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Davos 2025: Some notable quotes from the World Economic Forum meeting
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Leading business and political figures attending the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have discussed and debated topics such as technology, tariffs, climate change, Ukraine, Gaza and the global economy this week. Here is some of what they said: ...
Ukraine is reforming its recruitment efforts to attract younger soldiers and boost forces
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is in the final stages of drafting recruitment reforms to attract 18- to 25-year-olds who are currently exempt from mobilization as it looks for ways to bolster its fighting force, the battlefield commander recently appointed to the President’s Office said. ...
Trump heads back to Davos, this time virtually, for elite World Economic Forum gathering
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Donald Trump is coming back to Davos. This time, virtually. The freshly reinaugurated U.S. president is to speak Thursday to an international audience for the first time after returning to the White House three days earlier, with a speech and...
NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and that its credibility could cost trillions to restore. NATO has been ramping up its forces...
Trump’s threat of tariffs and sanctions on Russia over Ukraine may fall flat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to impose stiff taxes, tariffs and sanctions on Russia if an agreement isn’t reached to end the war in Ukraine, a warning that is likely fall on deaf ears in the Kremlin. The United States already prohibits the import of virtually...
Stefanik pledges an 'America First' agenda at the UN and a review of US funding
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik pledged Tuesday to push President Donald Trump’s “America First” stance if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and roll out a review of U.S. funding critical for U.N. operations and its many agencies around the world. ...
Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals. It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially...
A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits the State Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions and also lower-level posts at the State Department are leaving their jobs at the demand of the incoming Trump administration, which plans to install its own people, according to...
Thomas Tighe reflects on 24 years leading the international health nonprofit Direct Relief
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Just days before ending his 24-year tenure as president and CEO of Direct Relief, Thomas Tighe was still so energized talking about delivering free medications to people who couldn't afford them that he seemed to forget he was standing inside an enormous “cold...
Russian attack kills at least 3 in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone strikes set Russian fuel stores alight
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with a barrage of drones and missiles Saturday, leaving at least three people dead, while industrial sites in Russia were set ablaze by Ukrainian strikes. Russia launched 39 Shahed drones, other simulator drones and four...
