MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy. ”Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship that was taking part in a naval exercise in the Pacific, Putin described the Western moves...

CLEVELAND (AP) — A movie star, a filmmaker and a chemical dependency counselor are halfway through a multiday road trip around Ohio and things are starting to get a little goofy. British actor Will Poulter, Ohio-born and Brooklyn-based writer-director Adam Meeks and Annette Deao, the program of...

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Wednesday in Europe and Asia ahead of the release of key U. S. inflation data for July, while oil prices advanced as doubts persisted over when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0. 2%, while that for the In...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian anti-ship missiles, jet-powered aerial drones and sea drones blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in a “unique” nighttime operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. Cutting-edge drones developed by Kyiv since Russia...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat that he insisted didn't scare him. Trump downplayed the extraordinary of a...