Indonesia president-elect Prabowo says seeks stronger ties with ‘great friend’ Russia
JAKARTA - Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto said his upcoming administration would maintain ties with "great friend" Russia after meeting President Vladimir Putin, adding that he hoped...
Australia struggling to improve Indigenous livelihoods, government report shows
SYDNEY - Australia is struggling to improve the lives of the country's Indigenous population, with only five of 19 measures on course to meet targets, showed...
North Korea wants to restart nuclear talks if Trump wins, says ex-diplomat
SEOUL - North Korea wants to reopen nuclear talks with the United States if Donald Trump is re-elected as president and is working to devise a...
Tensions high in Venezuela after contested election, with more arrests feared
CARACAS/PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela - Shops and public transport across Venezuela shut down on Wednesday as tensions over a fiercely disputed presidential election and rumors of more...
Canadian warship passes through Taiwan Strait, drawing China’s ire
TAIPEI/OTTAWA - A Canadian warship passed through the Taiwan Strait in what Ottawa called a commitment to an open Indo-Pacific, drawing a rebuke from China that...
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says
CAIRO — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the early hours of the morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday, describing the...
Austin says Middle East war not inevitable, seeks to ‘take the temperature down’
SUBIC, Philippines — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III said on Wednesday he did not think a wider war in the Middle East was...
Paris hotel operators slash prices in last-ditch attempt to attract more Olympics travelers
NEW YORK — With the Olympics underway in Paris, hotel operators made a final push to lure last-minute travelers, lowering prices and dropping minimum...
This is how we know when the world has its hottest day
ON SUNDAY, July 21, the world had its hottest day on record. Just 24 hours later, that record broke again making last Monday very...
Mega-sports events caught on horns of climate change dilemma
PARIS — A leading sports ecologist believes the climate crisis has left organizers of mega-sporting events like the Olympics facing a truth uncomfortable enough...
New US rule on foreign chip equipment exports to China to exempt some allies,...
NEW YORK - The Biden administration plans to unveil a new rule next month that will expand US powers to stop exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment...
Harris to hold Philadelphia rally with vice president pick Tuesday
Vice President Kamala Harris will hold her first rally with her new vice presidential nominee on Tuesday Aug. 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, launching a...