Trump signs bill ending longest US shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks. The shutdown magnified partisan divisions in Washington as Trump took unprecedented unilateral actions — including canceling projects and trying to fire federal workers — to pressure Democrats into relenting on the

Nov. 13, 2025

'The war of tomorrow will begin in space': Macron

TOULOUSE, France (AFP) -- Modern conflicts are already being fought in space and the next wars will begin there, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, singling out the threat posed by Russia and announcing a multi-billion dollar increase in spending on military activities in space. "The war of today is already being fought in space, and the war of tomorrow will begin in space," Macron said in Toulouse, France's space and aviation hub, which is home to its new space military command ce

Nov. 13, 2025

Israel's president says 'shocking' settler violence against Palestinians must end

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory. President Isaac Herzog described the attacks as “shocking and serious,” adding a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of the settler violence. Herzog's position, while largely ceremonial, is meant

Nov. 13, 2025

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

BELEM, Brazil (AFP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom says his Democratic Party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets. The 58-year-old leader of the Golden State spoke to Agence France-Presse at the UN's annual climate summit, held this year in Belem, a northern Brazilian city on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. Newsom has emerged as one of US President Donald Trump's fiercest foes

Nov. 13, 2025

World's fossil fuel emissions to hit new record in 2025: study

PARIS (AFP) -- Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius would now be essentially "impossible." The annual Global Carbon Budget report looks at humanity's emissions of planet-heating CO2 from burning hydrocarbons, cement production and land use -- like deforestation -- and relates the figures to the warming thresholds outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement. An international team

Nov. 13, 2025

Epstein emails say Trump 'knew about girls'

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump knew about the disgraced financier's abuse and "spent hours" with one victims at his house, according to emails released by Democrats Wednesday that raised fresh questions for the US president. Trump has repeatedly denied any knowledge of the sex-trafficking activities of his former friend -- who died by suicide in 2019 while in prison awaiting trial -- and accused Democrats of trying to "deflect" from their own failings. But the scandal

Nov. 13, 2025

Jane Goodall honored in Washington funeral

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Environmental conservationists, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio and representatives of Indigenous communities, gathered in the US capital Wednesday to pay a heartfelt tribute to the celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall. Goodall, who died in October at age 91, transformed the study of chimpanzees and over her decades-long career became one of the world's most revered wildlife advocates. "May we all honor her by carrying forward that same fierce belief that we can do better,

Nov. 13, 2025

US Mint presses its final penny

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The US ended production of the penny Wednesday, abandoning the 1-cent coins that were embedded in American culture for more than 230 years as symbols of frugality and the price of a person’s thoughts but had become nearly worthless. When it was introduced in 1793, a penny could buy a biscuit, a candle or a piece of candy. Now most of them are cast aside to sit in jars or junk drawers, and each one costs nearly 4 cents to make. “God bless America, and we’re going to save the t

Nov. 13, 2025

[Graphic News] Shin Ramyun tops Korean ramyeon online interest

Nongshim’s instant noodle product Shin Ramyun recorded the highest consumer interest online in the third quarter of 2025, according to market research firm Data&Research, with 145,494 online mentions across news sites, communities and blogs. Analysts attributed the surge in interest to the Netflix animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters,” released in June. Nongshim released a line of products featuring characters from the film. Packaging for Shin Ramyun and the company’s Shrimp Crackers snack showcased

Nov. 13, 2025

Protesters force their way into COP30 summit venue

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -- Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection. Shouting angrily, protesters demanded access to the UN compound where thousands of delegates from countries around the world are attending this year's UN climate summit in the Amazon city of Belem, Brazil. Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs say

Nov. 12, 2025

UNICEF says Israel blocking one million syringes needed to vaccinate Gaza children

GENEVA (Reuters) -- UNICEF said Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF undertakes a mass children's vaccination campaign with a fragile ceasefire in place, it said it faces serious challenges getting 1.6 million syringes and solar-powered fridges to store vaccine vials into Gaza. The syringes have awaited

Nov. 12, 2025

Suicide bomber kills 12 outside Islamabad court as Pakistan violence rises

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside a court in Pakistan's capital Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people in the latest of an uptick in violence across the country. Witnesses described mayhem. The blast, which also wounded 27 people, was heard for kilometers and came at a time of day when the area outside the district court in Islamabad is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors. A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, the Jamaat-ul-Ah

Nov. 12, 2025

Venezuelan military preparing guerrilla response in case of US attack

Venezuela was deploying weapons, including decadesold Russian-made equipment, and was planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a US air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters. The approach is a tacit admission of the South American country's shortage of personnel and equipment. US President Donald Trump has suggested the possibility of ground operations in Venezuela, saying "the land is going

Nov. 12, 2025

Thieves steal Roman statues from Syria's national museum

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Thieves broke into Syria 's national museum and stole several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era, officials said Tuesday. The National Museum of Damascus was briefly closed after the heist was discovered early Monday. The museum had reopened in January as the country was recovering from a 14-year civil war and the fall of the 54-year Assad family rule last year. The country's largest museum houses priceless antiquities. After the civil war started in March 2011,

Nov. 12, 2025

Turkey seeks more than 2,000 years behind bars for Erdogan rival

ISTANBUL (AFP) -- Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offenses in a massive legal case that could carry a penalty of more than 2,000 years in jail, court documents showed. Imamoglu is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival and seen as the only politician capable of beating him at the ballot box, with his arrest in March sparking Turkey's worst bout of street unrest since 2013. The nearly 4,000-page indictment charged the popular o

Nov. 12, 2025