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Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk

By ADAM SCHRECK and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — sank after being attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near ...

Trump administration pledges $1.8 billion more for UN humanitarian aid

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday announced $1.8 billion in additional funding for U.N. humanitarian aid, saying the money will be earmarked for life-saving aid to victims of natural disasters, famine and "people who are truly ...

China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China's Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the American ...

What to know about Xi’s warning to Trump over the ‘Taiwan Question’

By KANIS LEUNG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China on Thursday stepped up its tough stance on Taiwan, an island democracy it deems its territory, warning the United States that Beijing and Washington will "have clashes and even conflicts" if the issue is not handled ...

Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones

RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian center-right Prime Minister Evika Silina announced her resignation on Thursday, after the Progressives Party, her left-leaning coalition partner, pulled support from the government and left her without a majority. Her resignation came after Latvia's Defense ...

UAE denies Netanyahu secretly visited the country during the Iran war

By NATALIE MELZER and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred. Netanyahu met with ...

Dominican opposition criticizes deal with US to take third-country deportees

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Opposition figures in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday criticized an agreement signed with the United States to have the Caribbean nation receive third-country deportees, saying it lacks transparency and ...

Jury deliberations begin in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial in New York

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors started deliberating Wednesday in Harvey Weinstein 's rape retrial, weighing an unresolved piece of a case that epitomized the #MeToo movement. The jury is tasked with deciding whether the former movie mogul raped hairstylist and ...