How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault
A CAREFUL CAMPAIGN of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force...
Japan plans to hold ASEAN, Australia summit on decarbonization in Dec.
TOKYO — Japan is arranging to hold the first summit meeting on a zero carbon emission framework with Australia and Southeast Asian nations in...
Inside Asia’s arms race: China near ‘breakthroughs’ with nuclear-armed submarines, report says
HONG KONG — A submarine arms race is intensifying as China embarks on production of a new generation of nuclear-armed submarines that for the...
Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1,100
JERUSALEM/GAZA - Hamas' assault on Israel drove oil prices higher on Monday as markets priced in fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East, a day after Israel pounded the...
US to send military ships, aircraft closer to Israel
WASHINGTON - The United States will send multiple military ships and aircraft closer to Israel as a show of support, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, with Washington believing Hamas' deadly attacks may have been motivated to disrupt a...
‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan
LIVERPOOL, England - Britain's opposition Labour Party will promise on Monday to get the country building again if elected to government, saying the way to spur much-needed economic growth is to smooth...
Middle East conflict adds new risks to global economic outlook
DALLAS - The outbreak of military conflict in the Middle East may leave central bankers battling new inflationary trends as well as deal a blow to economic confidence at a time when they had expressed...
California caste bill veto a setback for advocates; opponents say stigma averted
California Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of a bill that would have banned caste discrimination was seen as "heartbreaking" by the legislation's advocates while being welcomed by those who felt such a law would...
In surprise attack, Hamas strikes Israel and regional security realignment
DUBAI/GAZA/WASHINGTON — When Islamist group Hamas launched a spectacular attack against Israel, it also took aim at efforts to forge new regional security alignments...
Attack on Israel could boost appeal of gold and other safe-haven assets
NEW YORK — Investors are closely watching events in Israel as a geopolitical risk to markets, with some expectation the violence could prompt a...
Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals
THE SUPREME Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to...
Erdogan says he does not ‘recognize’ LGBT
ANKARA — Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he did not “recognize LGBT” and vowed to combat “perverse” trends which he said aimed...