the simplest terms: the

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The Lower House of India’s parliament early Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments. The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — United States President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on American imports shocked governments and investors around the world, swiftly spurring both threats of retaliation and calls for negotiation as industries scrambled and global stocks tumbled. China accused the U.S. of “bullying” and