Japan downgrades Q1 GDP on construction data corrections
TOKYO - Japan's economy shrank more than initially reported in the first quarter, the government said in a rare unscheduled revision to gross domestic product (GDP)...
Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
PARIS - Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed,...
Singapore loses last 18-hole public golf course to gov’t redevelopment
SINGAPORE closes its last public 18-hole golf course this weekend, with the Marina Bay site overlooking the financial hub’s skyline succumbing to the government’s...
President Biden hits fundraising trail in show of strength after dismal debate performance
EAST HAMPTON, NY — President Joseph R Biden embarked on a series of fundraising events across two states on Saturday as he works to...
North Korean officials sport Kim Jong Un pins for first time
SEOUL — North Korean officials wore pins with a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time in pictures released by...
Israel FM to Iran: regime threatening destruction deserves destruction
JERUSALEM — Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Iran’s message of an “obliterating war” made it worthy of destruction.
“A regime that...
China urges US to stop supporting the Philippines’ ‘provocations’
BEIJING - China urged the United States on Friday to stop tolerating and supporting "provocations" by the Philippines, after Deputy Secretary of State Kurt...
China’s Xi calls for ‘bridges’ amid trade, diplomatic frictions
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for the building of "bridges" in the global economy, as Beijing grapples with economic and security disputes...
China passes new rural collective law to protect farmers’ land rights
BEIJING - China passed a law on Friday to better protect farmers' land rights and support the development of village collectives, aiming to bolster the country's...
A ‘disaster’: Biden’s shaky start in debate with Trump rattles Democrats
US President Joe Biden's supporters had hoped Thursday night's debate would erase worries that the 81-year-old was too old to serve another term, but his...
Attempted coup fails in Bolivia
LA PAZ — Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after...
You need to calm down: Why the Taylor Swift economy isn’t real
FRANKFURT — Taylor Swift is taking Europe by storm, prompting some pundits to envisage an economic windfall as fans flock to dozens of sold-out...