By SAM McNEIL and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European countries on Monday sought more details about U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for the war on Iran and warned that NATO must not become involved in it, as they weighed whether to agree to his call to send warships ...

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press A woman raising two children was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, hailed from a large family in Bardstown, Kentucky, ...

ALLAN OLINGO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and state-backed companies are unlikely to scale back renewable energy investments in Africa despite disruptions from the Iran war, analysts say, given the strong long-term economic and strategic ...

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States' war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration's case for the conflict. Republicans in Congress have so far side-stepped public debate over the war, even as ...

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press HAJI OMERAN, Iraq (AP) — Dozens of Iranians crossed into northern Iraq Sunday — the first day the border had opened since war struck their country — to buy cheaper groceries, access the internet, contact relatives and find work. Travelers said ...

By COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that had been planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to use their military might to protect the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said ...

By BASSEM MROUE, JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran's capital, Israel stepped up its campaign against Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and ...

By ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that hit a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital Kabul has increased to 400. In a post on ...

By GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorian officials said Monday that they have deployed 75,000 soldiers and police officers to four crime-ridden provinces where the government is implementing a nightly curfew banning people from leaving their homes from 11 p.m. to ...

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC filed a motion Monday asking a U.S. court to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against it, warning that the case could have a "chilling effect" on robust reporting on public figures and events. The suit was filed in a ...

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France's government is bolstering the country's military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to ...

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to court on Monday for an appeal hearing in Paris over his conviction linked to the alleged illegal campaign financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by Libya, a case that led him to spend 20 ...

By LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Ballot counting began Sunday after polls closed in The Republic of Congo, where President Denis Sassou N'Guesso is seeking a fifth consecutive term. Results are expected within two weeks. The elections were marked by a ...

BEIJING (AP) — Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks. The delegations, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary ...

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels. He's grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed to find a way to ...

By SAM MEDNICK, JULIA FRANKEL, TOQA EZZIDIN and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The plane carrying about 150 Palestinians from Gaza came as a surprise to everyone on the ground when it landed in South Africa in November. It wasn't the only one. Since May, at least ...

By LOUIS OKAMBA Associated Press BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — The Republic of Congo is voting to elect a leader Sunday that is likely to see incumbent President Denis Sassou N'Guesso take a fifth consecutive term. Some 3 million people are registered to vote in the election, ...

By SAM METZ Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The islands off Iran's coast have become the latest focus of the war after a U.S strike destroyed military sites last week on Kharg Island, which is vital to Iran's oil network. The strike on Friday on the island in the Persian Gulf left its ...

By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's president Saturday warned neighboring Afghanistan's Taliban government that it had " crossed a red line " by launching drone attacks on civilian areas in Pakistan, and hours later the country reportedly ...

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A combined Russian missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region killed at least four people and wounded 15, a Ukrainian official said Saturday, after the United States postponed Russia-Ukraine talks due to the war with Iran. The attack ...