Global News Highlights by AP

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran during a call amid U.S. efforts to isolate Tehran.

They also addressed key issues in the U.S.-China relationship, including trade, Taiwan, and Trump's planned April visit to Beijing.

U.S. Border chief Tom Homan says the Trump administration is cutting immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to turn over arrested immigrants. About 700 of the roughly 3,000 federal officers deployed across Minnesota will withdraw.

The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff across all departments. Executive editor Matt Murray announced the changes during a Zoom meeting, informing newsroom employees they would receive emails indicating whether their roles would be eliminated.

And armed extremists killed at least 162 people in attacks on the villages of Woro and Nuku in Kwara state, Nigeria, according to a local lawmaker. The assaults were attributed to the armed Lakurawa group, linked to the Islamic State. (Feb 4)