Jamey Keaten

Associated Press

White industrial CNC machining center with dark blue interior cavity and control panel

Mass-Production Internal Gear Grinding Machine Compatible with Large Internal Gears Up to 350 mm Outer Diameter

October 19, 2026

Row of electric vehicles charging at outdoor station with multiple chargers

Americans Want Electric Cars – They Just Can't Find Them

October 19, 2026

Two orange and silver robotic arms working together in a modern manufacturing facility with white structural elements and industrial equipment.

Siemens Cuts Engineering Effort by 85%, Time-to-Market by 40% at AI Pilot Plant

October 19, 2026

Modern FANUC Training Academy building with glass and tan facade, featuring yellow accent entrance and landscaping

Fanuc Opens Largest Automation Training Center in the U.S.

October 19, 2026

World Economic Forum backdrop with a speaker at a podium

Trump Cancels Tariff Threat Over Greenland

The president said NATO agreed to "framework" of a future Arctic deal.

January 21, 2026

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Tariff Talks Between U.S., China Left in Limbo

An extension to the deadline for higher tariffs was discussed but not decided.

July 30, 2025

Business professionals in suits conversing at formal event

U.S., China Officials Meet in Stockholm to Discuss How to Ease Trade Tensions

The meeting is set to extend a 90-day pause on Chinese tariffs.

July 28, 2025

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump depart on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Washington.

Trump's Tariff Talk Makes Fragile World Economy Nervous

He says he's on a path to cut several new trade deals in a few weeks.

April 28, 2025

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is shown on screens as he addresses via remote connection a plenary session in the Congress Hall, during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Trump Promises Global Elites Lower Taxes If They Bring Manufacturing to U.S.

He threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t.

January 24, 2025

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to journalists during a press conference about the Global WHO on World Health Day and the 75th anniversary at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday April 6, 2023.

WHO Downgrades COVID Pandemic

World leaders say it's no longer an emergency.

May 5, 2023

A man walks past Chinese and Hong Kong flags to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong handover to China, in Hong Kong, on June 24, 2022. World Trade Organization arbitrators concluded Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, that the United States was out of line in requiring that products from Hong Kong be labeled as “Made in China,” a move that was part of Washington's response to a crackdown on pro-democracy protests there in 2019-2020.

WTO: No 'Made in China' Labels for Hong Kong Goods

The United States Trade Representative’s office indicated it would ignore Wednesday’s ruling.

December 22, 2022

Screens show John Nkengasong, left, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), and Moderator Julia Chatterley, right, during a remote panel titled 'The Challenge of Vaccine Equity', at the Davos Agenda 2022, in Cologny near Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2022.

WHO: Pandemic Health Emergency Could End in 2022

But only if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly, the organization said.

January 19, 2022

In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, New Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, walks at the entrance of the WTO.

WTO Mulling IP Waivers for Vaccines

The aim is to suspend the rules for several years — just long enough to beat down the pandemic.

May 5, 2021

Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference.

UN: Japan's Handling of Carlos Ghosn Was Wrong

A panel of human rights experts is urging “compensation” and “other reparations” for him from the Japanese government.

November 23, 2020

Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the EU Commission.

WTO Says EU Can Put Tariffs on $4B of US Goods

The ruling amounts to one of the largest penalties handed down by the international organization.

October 14, 2020

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Washington from a trip to Phoenix.

WTO: US Tariffs on China Illegal

The ruling, in theory, would allow China to impose retaliatory tariffs on billions' worth of U.S. goods.

September 15, 2020

People wait in line for help with unemployment benefits in Las Vegas, NV.

Vanishing Jobs Could Create 'Lock-Down Generation'

The U.N. labor agency says more than one in six young workers globally stopped working during the pandemic.

May 28, 2020

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US, China Clash Over Intellectual Property

Top U.S. officials including White House trade adviser Peter Navarro and others have spoken out against China's candidate.

March 4, 2020

Cars are pictured as workers stop the preparation of the 90th Geneva International Motor Show, GIMS, at Palexpo, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The 90th edition of the International Motor Show, scheduled to begin on March 5th, is cancelled due to the advancement of the (Covid-19) coronavirus in Switzerland. The Swiss confederation announced today that all events involving more than 1,000 people would be banned until 15 March.

Geneva Auto Show Canceled

The Swiss government has placed a ban on big events that will last until at least March 15.

February 28, 2020