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Japan’s economy contracts as exports get hit by US tariffs

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump's tariffs hit exports and private residential investment plunged. Data released by the government Monday showed that on a quarter-by-quarter basis, ...

Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on a prisoner exchange with Russia

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in negotiations. "We are ...

Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

By JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and ...

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over US influence

By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday sent a letter to Israel's president asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a long-running corruption trial that has bitterly divided the country. It was the latest attempt by ...