EU leaders to discuss using profits from Russian assets to arm Ukraine
BRUSSELS - European Union leaders will discuss a plan on Thursday to use billions of euros in profits from frozen Russian financial assets to buy arms for Ukraine as they try to...
Reddit prices IPO at top of indicated range to raise $748 million
Social media platform Reddit priced its initial public offering at the top of its targeted range of $31 to $34 per share on Wednesday, raising...
GSK to cap out-of-pocket inhaler costs in US
British pharmaceutical giant GSK said on Wednesday it would cap out-of-pocket costs for all its inhaled asthma and chronic lung disease medicines at $35 per...
Fed sees three rate cuts in 2024 but a more shallow easing path
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday recent high inflation readings had not changed the underlying "story" of slowly easing price pressures in...
Taiwan warns of ‘enormous’ Chinese bases near its S.China Sea holding
TAIPEI — Taiwan's foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has built "enormous" military bases on three islands surrounding Taiwan's main holding in the South...
Thai PM Srettha halts overseas travel for two months after criticism
BANGKOK — Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday that he will halt overseas travel for two months as public criticism of his...
Second British royal photo involving Kate was digitally altered — Reuters
LONDON — A second royal photograph issued to the media by Kensington Palace, the office of Prince William and his wife Kate, was digitally...
Mothers ban outdoor fun as air pollution worsens in Vietnam capital
HANOI — Nga Trang has nearly stopped going out in the evening and forbids her kids to play outdoors after school because air pollution...
European Union, UN criticize new Hong Kong security law
HONG KONG - The European Union and the United Nations said Hong Kong's new national security bill was deeply worrying and could erode fundamental freedoms in...
Canada’s big banks say sustainable finance pledges may not curtail emission growth
TORONTO - Some of Canada's biggest banks have for the first time said their green financing efforts may not necessarily curtail emissions growth, after years of pressure from...
UK to introduce bill to phase out smoking among young people
LONDON - The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on Wednesday to fulfill its promise to phase out smoking among young people by banning tobacco sales...
US Supreme Court lets Texas border enforcement law take effect
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let a Republican-backed Texas law take effect that allows state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the...