China Beats U.S. in 2025 Global Approval Ratings | National News

China topped the U.S. by the largest margin in the past 20 years in a new Gallup global approval ratings report. China’s median global approval rating – how other countries view the job performance of its leadership – rose to 36% in 2025, while the U.S. rating fell to 31%. This represents a 13% increase …

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Russian Mariner Held After Houthi Red Sea Attack Leaves Yemen for Home

April 2 (Reuters) – A Russian mariner ⁠detained ⁠for around eight ⁠months after being on board a ship ​attacked by Yemen’s Houthi militants has left the country for ‌Russia following medical treatment ‌in Sanaa, the Houthi-run foreign ministry said ⁠on ⁠Thursday. The mariner, identified by Russian media as Aleksei Galaktionov, ​was a crew member of …

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How Length, Size Got Illinois, UConn, Arizona, Michigan to the Final Four

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. sat at his locker Thursday, fielding questions about his run as the interior-scoring, rebound-snagging force in UConn’s latest Final Four push. Yet he wasn’t the main attraction. “Guards are the ones that hit the big shots,” Reed said Thursday when asked about big men getting their due, adding with …

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Analysis-Trump’s Anger Over Iran Thrusts NATO Into Fresh Crisis

By Gram Slattery, Andrea Shalal, Andrew Gray and John Irish WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 3 (Reuters) – The NATO alliance has in recent years survived existential challenges – ranging from the war ⁠in Ukraine ⁠to multiple bouts of pressure and insults from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has ⁠questioned its core mission and threatened to seize Greenland. …

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Rubio Accuses China of ‘Bullying’ for Holding up Panama-Flagged Ships After Canal Clash

“China’s decision to detain or otherwise impede Panama-flagged vessels engaged in lawful trade destabilizes supply chains, raises costs, and erodes confidence in the global trading system,” Rubio said on social media. “The United States stands with Panama against any retaliatory actions against its sovereignty and will always support our partners in the face of bullying.” …

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