Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States ends its naval blockade on Iranian ports. Iran wants the U.S. to lift blockade, pay compensation for months of war damage, lift economic sanctions and release Iran’s frozen assets. The closureContinue Reading
President Masoud Pezeshkian described a nearly seven-hour meeting with Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, saying they discussed Iran’s economy and U.S. sanctions amid apparent tensions among the Islamic Republic’s leaders. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Almost two weeks after a magnitude 7.1 quake hit Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, aid has been delivered and volunteers have gathered to help from other parts of the country.Continue Reading
“The disrespect for the Jaguars continues.” Listen to more analysis on “AP’s On Football with Rob Maaddi” as he goes “Inside the Huddle” with Eagles star RB Saquon Barkley and ESPN’s Field Yates in “Fantasy Focus.” #JacksonvilleJaguars #Jaguars #Football #NFLContinue Reading
Netanyahu’s remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war. The agreement called for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to halt its strikes and begin withdrawing from the roughly 60% of Gaza it currently controls. Subscribe:Continue Reading
Taiwan’s military conducted a nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) decontamination drill Sunday in Hualien, simulating a chemical weapons attack on armored vehicles and personnel as part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises. The drill involved the Hualien Armored Vehicle Unit of the Army’s Second Combat Zone. (AP Video byContinue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for bilateral talks on Saturday in Belgrade. Zelenskyy arrived Friday for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that has maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.comContinue Reading
A car bomb exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s new president. The army alleged the attack was carried out by two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.Continue Reading
Remnants of the village of Somang have reemerged in a reservoir that is drying up amid prolonged drought in the Indonesia. The village, located in Banten province, was submerged as part of the Karian reservoir project, which was built between 2015 and 2023 to supply water to the Greater JakartaContinue Reading
Kano State in Nigeria married off 1,500 couples in a single ceremony on Friday as part of a government initiative to help low-income residents cover marriage costs and support family stability. (Production by Naeun Kim) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday, not in the capital as is the tradition, but in the volatile southwestern city of Cali in a move meant to signal his hard-line approach to illegal armed groups operating in the region. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.comContinue Reading
More than 50 bodies were found improperly stored and decomposing Thursday at South Chicago Chapel. The Chicago funeral home is run by a couple who previously operated a crematory that was similarly shut down because of mishandled remains, according to authorities. (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld) Photo credit: Chicago Sun-Times Subscribe:Continue Reading
Hannah Einbinder wanted to be “delicate and sensitive” when filming sex scenes in Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” #HannahEinbinder #CampMiasmaContinue Reading