US Supreme Court lets Border Patrol remove Texas razor-wire fencing – for now
The United States Supreme Court on Monday agreed to temporarily let US Border Patrol agents cut or remove razor-wire fencing that Texas officials placed...
War rages as Gaza toll said to have passed 25,000
DOHA/GAZA — Israeli attacks and street battles raged across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as Palestinian health officials said the death toll from Israeli...
DeSantis ends 2024 run, endorses Trump as New Hampshire vote looms
SEABROOK, New Hampshire — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the...
FACTBOX: Democrats running for US president in 2024
US PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden, who took office in early 2021, faces little opposition in his bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the...
Taiwan says it spotted 6 more Chinese balloons, one crossed island
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s defense ministry said it had detected six more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed...
President Sisi says Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia or its security
CAIRO — Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognizing...
South Korea to make financial markets more attractive, regulator says
SEOUL — South Korea will take steps to make its financial markets more investor friendly and attractive to foreigners, the financial regulator said on...
Japan seen missing primary budget surplus target in FY2025
TOKYO — Japan's primary budget balance is expected to remain in the red in the fiscal year 2025/26 when policymakers had hoped to achieve...
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects Hamas conditions for hostage deal which include ‘outright surrender’
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include...
Taiwan says it spots six more Chinese balloons, one crossed island
TAIPEI — Taiwan's defense ministry said it had detected six more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed...
Putin willing to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea says
SEOUL — Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his willingness to visit Pyongyang soon when he met with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui...
Australia sweats in heatwave raising bushfire risk amid El Niño
SYDNEY — Large swaths of Australia sweltered on Sunday in a heatwave, the nation’s weather forecaster said, raising bushfire risk in an already high-risk...