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 ...