Bomb threat against Australia PM linked to banned Chinese dance group
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he did not take his security for granted, after he was evacuated from his residence...
Retired Myanmar general set for powerful role in new parliament, sources say
A RETIRED general from an army-backed party that swept Myanmar’s election is set to take the powerful role of speaker of parliament, party sources...
New US tariff starts at 10%, Trump administration working to hike it to 15%
WASHINGTON - The United States began collecting a temporary new 10% global import tariff on Tuesday, but the Trump administration was working to increase...
Mexico weighs legal action after Musk links president to drug cartels
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday she is considering legal action following a comment by tech billionaire Elon Musk, the...
Deal with US within reach ‘only if diplomacy is given priority’, Iran’s foreign minister...
DUBAI — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that a deal with the US was "within reach, but only if diplomacy is...
France’s Macron accepts resignation of Louvre museum chief after jewel theft
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation on Tuesday of the head of Paris' Louvre museum, which has been grappling with the...
Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with US trade deals will face higher tariffs
WASHINGTON — US President Donald J. Trump on Monday warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals with the US after the...
China imposes export controls on 20 Japanese entities to curb ‘remilitarization’
BEIJING — China has prohibited the export of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities that it says supply Japan’s military, the commerce ministry announced on...
Various foreign ministers condemn Israel over West Bank moves, statement says
ISTANBUL — The foreign ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey and various other states condemned Israeli decisions that they said introduce sweeping extensions to...
Drones dominate Ukraine battlefield four years into fighting
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine — Ukrainian tank platoon commander Valentyn Bohdanov remembers a time earlier in Russia’s war when heavy armor fought pitched battles like...
Taiwan parliament to discuss stalled special defense budget next week
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s parliament will discuss late next week the government’s stalled bill on a $40-billion special defense budget, which has been held up...
Canada plans to assist Cuba while Washington squeezes the island
CANADA said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba’s...