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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control over its globally important natural resources, with new regulations requiring that state-owned enterprises handle exports of key commodities like palm oil, coal and iron alloys. President Prabowo Subianto told parliament on Wednesday that Indonesia had lost as much as $908 billion because its commodities were undervalued when they were exported. Increasing control will bring more money into government coffers, he said, […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles mounted with belt-fed Soviet-era machine guns. And at one mass wedding, a ballistic missile, like the one that rained down cluster munitions on Israel, adorned the stage. Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran, an increasing show of defiance as […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Single Gen Z women are outpacing their male counterparts when it comes to buying a home. They accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation, while single Gen Z men represented 18%, according to survey data from the National Association of Realtors. NAR surveyed people who bought a home between July 2024 and June 2025. The survey included homebuyers from several generations, from Gen Z, […]

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government has quietly watered down sanctions on Russian oil in an effort to shelter Britons from the cost-of-living squeeze triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A trade license that came into effect Wednesday permits the import of Russian oil that has ben refined into jet fuel and diesel in third countries, such as India and Turkey. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and […]

NEW DELHI (AP) — In New Delhi’s chaotic traffic, where the backs of auto-rickshaws sometimes double as mobile billboards, some commuters are now being greeted by an unlikely face: U.S. President Donald Trump. Splashed beneath his portrait is the slogan, “Happy Birthday America!” About 100 auto-rickshaws carrying large images of Trump and the Statue of Liberty have appeared across the Indian capital in recent weeks. In a city where the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but they’re largely continuing to stand behind him as the war with Iran continues, a new AP-NORC poll finds. About 6 in 10 Republicans approve of how Trump is handling the economy, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That’s down from about […]

By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – Two children’s advocacy groups asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate gaming platform Roblox, according to a letter shared with Reuters saying its design features and marketing techniques are “unfair and deceptive.” • The groups Fairplay and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation asked the FTC to investigate whether Roblox violated the Federal Trade Act’s section 5, according to […]

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) – Corporate America is tapping the convertible bond market at a record pace as companies linked to artificial intelligence drive a surge in demand for debt that often draws extra investor interest in hot markets because it can convert into equity. U.S. convertible issuance reached about $34 billion in the first four months of 2026, more than double the same period a […]

By Joseph Ax and John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) – The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court last December permitted Texas to move ahead with a new voting map beneficial to Republicans, as the justices faulted a lower court for issuing an order blocking it “on the eve of an election.” At the time, the Texas party primary elections were four months away and the general election was 11 months off. […]