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Qatari official: Afghan talks postponed indefinitely

A first round of Afghan-to-Afghan peace talks that would have seen Taliban and government officials sit together for the ...

Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe

President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperor

President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned ...

Commission: New NAFTA would deliver modest economic gains

President Donald Trump's new North America trade agreement would give the U.S. economy only a modest boost, an independent ...

Full text of Mueller's questions and Trump's answers

Robert Mueller's 448-page investigative report into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election ...

NKorea says it tested new weapon, wants Pompeo out of talks

North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of "tactical guided weapon," its first such test in nearly half ...

Tensions flare with Italy's ruling coalition over corruption

Italy's deputy transport minister has been placed under investigation in a corruption probe, becoming the latest political ...

Portugal says all 29 dead in bus crash were German

All the 29 people killed in a tour bus crash on Portugal's Madeira Island were German, Portugal's foreign ministry confirmed ...

As police wait to arrest him, ex-Peru president kills self

Former President Alan Garcia mortally wounded himself with a gunshot to his head Wednesday as officers waited to arrest him ...

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Daniel Ortega, Nicolas Maduro

Trump cracks down on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela

The Trump administration on Wednesday intensified its crackdown on Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, rolling back Obama ...

Mike Pompeo

The Latest: US sanctions on Venezuelan bank aimed at Maduro

The Latest on the Trump administration's position on Cuba (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The U.S. says it's imposing sanctions ...

Serbia seeks greater Russian role in talks with Kosovo

Serbia on Wednesday sought to secure a greater Russian role in European Union-mediated talks with the former province of ...

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Pelosi: Brexit must not imperil Irish peace accord

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi got a standing ovation following an address to members of the Irish parliament in which she ...

Aid group: Trump's Yemen veto means more death, suffering

An international charity says President Donald Trump's veto of a congressional resolution to end U.S. military assistance for ...

Mohammed Ishtayeh

AP interview: Palestinian PM accuses US of 'financial war'

The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring "financial war" on his people and said ...

Japan reports exports, trade surplus slid in March

Japan's exports declined in March as shipments to China dropped more than 9%, pulling the nation's trade surplus sharply ...

First Red Cross aid distributed in crisis-torn Venezuela

Red Cross volunteers distributed the first shipment of badly needed emergency supplies in Venezuela on Tuesday after months ...

Turkey eyes US sanctions waivers on Iran oil, Russia arms

Turkey "expects" the Trump administration to grant it waivers from U.S. sanctions related to its purchases of Iranian oil and ...

Trump to allow lawsuits over US properties seized in Cuba

Stepping up pressure on Cuba, the Trump administration will allow lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in ...

Correction: Election 2020-Bill Weld story

In a story April 15 about former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former Sen.

Donald Trump, Melania Trump

Trump, first lady to address opioid crisis at Atlanta summit

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will discuss the opioid crisis at an Atlanta summit. The White House ...