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More than 50 countries have contacted White House to start trade talks, Trump adviser says
Douglas Gillison and Ted Hesson, Reuters | Updated April 6 - 4:16 p.m. | Save Story
More than 50 countries have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks, a top economic adviser to President Donald Trump said on Sunday.
Pope Francis makes surprise first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Posted April 6 - 8:01 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Francis made his first public appearance since being discharged from hospital two weeks ago after treatment for double pneumonia, entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in a wheelchair on Sunday.
US starts collecting Trump's new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
David Lawder and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted April 5 - 5:24 p.m. | Save Story
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump's unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.
TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs, sources say
Dawn Chmielewski, David Shepardson and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters | Updated April 5 - 7:47 a.m. | Save Story
A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement this week, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
British police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, sexual assault
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted April 4 - 8:32 p.m. | Save Story
British police have charged comedian Russell Brand with rape and sexual assault against four women.
Stocks slump again after China fires back in trade war with tariffs on US goods
Caroline Valetkevitch, Trevor Hunnicutt, Mei Mei Chu and Susan Heavey, Reuters | Updated April 4 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
Global stock markets plummeted further on Friday after China said it would strike back at U.S. President Donald Trump with additional tariffs of 34% on U.S. goods, escalating a trade war that has rattled investors and fed fears of a coming recession.
China hits back at US tariffs with export controls on key rare earths
Lewis Jackson, Amy Lv, Eric Onstad and Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | Posted April 4 - 2:04 p.m. | Save Story
China placed export restrictions on rare earth elements on Friday as part of its sweeping response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, squeezing supply to the West of minerals used to make weapons, electronics and a range of consumer goods.
South Korea's President Yoon ousted as court upholds impeachment
Joyce Lee, Ju-min Park, Cynthia Kim, Josh Smith, and Hyun Joo Jin, Reuters | Updated April 3 - 10:59 p.m. | Save Story
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted by the Constitutional Court on Friday, which upheld parliament's impeachment motion over his short-lived imposition of martial law last year that sparked the country's worst political crisis in decades.
Sen. John Curtis joins bipartisan group in attempt to introduce sanctions against Russia
Caitlin Keith, Deseret News | Posted April 3 - 10:32 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. John Curtis has joined a bipartisan group of 50 senators to introduce legislation that would levy sanctions against Russia and other countries supporting the aggression in Ukraine.
'You cannot annex another country', Danish PM tells US over Greenland
Reuters | Posted April 3 - 8:33 p.m. | Save Story
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called for increased Arctic defense collaboration with the United States during a visit to Greenland, firmly dismissing the U.S. desire to annex the territory.
Rubio: US is committed to NATO, but Europe must spend more on defense
Lili Bayer and Sabine Siebold, Reuters | Updated April 3 - 1:22 p.m. | Save Story
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance but expected them to spend far more on defense and would give them some time to do so.
US Senate passes bill aimed at stopping Trump tariffs on Canada
Richard Cowan, Reuters | Posted April 2 - 7:33 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation that would terminate new tariffs on Canada, just hours after President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of duties on foreign goods against countries spanning the globe.
Russia says it cannot accept US proposals on Ukraine 'in current form'
Andrew Osborn, Reuters | Updated April 1 - 2:18 p.m. | Save Story
Russia cannot accept U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine in their current form because they do not address problems Moscow regards as having caused the conflict, a senior Russian diplomat said, suggesting U.S.-Russia talks on the subject had stalled.
From paper fish to flying penguins, April Fools' Day is sure to bring plenty of practical jokes
Hallie Golden, Associated Press | Posted April 1 - 6:50 a.m. | Save Story
From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools' Day will be celebrated on Tuesday with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes, so make sure to triple check viral posts and don't leave your back open to any stray sticky notes.
Signs of life detected in quake-struck Bangkok skyscraper; death toll tops 2,000
Panu Wongcha-um and Shoon Naing, Reuters | Updated March 31 - 7:38 p.m. | Save Story
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2,000.
In Lithuania, 3 US soldiers found dead in an armored vehicle. 1 is still missing
Liudas Dapkus and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | Updated March 31 - 4:48 p.m. | Save Story
Three of the U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead in their armored vehicle that was pulled from a swampy area early Monday, according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command. Another soldier is still missing.
US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador
Ted Hesson and Susan Heavey, Reuters | Posted March 31 - 11:03 a.m. | Save Story
The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, sending 17 more people it says were foreign criminals, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
Will Dunham, Reuters | Updated March 30 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago..
