By SAMY MAGDY, JULIA FRANKEL and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the American military had begun a blockade of Iranian ports as part of his effort to force Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and accept a deal to end the war that has ...
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the stakes in his showdown with Iran after declaring the American military has blockaded all of the country's ports. Trump announced the move on Monday, a day after ceasefire talks with Iran in ...
By CHAN HO-HIM, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and ANTON L. DELGADO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China is poised to benefit from the Iran war as global energy disruptions accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels and toward clean technologies and renewable power, industries that China dominates, ...
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is in China again this week, his fourth trip in just over three years to the world's second-largest economy as Spain seeks to strengthen its political and commercial ties with Beijing. His visit ...
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Last year saw the highest level of deadly violence against Jews around the world in over three decades, with 20 people killed in antisemitic attacks, according to an annual study released by Tel Aviv University on Monday. The ...
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A former minister, a comedian and a political dynasty heiress are among the 35 candidates hoping to become Peru's ninth president in just 10 years. The election is taking place during a surge in violent crime ...
