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The island's population might not be easily convinced as the president tries to clinch one of history's greatest real estate deals.

Southeast Asian leaders are doubling down on trying to placate the U.S. president. "We may have to comply," Thailand's finance minister said of his demands.

At a time before his country became a chess powerhouse, he defeated four world champions, including one in an unlikely turn of events. He also led the game's governing body.

The number of dead in a roof collapse in Santo Domingo keeps rising. Officials have not said how many people were in the club at the time of the disaster.

The former first lady said on a podcast that people "couldn't even fathom that I was making a choice for myself, that they had to assume that my husband and I are divorcing."

A letter signed by reservists and retired officers accused the government of endangering hostages held by Hamas, highlighting a growing divide over the handling of the war.

If sky-high U.S. tariffs hurt China's exports, domestic spending will help make up for it, Beijing says. But shoppers were skittish even before the trade war.

Stocks in Asia and Europe rallied after President Trump paused punishing global levies. But U.S.-China trade tensions accelerated, and analysts cautioned that their full effects wouldn't be felt for weeks.

Officials met Hamas three times, breaking with a policy against contacting a group the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. But Israeli opposition and shifting positions doomed the effort.

The detainee, Ksenia Karelina, had been sentenced to 12 years in prison over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group.