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World shares are mixed as investors watch for further news on Trump’s tariffs

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Monday as investors watched for further developments after a U.S. court ruled against President Donald Trump's sweeping higher tariffs. U.S. markets were to remain closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. ...

850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home since Assad’s fall, UN says

By OMAR SANADIKI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Since the fall of Bashar Assad's government in December, some 850,000 Syrian refugees have returned home from neighboring countries and the figure could reach 1 million in the coming weeks, a top official with the U.N. refugee agency ...

Israel soon will halt or slow aid to northern Gaza as military offensive grows

By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it expands its military offensive against Hamas, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was declared a combat zone. The decision was ...

Israeli airstrike kills Houthi rebel prime minister in Yemen’s capital

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed the prime minister of the Houthi rebel-controlled government in Yemen's capital Sanaa, the Houthis said Saturday. He was the most senior Houthi official killed in the Israeli-U.S. campaign against the Iranian-backed ...