• Key Indian States Hold Elections
  • Kamala Harris: 'I am thinking about it'
  • New Delhi Withdraws Bid for COP33
  • US and Iran Prepare for High-Level Talks
  • Air India CEO Steps Down
Prince Harry sued by charity he set up in Africa

LONDON (AP) – A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year. Sentebale, which supports young people living with HIV in Botswana and Lesotho, filed suit last month in London’s High Court, according to court records reviewed Friday.

Punjab and Kolkata rained out in Indian Premier League

KOLKATA, India (AP) – Punjab Kings reclaimed top position in the Indian Premier League after a rainout against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday.

Melania Trump denies knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) – First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about me.” She and her attorneys were fighting back against “unfound and baseless lies”

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War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

WASHINGTON (AP) – The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House.

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China's car exports surge as expectations grow for EV pivot on Iran war energy shock

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports of passenger cars accelerated in March, an industry association said Friday, as Chinese automakers stepped up their push to grow overseas markets.

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Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began. An inflation gauge monitored by the Federal Reserve rose 0.4% in February from January, up slightly from the previous month.

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'I am thinking about it,' Kamala Harris says of 2028 presidential bid

NEW YORK (AP) – After chants of “run again!” filled the room, former Vice President Kamala Harris told African American activists on Friday that she’s actively considering another presidential bid. “I might. I am thinking about it,” Harris told Rev. Al Sharpton after he asked directly whether she was going to run for president in 2028.

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Melania Trump denies knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) – First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his sex crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about me.” She and her attorneys were fighting back against “unfound and baseless lies”

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Taiwan's opposition leader meets China's Xi Jinping as both sides call for peace

BEIJING (AP) – Taiwan’s opposition leader met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, the first such encounter in over a decade, with both sides affirming the need for maintaining peace around the self-ruled island that China claims as its territory.

ROME (AP) – Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization was “truly unacceptable” and said any attacks on civilian infrastructure violate international law. Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders to demand they reject war and work for peace.