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Costa Rica becomes a stopover for US deportees, minors and families, sparking human rights concerns
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors, from various countries was set to land Thursday in Costa Rica, making it the second Latin American nation to serve as a stopover as U.S. President Donald Trump 's administration steps up deportations.Upon arrival, the migrants will be bused from Costa Rica’s capital to a rural holding facility near the Panama border, where they will wait up to 30 days to be flown back to their countries of origin, said Omer Badilla, Costa Rica’s deputy minister of the interior and police. The U.S. government will... Read More
EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to head off a potential trade conflict, a top European Union official stressed the importance of active engagement and fairness in trade during a four-hour meeting with Trump administration officials.“The top objective as it was presented to us yesterday by our American partners is reciprocity,” Maroš Šefčovič, the European commissioner for trade and economic security, told reporters at a Thursday briefing.
Šefčovič met on Wednesday with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett... Read More
A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trumpâs Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensions
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia.The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity where the two posed for journalists. They did not deliver statements or field questions as... Read More
Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages
JERUSALEM (AP) — The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be of the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives freed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Jan. 19.The bodies returned to Israel are presumed to include Shiri Bibas and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, whose plight has captivated Israelis since they were taken during Hamas’ deadly attack on Oct. 7, 2023. The body of one of the oldest hostages held was also returned, his family confirmed Thursday. The remains... Read More
Russia's Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended a meeting Thursday of the Group of 20 nations in South Africa, where top European diplomats were expected to reinforce their support for Ukraine and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was a high-profile absentee.Lavrov traveled to Johannesburg for the G20 foreign ministers meeting after landmark bilateral talks this week between the United States and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine. Those talks sidelined Washington's European allies and Ukraine, who weren't involved.
U.S. President Donald... Read More
Top Stories in International News
- Costa Rica becomes a stopover for US deportees, minors and families, sparking human rights concerns
- EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
- A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trumpâs Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensions
- Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages
- Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
- Russia's Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it
- Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages said to include a mother and her 2 young children
- Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the remains said to be of a mother and her 2 young children
- Lula says Bolsonaroâs push for amnesty means he's admitting guilt in Brazil coup plot
- Yoon appears in 2 different South Korean courts while defending his martial law decree
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Africa
More- Russia's Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it
- Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
- Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
- Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?
- The first openly gay Muslim imam is killed in South Africa, prompting claims of an assassination
Europe
More- EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats
- Russia's Lavrov joins top European diplomats at a G20 meeting in South Africa. Rubio is skipping it
- Indigenous resistance stalls Colombia's potential renewable energy boom in La Guajira
- Russia seems to have time on its side as the war in Ukraine reaches its third year
- Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe's response to an assertive Trump
Latin America and Caribbean
Middle East
More- Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages said to include a mother and her 2 young children
- Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the remains said to be of a mother and her 2 young children
- Israel confirms 4 dead hostages who will be returned from Gaza include young family
- Middle East latest: Netanyahu appoints adviser with Trump ties to lead ceasefire talks
- Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases