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Trump touts US exceptionalism before veering into ‘red scare’ speech to usher in America 250
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said from […]
NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from US cutbacks on military equipment
BRUSSELS | NATO’s top commander told The Associated Press on Friday that European allies have filled most of the holes created by a U.S. decision to cut back military contributions in times of crisis. U.S. Gen. Alex Grynkewich urged Europeans to make more equipment available after the U.S. signaled on June 3 that it would […]
Grieving South Koreans seek comfort in AI videos of deceased loved ones
SEOUL, South Korea | When he wanted to give a gift to his father who sacrificed much to raise him as a single parent, Lee Geon Hui settled on an unusual idea: an AI-animated video message from his late grandfather, whom his father misses dearly. Lee wrote a message and hired the Seoul-based tech company […]
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Iran prepares for dayslong funeral for late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war
TEHRAN, Iran | Iran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with banners across Tehran urging the public to rise up in support of the Islamic Republic after the devastating war that killed the 86-year-old cleric. The country’s theocracy expects to see millions flood the streets of the […]
Crypto, real estate, watches: How Trump made over $1 billion last year
NEW YORK | The real estate mogul has become the billion-dollar crypto man. President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure report showed he took in about $1.2 billion last year from various crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that brought him fame and helped propel him to the nation’s top office. Whereas it took decades […]
Gaza faces uncertain future as Palestinians and Israelis mark 1,000 days of war
It’s the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. The fate of over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza, largely displaced and living amid ruins, remains […]
11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 9
BANGKOK | An 11-year-old boy crashed a pickup truck into a group of monks on a pilgrimage walk in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing nine, officials said. A total of 35 monks from Mukdahan province, about 600 kilometers (372 miles) northeast of the capital Bangkok, were on the pilgrimage. Five monks were killed at the […]
Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border
PHOENIX | For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire. Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and towers […]
A major Russian attack kills 20 in Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes disrupt Moscow’s oil sector
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 20 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people sheltered in […]