Iranians flee capital for safety as Israeli airstrikes intensify
DUBAI -Thousands of residents of the Iranian capital Tehran are fleeing their homes and stockpiling essential supplies for fear that Israel’s airstrike campaign against longtime foe Iran will escalate in the coming days. The Israeli military has warned Iranian civilians…
Iran tells UN strikes on Israel are self-defense
UNITED NATIONS -Iran’s strikes on Israel are self-defense and are “proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure,” Iran’s U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Nations Security Council on Monday. He wrote in a letter…
Trump says must expand efforts to deport people illegally in US
President Donald Trump on Sunday said efforts to deport people who are illegally in the United States must be expanded, including from cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, which have seen protests since immigration raids were ramped…
Pakistan set to hold rates as Israel-Iran conflict overshadows growth push
KARACHI -Pakistan’s central bank is expected to hold its policy rate on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, as many analysts shifted their previous view of a cut in the wake of Israel’s military strike on Iran, citing inflation risks from…
Three people, including infant, killed in carnival shooting near Salt Lake City
Three people, including an eight-month-old infant, were shot and killed and two teenagers were wounded following an altercation between two groups at an annual carnival in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday night, police said. A 41-year-old…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs juror dismissed despite defense’s concern about race
NEW YORK -A Black juror was dismissed from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial on Monday, despite defense objections that the dismissal would reduce the racial diversity of the panel determining the hip-hop mogul’s fate. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian…
Macron and Trump discuss tariffs, Middle East, Ukraine
KANANASKIS, Alberta -French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at length with U.S. President Trump on tariffs and the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, a French presidential official said on Monday. The official did not give further details on the…
Investors choose safe havens, oil over equities as Middle East erupts
NEW YORK/LONDON -U.S. investors on Friday sought refuge in safe-haven assets like the dollar and gold, as oil prices surged after Iran retaliated against Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against the major crude producer. Iran launched airstrikes at Israel hours after…
Virginia governor’s race a test of Trump’s grip on competitive state
WASHINGTON -Virginia’s governor election this year is a popularity test for Republican President Donald Trump and his policies, presenting an opportunity for Democrats to claw back some power after the party’s recent election rout. The southern state holds a primary…
US Export-Import Bank considers $120 million loan for Greenland rare earths project
Critical Metals Corp has received a letter of interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for a loan worth up to $120 million to fund the company’s Tanbreez rare earths mine in Greenland, in what would be the Trump administration’s…
Four killed, four missing after flash flooding in Western Virginia
WASHINGTON -Four people have been killed and four more are missing after flash flooding in Western Virginia, the state’s governor said on Sunday. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey told reporters that about 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in…
China May bank loans rise less than expected as trade jitters weigh
BEIJING -New bank lending in China rose less than expected in May after hitting a nine-month low in April, as companies and consumers remained cautious about taking on more debt despite interest rate cuts and a trade truce between Beijing…
Trump says he hopes Israel and Iran can strike deal
WASHINGTON -President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes Israel and Iran can broker a deal but said sometimes countries have to fight it out first. Talking to reporters as he left for the G7 summit in Canada, Trump…
As the Israel-Iran battle escalates, it will be high on agenda as world leaders meet
TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON -Israel and Iran kept up their attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concern among world leaders meeting in Canada this week that the biggest battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict….
Police hunt for gunman who shot Minnesota lawmakers while posing as officer
MINNEAPOLIS-Police were conducting a massive manhunt in Minnesota on Sunday for the gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker while posing as a police officer, a crime that Governor Tim Walz characterized as a “politically motivated assassination.” The suspect, whom…
Oil prices rise as Israel-Iran conflict heightens fears of supply disruptions
TOKYO -Oil prices jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional conflict and widely disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Brent…
Japan’s Ishiba heads to G7 to press Trump to drop auto tariffs
TOKYO -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to Canada on Sunday for trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to persuade him to drop trade tariffs that have imperilled Japan’s auto companies and threaten to undermine his fragile government….
Vietnam says US trade talks made progress but key issues are unresolved
HANOI -Vietnam and the United States made progress during a third round of trade negotiations last week, but critical issues remain unresolved, requiring further analysis and continued dialogue, Vietnam’s trade ministry said on Sunday. The talks, in Washington, D.C. from…
Investors on edge over Israel-Iran conflict, anti-Trump protests
NEW YORK -Dual risks kept investors on edge ahead of markets reopening late on Sunday, from heightened prospects of a broad Middle East war to U.S.-wide protests against U.S. President Donald Trump that threatened more domestic chaos. Israel launched a…
Israeli military kills 41 people in Gaza, medics say
CAIRO -Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 41 Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday, local health authorities said, five of them near two aid sites operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Medics at Al-Awda Hospital in the central…
US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved
BEIJING/SINGAPORE -The renewed U.S.-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict that threatens a more comprehensive deal, two people briefed on detailed outcomes of the talks told…
Trump administration gutted program aimed at preventing targeted violence
WASHINGTON -The Trump administration gutted a program that aims to prevent targeted violence as part of its effort to downsize the federal government, a move that could come under fresh scrutiny after the deadly shooting of state lawmakers in Minnesota…
World entering new era as nuclear powers build up arsenals, SIPRI think tank says
STOCKHOLM -The world’s nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, creating a new era of threat that has brought an end to decades of reductions in stockpiles since the Cold War, a…
UK’s National Crime Agency asked to investigate grooming gang cases
LONDON -The British government said on Sunday it would ask the policing agency that investigates serious and organised crime to help track down more people suspected of being involved in grooming gangs that sexually abused thousands of girls. The scandal,…
Canada, UK agree to establish trade working group, expand defense collaboration
OTTAWA -Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on Sunday to set up a trade working group which will submit its recommendations to the prime ministers of the respective countries within the next six months, a joint statement by the two…
Iraq urges US to prevent Israeli aircraft from using Iraqi airspace to strike Iran
Iraq on Saturday called on the United States to prevent Israeli aircraft from breaching Iraqi airspace to carry out attacks against Iran, citing bilateral agreements and international law. “The Iraqi government urges the United States to uphold its responsibilities under…
Iran rejects ceasefire negotiations while under Israeli attack
DUBAI -Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks…
Estee Lauder Chairman Emeritus Leonard Lauder dies at 92
Estee Lauder said on Sunday that its chairman emeritus, Leonard Lauder, died on Satuday at the age of 92. Lauder joined the company in 1958 and played a key role in transforming the business from a handful of products sold…
Russia hands over 1,200 war dead bodies to Ukraine
MOSCOW/KYIV -Ukraine has received the bodies of another 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with Russia, as part of agreements to exchange both prisoners of war and the dead, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday. In several exchanges so far…
Trump says Iran and Israel will have peace ‘soon’
WASHINGTON -Iran and Israel will have peace “soon”, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Sunday, adding that there were many unspecified meetings happening and that the two countries should make a deal. Israel and Iran…