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By EMMA BURROWS and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its security, the first time since President Donald Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials are known to have met together to discuss an end to the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco

By WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least 62 active-duty Taiwanese military members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said, in the latest revelation of Chinese influence in the Taiwanese armed forces. Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province

By GRANT PECK and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for a two-day state visit that serves as an opportunity to further strengthen China’s already robust relations with its closest ally in Southeast Asia. The visit, Xi’s first since 2016, concludes a three-nation

By JOSH BOAK and COLLEN BARRY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find an agreement