MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. […]
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Mexico Overtakes China as the Leading Source of Goods Imported by US
By Paul WisemanAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the […]
China Sees Two ‘Bowls of Poison’ in Biden and Trump and Ponders who is the Lesser of Two Evils
By Didi Tang and Ken MoritsuguAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — As the U.S. presidential campaign moves closer to a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch, China is watching uneasily. First, there are […]
Rifts Within Israel Resurface as War in Gaza Drags On. Some Want Elections Now
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ever since Israel was attacked on Oct. 7, a main Israeli highway has been flanked by billboards preaching national unity and a ubiquitous wartime slogan: […]
Hostages and Residents in Gaza are Set to Receive Medicines as Israel-Hamas War Rages On
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas was en route to Gaza on Wednesday after France and Qatar mediated the first […]
Over 50 Countries Go to the Polls in 2024. the Year Will Test Even the Most Robust Democracies
By Jill LawlessAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number […]
How Dominican Women Fight Child Marriage and Teen Pregnancy While Facing Total Abortion Bans
By María Teresa HernándezAssociated Press AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — It was a busy Saturday morning at Marcia González’s church. A bishop was visiting, and normally she would have been […]
US Delegation Meets with Mexico’s Government on Migrant Influx, as Officials Clear Border Tent Camp
By Maria Verza and Edgar H. ClementeAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river Wednesday as […]
US, Venezuela Swap Prisoners: Maduro Ally for 10 Americans, Plus Fugitive Contractor ‘Fat Leonard’
By Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker and Regina Garcia CanoAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release […]
The Last Residents of a Coastal Mexican Town Destroyed by Climate Change
By Daniel ShailerAssociated Press EL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and fours, […]