Page 240 - Ap

Trump admin to pressure IOC to come up with uniform transgender athlete ban

Trump said Wednesday during a signing ceremony for an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from women's sports

Cheick Tiote's son walks out as mascot at Newcastle-Arsenal clash

Rafael Tiote, the son of the late Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote, was a mascot for Newcastle at St. James' Park ahead of one of the club's biggest games in recent years.

Trump admin to seize Venezuelan prez's 2nd plane held in Dominican Republic

Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo

Argentina's President Milei orders withdrawal from WHO, echoing Trump

President Javier Milei 's decision echoes that of his ally, US President Donald Trump, who began the process of pulling the United States out of WHO

Ukraine wants partner countries to join in postwar projects worth billions

Ukrainian officials have said Russia wants to get its hands on Ukraine's vast natural resources

Mexico deploys first of 10K National Guard to US border after tariff threat

Masked and armed National Guard members picked through brush running along the border barrier on the outskirts of Ciudad Jurez

Democrats protest Trump's alleged move giving Musk's team classified info

The lawmakers on Wednesday wrote to Susie Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, and asked what security precautions had been taken to prevent unauthorised leaks of information

Protests erupt across cities against Trump's policies, Project 2025, Musk

Protesters in Philadelphia and at state capitols in California, Minnesota, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Indiana and beyond waved signs denouncing President Donald Trump

Trump's demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage, anxiety

The order issued Tuesday followed 2 1/2 weeks that have seen the Trump administration and teams led by billionaire ally Elon Musk dismantle much of the US Agency for International Development

Trump wants to displace Palestinians from Gaza temporarily, say officials

Trump on Tuesday had called for permanently resettling Palestinians from war-torn Gaza and left open the door to deploying American troops

Guatemala gives Rubio second deportation deal for returning migrants

Under the agreement announced by Arvalo, the deportees would be returned to their home countries at US expense

Pam Bondi sworn in as US attorney general as DOJ braces for major shakeup

Bondi is expected to radically reshape the department, which in recent days has seen the firing of career prosecutors and FBI officials

Bangladeshi protesters storm, destroy former PM Sheikh Hasina's house

The attack was sparked by a speech Hasina planned to give to supporters from exile in neighbouring India

Rahim Al-Hussaini named new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

He was designated as the Aga Khan V, the 50th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, in his father's will. His father died Tuesday in Portugal

Alexander-Arnold to miss 2nd leg vs Tottenham in EFL Cup SF due to injury

Liverpool trails Tottenham 1-0 from the first leg on Jan. 8. The return match is at Anfield, with Liverpool looking to retain its trophy.

Premier League refs set to make in-stadium announcements for VAR calls

The protocol is currently being trialed in this season's English League Cup semifinals, with a first announcement coming in the first leg of Tottenham's match with Liverpool.

US allies, adversaries reject Trump's proposal to 'take over' Gaza Strip

Trump's suggestion came at a White House news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who smiled several times as the president detailed a plan to build new settlements

Palestinians fear repeat of 1948 expulsion in wake of Trump's Gaza remarks

Some 700,000 Palestinians a majority of the prewar population fled or were driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that followed Israel's establishment

1 person dead, 5 wounded in shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse

The victims have been transported to hospitals and the suspect is no longer believed to be at the building

Toyota announces EV, battery push in China, US as quarterly profit surges

Toyota Motor Corp. also announced it will start producing batteries for EVs, hybrids and plug-ins at a new $14 billion facility in North Carolina