Iran Revolutionary Guard closes Strait of Hormuz again and fires on ships trying to pass
CAIRO (AP) — The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its…
Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies in France
VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France (AP) — Group of Seven foreign ministers met on Friday in France to discuss the Russia-Ukraine…
Social Security’s internal watchdog investigates whistleblower complaint
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint into what it describes…
Carney says Canada has no plans to pursue free trade agreement with China as Trump threatens tariffs
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Sunday his country has no intention of pursuing a…
European leaders learn to say ‘no’ to Donald Trump
LONDON (AP) — No more fawning praise. No more polite workarounds and old-style diplomacy. And no one is…
Canadian Ambassador to the US Kirsten Hillman resigning next year
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. for the last six years said Tuesday she’s resigning next…
Long-wrought WTO global agreement aimed at reducing overfishing takes effect
GENEVA — A World Trade Organization agreement aimed at reducing overfishing took effect Monday, requiring countries to reduce…
Red Sea cables are cut, disrupting internet in Asia and the Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts…
Brazil’s soybean moratorium pause raises deforestation concerns
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning…
Nations deadlocked over plastic production limits in global treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday,…
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at…
Artist drowns sculpture in plastic waste in front of the UN during plastic pollution treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — As nations began a second week of negotiations Monday for a global accord to end…