Global News Highlights by AP

President Donald Trump is backing away from a plan to charge a 20% toll on cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said he was called by “kings and emirs” and other leaders who suggested an alternate economic arrangement.

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Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett made a rare appearance testifying before Congress.

The justices faced wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollars for security amid a rise in threats.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says any new attack on Israel would be met with a "far more powerful" response.

The comments come as a new AP-NORC poll shows support for Israel isn't a high priority for younger Jewish Americans.

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The 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh is being marked with a huge beehive installation in a London train station.

The giant installation explores the relationship between bees, honey and the Winnie the Pooh stories.