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Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the...
A study says the global luxury goods market will shrink in 2025. Trump tariffs could make it worse
MILAN (AP) — Global sales of personal luxury goods are forecast to shrink in 2025 for the first time since the Great Recession, according to a Bain consultancy study released Wednesday. The outlook could worsen if the sector is hit by tariffs promised by Donald Trump. “This could...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance. The Marxist-leaning...
US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country. ...
Trump is likely to name a loyalist as Pentagon chief after tumultuous first term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary is still up in the air, but it is a sure bet he will look to reshape the Pentagon and pick a loyalist. During his tumultuous first term, five men held the job as Pentagon chief only to resign, be fired or serve briefly...
Germany's economy is in trouble. The government's collapse and Trump's return bring more risk
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The collapse of Germany's governing coalition and President-elect Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House are creating new risks for the European Union's biggest economy, already in a troubling decline. Germany's economy has been shrinking for the...
Bolivia's government accuses supporters of ex-President Evo Morales of taking 200 soldiers hostage
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Supporters of former President Evo Morales in Bolivia have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage, the country’s government reported Saturday, as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third week. Bolivia's Foreign Ministry...
Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to explain this week that he doesn’t really think Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage,” but that doesn't mean that other people don't believe the label occasionally fits. “I would say that some of them are garbage,” said...
Here's why Argentina's public universities are paralyzed by protests
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — After 11 months in office, Argentina's right-wing President Javier Milei has fulfilled his flagship pledge to eliminate the country's monumental deficits by shrinking the public payroll, slashing subsidies and suppressing already low wages of state workers. ...
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