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A woman crosses an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)2026-01-19T06:21:32Z DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the countrys exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not point your weapons at the people, footage online showed early Monday, the latest disruption to follow nationwide protests in the country. The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 3,919 people killed, activists said. They fear the number will grow far higher as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the governments decision to shut down the internet. Meanwhile, tensions remain high between the United States and Iran over the crackdown after President Donald Trump drew two red lines for the Islamic Republic the killing of peaceful protesters and Tehran conducting mass executions in the wake of the demonstrations. A U.S. aircraft carrier, which days earlier had been in the South China Sea, passed Singapore overnight to enter the Strait of Malacca putting it on a route that could bring it to the Middle East. State TV disruptedThe footage aired Sunday night across multiple channels broadcast by satellite from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the countrys state broadcaster which has a monopoly on television and radio broadcasting. The video aired two clips of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, then included footage of security forces and others in what appeared to be Iranian police uniforms. It claimed without offering evidence others had laid down their weapons and swore an oath of allegiance to the people.This is a message to the army and security forces, one graphic read. Dont point your weapons at the people. Join the nation for the freedom of Iran. The semiofficial Fars news agency, believed to be close to the countrys paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, quoted a statement from the state broadcaster acknowledging that the signal in some areas of the country was momentarily disrupted by an unknown source. It did not discuss what had been aired. A statement from Pahlavis office acknowledged the disruption that showed the crown prince. It did not respond to questions from The Associated Press about the hack. I have a special message for the military. You are the national army of Iran, not the Islamic Republic army, Pahlavi said in the hacked broadcast. You have a duty to protect your own lives. You dont have much time left. Join the people as soon as possible. Social media footage shared abroad, possibly from those with Starlink satellites to get around the internet shutdown, showed the hack in progress across multiple channels. Pahlavis campaign also shared the footage. Sundays hack isnt the first to see Iranian airwaves disrupted. In 1986, The Washington Post reported that the CIA supplied the princes allies a miniaturized television transmitter for an 11-minute clandestine broadcast to Iran by Pahlavi that pirated the signal of two stations in the Islamic Republic. In 2022, multiple channels aired footage showing leaders from the exiled opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq and a graphic calling for the death of Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pahlavis father, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fled Iran ahead of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Pahlavi, the son, urged protesters onto the streets Jan. 8 as Iranian authorities shut down the internet and drastically intensified their crackdown.How much support Pahlavi has inside of Iran remains an open question, though there have been pro-shah cries at the demonstrations. US aircraft carrier possibly on path to MideastAs tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington, ship-tracking data analyzed by the AP on Monday showed the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as well as other American military vessels, in the Strait of Malacca after passing Singapore on a route that could take them to the Middle East. The Lincoln had been in the South China Sea with its strike group as a deterrent to China over tensions with Taiwan. Tracking data showed that the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., the USS Michael Murphy and the USS Spruance, all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, were traveling with the Lincoln through the strait. Multiple U.S. media reports quoting anonymous officials have said the Lincoln, which has its homeport in San Diego, was on its way to the Mideast. It likely would still need several days of travel before its aircraft would be in range of the region. The Mideast has been without an aircraft carrier group or an amphibious ready group, likely complicating any discussion of a military operation targeting Iran given Gulf Arab states broad opposition to such an attack. Death toll from crackdown risesThe death toll exceeds that of any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades, and recalls the chaos surrounding the 1979 revolution. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency put the death toll Sunday to at least 3,919 people killed, warning it likely would go higher.The agency has been accurate throughout the years of demonstrations and unrest in Iran, relying on a network of activists inside the country that confirms all reported fatalities. The AP has been unable to independently confirm the toll.Iranian officials have not given a clear death toll, although on Saturday, Khamenei said the protests had left several thousand people dead and blamed the United States for the deaths. It was the first indication from an Iranian leader of the extent of the casualties from the wave of protests that began Dec. 28 over Irans ailing economy.___Associated Press writer Elena Becatoros contributed to this report. JON GAMBRELL Gambrell is the news director for the Gulf and Iran for The Associated Press. He has reported from each of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, Iran and other locations across the world since joining the AP in 2006. twitter instagram mailto

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CORRECTS NAME OF CENTER: FILE - As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)2026-01-18T23:02:49Z 60 Minutes on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazines lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open.Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference to her dispute with CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss in the story about deportees who had been sent to El Salvadors notoriously harsh CECOT prison. When the segment was struck from the Dec. 21 episode on Weiss orders, Alfonsi told her 60 Minutes colleagues that it was not an editorial decision, it was a political one.Weiss had argued that the story did not sufficiently reflect the administrations viewpoint or advance reporting that had been done by other news organizations earlier.The story shown Sunday included no on-camera interviews with Trump administration officials. But it did include statements from the White House and Department of Homeland Security that were not part of what Alfonsi had used before her story was pulled. Some of statements, which were carried in full on the 60 Minutes website, were dated prior to Dec. 21. Since November, 60 Minutes has made several attempts to interview key Trump administration officials on camera about our story, Alfonsi said. They declined our requests.Alfonsi did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press on Sunday. She said in her email that the administrations refusal to consent to on-camera interviews was a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. CBS says it was always going to air the pieceCBS News, in a statement said, that its leadership has always been committed to airing the 60 Minutes CECOT piece as soon as it was ready. Tonight, viewers get to see it, along with other important stories, all of which speak to CBS News independence and the power of our storytelling.Alfonsis report was the second of three on Sundays show, with the lead story being Cecilia Vegas report from Minneapolis about ICE enforcement efforts and the protests to its tactics.The initial decision to sideline Alfonsis CECOT story became a flashpoint for critics who said the appointment of Weiss, founder of the Free Press website who had no previous experience in television news, represented an attempt by the networks new corporate leadership to curry favor with Trump.While pulled from the broadcast in December, Alfonsis original story mistakenly became available online. CBS News had fed a version of the newsmagazine to Global Television, a network that airs 60 Minutes in Canada, which posted it on its website before the last-minute switch removing the piece.That enabled sharp-eyed viewers to see what Weiss had rejected, offering the opportunity to compare it to what 60 Minutes eventually put on the air.The body of the story was unchanged. It included a brief clip of President Donald Trump saying the prison operators dont play games, and one from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying that heinous monsters, rapists, murderers, sexual assaulters, predators who have no right to be in this country were sent there. Alfonsis introduction was updated to lead with the Jan. 3 U.S. raid that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, currently held in U.S. custody. She changed the end of the story to include the administration comment, including its explanation for not providing detailed records on the migrants sent to El Salvador.The administration also provided photos of tattoos worn by the two migrants Alfonsi interviewed, including one swastika that the interviewee said he had gotten as a teen-ager not knowing what it meant. The CBS-administration relationship has evolvedSince Weiss appointment, Trump administration officials have been more visible on CBS News, in interviews that she sometimes helped arrange. The president himself was interviewed by Norah ODonnell on 60 Minutes on Nov. 2.The New York Times reported Saturday that after Trump was interviewed last week by new CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, Leavitt told the network that well sue your ass off if the exchange wasnt aired in full.All of the 13-minute interview was shown Tuesday, an unusual step for one of the broadcast networks evening newscasts, a half hour summary of the days big stories. CBS told The Times that it had decided to run the interview unedited at the time it was booked.Trump has objected in the past to how his interviews have been edited including releasing an unedited transcript of an interview conducted by Lesley Stahl of 60 Minutes in 2020.___David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social. 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An injured person is transported by ambulance in Adamuz, near Crdoba, southern Spain, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another train. (Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press via AP)2026-01-19T07:05:12Z ADAMUZ, Spain (AP) Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people died in the high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing. The collision occurred when the tail end of a train traveling between Malaga and Madrid with some 300 passengers went off the rails near Cordoba at 7:45 p.m. It slammed into a train coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif. Rescue efforts were still underway Monday morning. Andalusia regional President Juanma Moreno said 75 passengers were hospitalized, with most taken to Cordoba, about 390 kilometers (242 miles) south of Madrid.The Spanish Red Cross set up a help center in the town of Adamuz, near the crash site, offering assistance to emergency services and people seeking information. Members of Spains civil guard and civil defense worked on site throughout the night. Officials call accident strangeSpains Transport Minister scar Puente early Monday said the cause of the crash was unknown.He called it a truly strange incident because it happened on a flat stretch of track that had been renovated in May. He also said the train that jumped the track was less than 4 years old. That train belonged to the private company Iryo, while the second train, which took the brunt of the impact, was part of Spains public train company Renfe. According to Puente, the back part of the first train derailed and crashed into the head of the other train, knocking its first two carriages off the track and down a 4-meter (13-foot) slope. He said the worst damage was to the front section of the Renfe train.When asked by reporters how long an inquiry into the crashs cause could take, he said it could be a month. Spain leads Europe in high-speed trainsSpain has the largest high-speed rail network in Europe for trains moving over 250 kph (155 mph), with more than 3,100 kilometers (1,900 miles) of track, according to the European Union.The network is a popular, competitively priced and safe mode of transport. Renfe said more than 25 million passengers took one of its high-speed trains in 2024.Train services between Madrid and cities in Andalusia would not run Monday.Spains worst train accident this century occurred in 2013, when 80 people died after a train derailed in the countrys northwest. An investigation concluded the train was traveling 179 kph (111 mph) on a stretch with an 80 kph (50 mph) speed limit when it left the tracks.___Wilson reported from Barcelona, Spain, and Naishadham from Madrid. AP journalist Barry Hatton contributed from Lisbon, Portugal. JOSEPH WILSON Wilson covers Spanish news and sports for The Associated Press. He is based in Barcelona. twitter mailto SUMAN NAISHADHAM Naishadham is an Associated Press reporter covering Spain and Portugal. She is based in Madrid. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

A marcher holds up a sign at a march and rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)2026-01-19T05:03:10Z As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icons legacy.In the year since Donald Trumps second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement operations, among other policies that many King admirers have criticized. One year ago, Trumps executive orders, Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity and Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, accelerated a rollback of civil rights and racial justice initiatives in federal agencies, corporations and universities. Last month, the National Park Service announced it will no longer offer free admission to parks on King Day and Juneteenth, but instead on Flag Day and Trumps birthday. The fatal shooting this month of an unarmed Minneapolis woman in her car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sent there to target the citys Somali immigrant population, as well as Trump recently decrying civil rights as discrimination against white people, have only intensified fears of a regression from the social progress King and many others advocated for. Still, the concerns have not chilled many King holiday events planned this year. Some conservative admirers of King say the holiday should be a reminder of the civil rights icons plea that all people be judged by their character and not their skin color. Some Black advocacy groups, however, are vowing a day of resistance and rallies nationwide. Weve always strived to be a more perfect unionIn a recent interview with the New York Times, Trump said he felt the Civil Rights Movement and the reforms it helped usher in were harmful to white people, who were very badly treated. Politicians and advocates say Trumps comments are what are harmful, because they dismiss the hard work of King and others that helped not just Black Americans but other groups, including women and the LGBTQ+ community.I think the Civil Rights Movement was one of the things that made our country so unique, that we havent always been perfect, but weve always strived to be this more perfect union, and thats what I think the Civil Rights Movement represents, Gov. Wes Moore, Marylands first Black governor and only the nations third elected Black governor, said this week in an interview with The Associated Press.Maya Wiley, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, one of the nations oldest and largest civil rights coalitions, said the Trump administrations priorities make clear it is actively trying to erase the movement. From health care access and affordable housing to good paying jobs and union representation, Wiley said, things Dr. King made part of his clarion call for a beloved community are still at stake and is even more so because (the administration) has dismantled the very terms of government and the norms of our culture. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.The conservative Heritage Foundation think tank is encouraging the holidays focus to stay solely on King himself. Brenda Hafera, a foundation research fellow, urged people to visit the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta or reread his I have a dream speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington nearly 63 years ago.But using the holiday as a platform to rally and speak about anti-racism and critical race theory actually rejects Kings ambition for the country, Hafera argued.I think efforts should be conducted in the spirit of what Martin Luther King actually believed and what he preached. And his vision was a colorblind society, right, Hafera said. He says very famously in his speech, dont judge by the color of your skin, but the content of your character. Groups call for holiday of reclamation, education and rallyingThe NAACP, the nations oldest civil right organization which had a myriad MLK Day events planned for Monday, asserted that the heightened fears among communities of color and in immigrant communities mean King Day observances must take a different tone. People will have to put their safety first, even if their government isnt, said Wisdom Cole, NAACP senior national director of advocacy.As folks are using their constitutional right to protest and to speak out and stand up for what they believe in, we are being faced with violence. We are faced with increased police and state violence inflicted by the government, Cole said. The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of organizations affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement, has planned its events under the banner Reclaim MLK Day of Action. Organizers planned demonstrations in Atlanta, Chicago and Oakland, California, among other cities, over the weekend and Monday. This year it is more important than ever to reclaim MLKs radical legacy, letting his wisdom and fierce commitment to freedom move us into the action necessary to take care of one another, fight back, and free ourselves from this fascist regime, Devonte Jackson, a national organizing director for the coalition, said in a statement.Indiana school cancels historic MLK Day eventFor the first time in its 60-year history, Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled its annual Martin Luther King dinner. Over the years, the event drew notable guest speakers including Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress, and activist Angela Davis. The reasoning was budget constraints, according to a social media post by the schools Black Student Union. However, the group said it was worried this was connected to broader political pressures. A few students have since organized smaller community dinners or eat-ins to fill the void, WTHR-TV in Indianapolis reported. Meanwhile, the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Westbrook, Maine, canceled a MLK Day service due to unforeseen circumstances, according to the parish website. But a member of the churchs social justice and peace committee told NewsCenterMaine.com that the pastor was concerned about peoples safety amid rumors of ICE agents being in the area.Overall, there have been few reports of King Day events being majorly scaled down or canceled altogether. In Memphis, Tennessee, the National Civil Rights Museum is going about its annual King Day celebration as normal. The museum is located on the site of the former Lorraine Motel, where King was shot on April 4, 1968. The museum is offering free admission on the holiday, an annual tradition.This milestone year is not only about looking back at what Dr. King stood for, but also recognizing the people who continue to make his ideals real today, museum President Russell Wigginton said.___Tang reported from Phoenix. Associated Press writers Matt Brown in Washington, Adrian Sanz in Memphis, Tennessee, and Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland, contributed to this report. TERRY TANG Tang reports on race and ethnicity issues, including Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, for The Associated Press. She is based in Phoenix and previously covered breaking news in the Southwest. twitter mailto

The logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window of the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)2026-01-19T06:45:51Z DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) Corporate chiefs and government leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump swarm into Davos, Switzerland this week, joining an elite annual meeting that promotes dialogue and economic progress even as a domineering tone from Washington has upended the global order and billionaires have reaped trillions in new wealth as the poor lag behind.The World Economic Forum, the think tank whose four-day annual meeting opens Tuesday, has a stated motto of improving the state of the world, and this years theme is A spirit of dialogue. One question is whether Trump will speak with attendees or at them.Nearly 3,000 attendees from the interlinked worlds of business, advocacy and policy will tackle issues including the growing gap between rich and poor; AIs impact on jobs; concerns about geo-economic conflict; tariffs that have rocked longstanding trade relationships; and an erosion of trust between communities and countries. Its really going to be a discussion at a very important moment ... geopolitics is changing, said Mirek Duek, a forum managing director in charge of programming. Some people think were in a transition. Some people think weve already entered a new era. But I think its undeniable that you are seeing a more competitive, more contested landscape. Trump set to loom largeTrumps third visit to Davos as president comes as U.S. allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, Latin America is grappling with his efforts to reap Venezuelas oil, and his hardball tactics toward Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have stirred concern among business leaders and lawmakers alike.Trumps peace-making credentials also will be on the table: An announcement looms about his Board of Peace for Gaza, and he and his administration are expected to have bilateral meetings in the warren of side rooms at the Congress Center.The U.S. leader seems to revel in strolling through the Davos Congress Center and among executives who back his business-minded, money-making approach to politics.Critics will also be nearby: Hes blown hot and cold recently with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, an invitee; Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi of Iran, whose leaders face U.S. sanctions over their handling of recent protests, will be on hand.The two likeliest counterweights to Trumps administration on the international scene China and the European Union get top billing on the first day of the event: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will speak Tuesday morning, right before Vice Premier He Lifeng, Chinas economic czar as Duek put it. Founder Schwab sits out, as Nvidia chief makes a debutThe forum will be without its founder, Klaus Schwab, who hosted the first event in Davos 55 years ago focusing on business, only to see it since balloon into a catchall extravaganza. He stepped down in April. New co-chairs Larry Fink, the head of investment firm BlackRock, and Andre Hoffman, vice chair of pharmaceuticals firm Roche, are in charge.This year will also mark the debut appearance of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, arguably the worlds most important tech leader today, among some 850 CEOs and chairs of global companies along with some celebrities like Hollywood actor and safe-water advocate Matt Damon. The future of AI, its impact on business and work, and the prospects for artificial general intelligence will be key themes. The presidents of Argentina, France, Indonesia, Syria and Ukraine will be among the dozens of national leaders on hand. As rich-poor divide widens, trust in institutions faltersLeading public-relations firm Edelman reports in its annual trust barometer launched a quarter-century ago and this year surveying nearly 34,000 people in 28 countries that trade and recession fears have climbed to an all-time high, optimism is falling especially in developed countries, and grievance last year has morphed into broader insularity.People are retreating from dialogue and compromise, choosing the safety of the familiar over the perceived risk of change, said CEO Richard Edelman. We favor nationalism over global connection and individual gain over joint progress. Our mentality has shifted from we to me.The survey found that about two-thirds of respondents said their trust was concentrated toward CEOs of the companies that they work for, fellow citizens or neighbors, while nearly 70% believed institutional leaders such as from business or government deliberately mislead the public.Oxfam, the world-renowned advocacy group, issued a report ahead of the Davos event which showed that billionaire wealth rose by more than 16% last year, three times faster than the past five-year average, to more than $18 trillion. It drew on Forbes magazine data on the worlds richest people.Oxfam said the $2.5 trillion rise in the wealth of billionaires last year would be enough to eradicate extreme poverty 26 times over. Their wealth has risen by more than four-fifths since 2020, while nearly half the worlds population lives in poverty, the group said. The Trump administration has led a pro-billionaire agenda, the group said, through actions such as slashing taxes for the wealthiest, fostering the growth of AI-related stocks that help rich investors get richer, and thwarting efforts to tax giant companies.The advocacy group wants more national efforts to reduce inequality, higher taxes on the ultra-rich to reduce their power, and greater limits on their ability to shape policy through lobbying.With such concerns filtering through to policymakers, Trump, who is leading the biggest-ever U.S. delegation and will have about a half-dozen Cabinet secretaries in tow, is expected to discuss housing and affordability in his Davos speech on Wednesday. Critics of WEF, and Trump, take to the streetsAs usual, protesters rallied over the weekend in and near Davos ahead of the event. Hundreds of marchers scaled an Alpine road up to the town on Saturday behind a banner in German that read No Profit from War and alongside a truck that bore a sign: World Economic Failure. Companies like Microsoft, Indias Tata Consultancy, social media titan TikTok and cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike have joined governments from countries like Nigeria, Qatar, Ukraine and the United States a USA House is making a debut this year to set up shop on the Davos Promenade to promote their services, products and national economies. Davos storekeepers rent out their premises so that forum participants can have the prime real estate for the week.Critics have long accused the annual meeting in Davos of generating more rhetoric than results, and they see Trumps return as sign of the disconnect between haves and have-nots. Some say Swiss leaders who support the event and flock to Davos too are adding to the problem. It is worrying how Swiss politicians are courting warmongers and their profiteers in Davos, said Mirjam Hostetmann, president of Switzerlands Young Socialists, who have led protests against the event. The WEF will never bring peace, but will only fuel escalation. JAMEY KEATEN Keaten is the chief Associated Press reporter in Geneva. He previously was posted in Paris and has reported from Afghanistan, the Middle East, North Africa and across Europe. twitter

A woman lifts up a child in Beijing, China, on Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)2026-01-19T06:03:38Z BANGKOK (AP) How do you convince a population to have more babies after generations of a policy that limited families to just one?A decade after ending Chinas longtime, one-child policy, authorities are pushing a whole range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births, ranging from cash subsidies to taxing condoms. The efforts havent paid off yet. At least, that is what population figures released Monday show for what is now the worlds second-most populous nation.Chinas population of 1.4 billion continued to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government statistics show. The total population in 2025 stood at 1.404 billion, which was 3 million less than the previous year.The statistics illustrate the stark demographic pressures the country faces. The number of new babies born was just 7.92 million in 2025, a decline of 1.62 million, or 17%. The latest birth numbers show the slight tick upwards in 2024 was not a lasting trend. Births declined for seven years in a row through 2023. Most families cite the costs and pressure of raising a child in a highly competitive society as significant hurdles that now loom larger in the face of an economic downturn that has impacted households struggling to meet their living costs. Like many other countries in Asia, China has faced a declining fertility rate, or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime. While the government does not regularly publish a fertility rate, last saying it was 1.3 in 2020, experts have estimated it is now around 1. Both figures are far below the 2.1 rate that would maintain the size of Chinas population. Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 is the lowest on record. The rate of 5.63% is the number of births per 1,000 people.After decades of a policy barring people from having more than one baby, the government raised the limit to two children in 2015. Facing demographic pressure, the government further revised the limit to three kids in 2021. Officials have had limited success with policy changes to incentivize families to have more children. In July, the government announced cash subsidies of 3,600 yuan ($500) per child to families. Coupling incentives with other attempts to mold behavior, the government also has started taxing condoms. China removed contraceptives, including condoms, from a value-added tax exemption list in 2025, meaning condoms are now being hit with a 13% tax that kicked into effect Jan. 1. To further promote child-rearing, kindergartens and daycares have been added to the tax-exemption list along with matchmaking services. China was long the worlds most populous nation until 2023, when it was surpassed by regional neighbor and sometime rival India. ___Shihuan Chen in Beijing contributed to this report. HUIZHONG WU Wu covers Chinese culture, society, and politics for The Associated Press, as well as the countrys growing overseas influence from Bangkok. She was previously based in Taiwan and China. twitter

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Danish soldiers disembark at the harbor in Nuuk, Greenland, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)2026-01-19T09:38:13Z LONDON (AP) British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trumps threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is completely wrong and a trade war is in no ones interest.Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations, including the U.K., because of their opposition to American control of Greenland, setting up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe. Greenland is a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.The president indicated the tariffs were retaliation for last weeks deployment of symbolic numbers of troops from the European countries to Greenland, which he has said was essential for the Golden Dome missile defense system for the U.S. He also has argued that Russia and China might try to take over the island. Starmer said Britain supports the fundamental right of Greenland and Denmark to decide the future of the Arctic island.Starmer, who has worked to force a strong relationship with Trump, said the U.K.-U.S. relationship was vital and we are determined to keep that relationship strong, constructive and focused on results. But he said that doesnt mean pretending differences dont exist. He said at a news conference in London that being pragmatic does not mean being passive and partnership does not mean abandoning principles. But seeking to calm the turmoil, Starmer said Britain will work with allies in Europe, NATO and the United States and keep dialogue open.He indicated that Britain is not planning to consider retaliatory tariffs. We have not got to that stage. My focus is on making sure we dont get to that stage, he said.

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2026-01-19T10:40:29Z PRAGUE (AP) A shooting at a town hall in northern Czech Republic on Monday left one dead and four others wounded, including a police officer, police said. Police said the suspect was fatally shot and there was no further danger. The shooting took place at the Chribska town hall, police said. A motive for the shooting wasnt immediately clear. RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)2026-01-19T06:42:19Z BANGKOK (AP) European shares and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland.Germanys DAX lost 1.1% to 25,020.35 and the CAC 40 in Paris shed 1.3% to 8,150.78. Britains FTSE 100 declined 0.3% to 10,206.12. The future for the S&P 500 fell 0.8%, while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7%.The European countries targeted by Trump blasted his threat to raise tariffs, saying they undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral. An unusually strong joint statement from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland was the most forceful rebuke from the European allies since Trump returned to the White House almost a year ago. Trumps moves are testing the strategic alignment and institutional trust underlying support from Europe, the largest trading partner and provider of financing to the United States, Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary. In a world where geopolitical cohesion within the Western alliance is no longer taken for granted, the willingness to recycle capital indefinitely into U.S. assets becomes less automatic. This is not a short-term liquidation story. It is a slow rebalancing story, and those are far more consequential, Innes said. Stay up to date with the news and the best of AP by following our WhatsApp channel. Follow on In Asia, shares were mixed after China reported that its economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, though it slowed in the last quarter. Strong exports, despite Trumps higher tariffs on imports from China, helped to offset relatively weak domestic demand. Hong Kongs Hang Seng index lost 1.1% to 26,563.90. The Shanghai Composite index gained 0.3% to 4,114.00. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.7% to 53,583.57. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was due to hold a news conference later Monday as she prepares to dissolve the parliament for a snap election next month. Elsewhere in Asia, South Koreas Kospi jumped 1.3% to 4,904.66, pushing further into record territory on strong gains for tech-related companies. Computer chip maker SK Hynix climbed 1.1%. Taiwans Taiex added 0.7%, while the Sensex in India fell 0.6%. On Friday, stocks edged lower on Wall Street as the first week of corporate earnings season ended with markets trading near record levels.The S&P 500 fell 0.1% and the Dow industrials lost 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite shed 0.1%. They all notched weekly losses, while smaller company stocks fared better. The Russell 2000 eked out a 0.1% gain. Technology stocks were the strongest forces behind the markets moves throughout most of the day. Several big technology stocks made strong gains and helped offset losses elsewhere.Earnings updates might give investors a better sense of how consumers are spending their money and how businesses are faring with persisting inflation and higher tariffs. Results from the technology sector are being scrutinized by investors trying to figure out whether the high stock prices fueled by the craze around artificial intelligence are justified. This week will bring a broader mix of earnings from airlines, industrial companies, and technology companies. United Airlines, 3M, and Intel are all scheduled to release their quarterly earnings results.The U.S. central bank will get another update on inflation this week with the governments release of the personal consumption expenditures price index, or PCE. It is the Federal Reserves preferred measure for inflation.The Feds next policy meeting is in two weeks, when it is expected to keep its current benchmark interest rate as it strives to balance a slowing jobs market with stubbornly high inflation, which remains above the Feds 2% goal.In other dealings early Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil slipped 37 cents to $58.97 per barrel. It has settled after a spate of volatility during widespread protests in Iran against that countrys leadership.Brent crude, the international standard, gave up 45 cents to $63.68 a barrel.The price of gold resumed its upward climb, gaining 1.6%, while the price of silver jumped 4.4%. The U.S. dollar rose to 157.99 Japanese yen from 157.93 yen. The euro rose to $1.1626 from $1.1581. ELAINE KURTENBACH Based in Bangkok, Kurtenbach is the APs business editor for Asia, helping to improve and expand our coverage of regional economies, climate change and the transition toward carbon-free energy. She has been covering economic, social, environmental and political trends in China, Japan and Southeast Asia throughout her career. twitter mailto RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

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Britain's Prince Harry arrives at London's High Court to lead a group, including Elton John and Elizabeth Hurley, accusing the Daily Mail's publisher of privacy invasion through unlawful tactics in a trial that is part of a wider phone hacking scandal in London, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)2026-01-19T05:02:15Z LONDON (AP) Tens of millions of dollars are on the line as Prince Harry returned to court Monday for the third and final chapter in his legal quest to tame the British tabloids.Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, is the most prominent litigant in a case full of high-profile plaintiffs who accuse the publisher of the Daily Mail of invading their privacy by using unlawful information-gathering tactics to snoop on them for sensational headlines. Harry, Elton John and actors Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost are among a group of seven who allege that Associated Newspapers Ltd. hired private investigators to bug their cars, obtain their private records and eavesdrop on phone calls. The publisher has denied the allegations and called them preposterous.Attorney David Sherborne opened his case by saying there was a culture at Associated Newspapers that spanned decades to unlawfully dig up dirt that wrecked the lives of so many. He said the companys vigorous denials, destruction of records and masses upon masses of missing documents had prevented the claimants from learning what the newspapers had done.They swore that they were a clean ship, Sherborne said. Associated knew that these emphatic denials were not true. They knew they had skeletons in their closet.The trial in Londons High Court is expected to last nine weeks and will see the return of Harry to the witness box for the second time since he made history in 2023 by becoming the first senior member of the royal family to testify in more than a century.Harry waved cheerfully at reporters and said good morning as he entered the court building via a side entrance. He took a seat in the back row of the courtroom near Hurley and Frost. The prince vs. the publishersThe case was one of many that has emerged from the widespread phone hacking scandal in which some journalists began intercepting voicemail messages around the turn of this century and continued for more than a decade.Harry won a court judgment in 2023 that condemned the publishers of the Daily Mirror for widespread and habitual phone hacking. Last year, Rupert Murdochs flagship U.K. tabloid made an unprecedented apology for intruding on his life for years, and agreed to pay substantial damages to settle his privacy invasion lawsuit.Harrys self-proclaimed mission to reform the media is more personal and goes far beyond headlines that attempted to document his party boy youth and romance ups and downs.He holds the press responsible for the death of his mother, Princess Diana, who was killed in a car crash in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi in Paris. He also blames them for persistent attacks on his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, that led them to leave royal life and move to the United States in 2020. Repairing rift in the royal familyThe trial comes as Harry tries to repair a damaged relationship with his family since he moved to America and burned the bridge behind him by penning a scorching 2023 memoir, Spare, and airing other family grievances in a Netflix series. Frosty relations with his father, King Charles III, appear to be thawing a bit after the two met for tea last fall when Harry was last in town. But a reunion this time looks unlikely. The start of the trial coincides with Charles trip to Scotland and Harrys visit is expected to be limited to the opening of the trial and his early testimony. Wins and losses before trialThe case against the Mail was filed in 2022 and has been the subject of several contentious hearings that have led to rulings that each side has claimed as victories.Lawyers for Associated Newspapers had argued that the case should be thrown out because claims dating as far back as 1993 were brought too late. But in a ruling saying the cases have a real prospect of succeeding, Judge Matthew Nicklin said the papers had not been able to deliver a knockout blow to the claims. In the same ruling, Nicklin handed a win to the Mail in saying Harry and the others could not use records that allegedly showed payments by the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday to private investigators because they had been disclosed in confidence to a government inquiry into phone hacking. But Harrys lawyers later got permission from U.K. government officials to use the documents. Private eye with conflicting claimsA private investigator whose name is on a sworn statement supporting the claims of Harry and the celebrities has filed another statement denying he ever snooped on them. During an early hearing in the case, attorney David Sherborne said his clients were not aware they were phone hacking victims until Gavin Burrows and other investigators came forward in 2021 to do the right thing and help those he targeted.Burrows said he must have done hundreds of jobs for the Mail between 2000 and 2005, and that Harry, John and his husband, David Furnish, and Hurley and Frost were just a small handful of my targets. But he has since signed another statement saying he had not been hired by Associated Newspapers to do any unlawful work. Its unclear what impact his conflicting statements will have on the case.The other claimants are anti-racism activist Doreen Lawrence and former politician Simon Hughes.

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