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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Tuesday that he wants to further increase investment in Vietnam a day after the company announced it would spending on suppliers in the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub. Cook met Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Apple also said that it would

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Argentina’s defense minister has signed a deal worth about 2.1 billion kroner ($300 million) to buy 24 of Denmark’s aging F-16 fighter jets. Denmark is getting new F-35 aircraft instead. No date for the F-16s to be handed over to Argentina has been announced. They are expected to be transferred in

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Armenia has insisted that the top United Nations court has jurisdiction to hear its case accusing Azerbaijan of breaching an international convention that aims to stamp out racial discrimination. Azerbaijan is urging the International Court of Justice to toss out for lack of jurisdiction the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The talk before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games ideally should be about its grandiose backdrop: a summer sun setting on the Seine River as athletes drift by in boats and wave to cheering crowds. But behind the romantic veneer that Paris has long curated,

By The Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling for “urgent de-escalation” of hostilities in a phone conversation with Iran’s foreign minister following Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday that Guterres also called for “a renewed focus on bringing peace to the Middle East.” Dujarric said Guterres spoke to

SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s incoming leader says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will stay on as senior minister in the government after he steps down next month. Lee, 72, announced Monday that he will end his 20-year rule and hand over to his deputy Lawrence Wong on May 15. Lee is the eldest son of

MOSCOW (AP) — Water levels in some overflowing rivers in Russia were starting to drop on Monday, but flooding remains widespread, Russian state TV reports said. Water will not fall below dangerous levels for at least another few weeks. More than 5,000 properties in the In Russia’s Kurgan region, about 1,000 miles east of Moscow

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak. Biden says the program will help “prevent, detect and effectively respond to biological threats wherever they emerge.” U.S.

By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to the mental load of managing financial tasks, couples can fall into unproductive patterns that can lead to conflict, resentment and even willful ignorance. But by balancing these tasks with other household responsibilities, partners can each take ownership of occasional tasks such as

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A series of gun safety bills introduced after Maine’s deadliest shooting appears is headed toward final passage. The House voted 75-68 to enact the governor’s omnibus gun safety bill that strengthens the state’s yellow flag law, boosts background checks for private sales of guns and makes it a crime to recklessly

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. Their decision, praised as courageous by

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, on a visit to Islamabad, said Tuesday that international efforts toward a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas have been “wholly insufficient.”

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has made a nostalgic return to the house where he grew up in working-class Scranton, kicking off three days of campaigning across Pennsylvania by calling for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist. When the Democratic president

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albums from ABBA, Blondie and the Notorious B.I.G. are entering the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. They’re among the 25 titles announced Tuesday that have been selected for preservation as “defining sounds of the nation’s history and culture.” ABBA’s 1976 album “Visitors”

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign” in Ukraine, the latest in a parade of European leaders and senior officials to make such an appeal. The Chinese side gave no sign Tuesday of any change

By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Brazilian police investigating the discovery of a boat full of corpses say the dead were likely African migrants from Mali and Mauritania. Fishermen off Brazil’s northern coastal state of Pará had found the boat adrift Saturday in the Atlantic ocean. Brazil’s Federal police said in a

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mixed Wednesday, as expectations resurfaced that U.S. interest rates may stay high for a while. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.6% in morning trading to 38,226.39. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.2% to 7,624.70. South Korea’s Kospi declined 0.3% to 2,603.22. Hong

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport. The state-run WAM news agency called the rain “a

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings Tuesday, destroying about half of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange and collapsing its iconic dragon-tail spire, as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables. The blaze broke out on the building’s

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Nissan says it expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029. Japan’s legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America’s Tesla and China’s BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector, but Nissan, sees a chance to catch up