Saturday May 17th, 2025 7:49AM

AP World News

Plane carrying Secretary of State Rubio to Europe turned around because of a mechanical issue
An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue
9:44PM ( 3 months ago )
A crackdown on substandard homes leaves low-income Hong Kongers wondering where to go
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their future in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets
8:27PM ( 3 months ago )
Hong Kong plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents
Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their future in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets
8:27PM ( 3 months ago )
Man from uncontacted Indigenous tribe emerges in Amazon, and villagers demonstrate a lighter
In a rare encounter, a young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon, according to the country’s Indigenous affairs agency and local witnesses
6:12PM ( 3 months ago )
Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”
5:03PM ( 3 months ago )
Russian crypto expert Alexander Vinnik returns to Moscow in Russia-US prisoner swap, reports say
Russian news agencies say that Alexander Vinnik, a Russian cryptocurrency expert who faced Bitcoin fraud charges in the United States, has returned to Russia after being freed in a swap that saw Moscow’s release of American Marc Fogel
4:11PM ( 3 months ago )
US hits international court's top prosecutor with sanctions after Trump's order
The U.S. has sanctioned the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor
3:49PM ( 3 months ago )
Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half
3:09PM ( 3 months ago )
Trump’s call with Putin ends U.S. efforts to isolate Russia
By saying Ukraine’s NATO membership is “impractical” and the return of Russian-occupied territories to Kyiv is “unrealistic,” the Trump administration is giving its blessing to key items on President Vladimir Putin’s wish list — even before a potential settlement of the conflict
1:51PM ( 3 months ago )
US aircraft carrier collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries reported
The Navy says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S
12:24PM ( 3 months ago )