Panama Canal denies United States’ claim of preferential crossing rights
WASHINGTON/PANAMA CITY — The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department’s claim that US government vessels would be able to cross...
Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Niña
BRUSSELS — Last month was the world’s warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling...
Australia passes tough hate crime laws with mandatory jail time for Nazi salutes
SYDNEY — Australia passed tough anti-hate crime laws on Thursday, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offenses and displaying hate symbols, in a bid...
Two years after quake disaster, Turkey’s painful recovery continues
ANKARA — Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many...
Second bird flu strain found in US dairy cattle — USDA
US dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the US Department of Agriculture...
Malaysia says forced displacement of Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia sees any proposal for the forced displacement of Palestinians as constituting ethnic cleansing and a violation of international law, the foreign...
China challenges Trump tariffs at WTO, package shippers warn of chaos
WASHINGTON - China filed a World Trade Organization complaint on Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump's new 10% tariff on Chinese imports and his cancellation of a duty-free...
US Postal Service U-turn on China parcels sows confusion among retailers, shippers
LOS ANGELES/LONDON - The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday it would again accept parcels from China and Hong Kong, reversing a 12-hour suspension after President Donald Trump scrapped...
Trump order seeks to ban transgender women and girls from female sports
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters...
Fed officials note abundance of uncertainty in Trump’s policy moves
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday pointed to the large policy uncertainty around tariffs and other issues arising from the early days of...
Hamas official says Trump’s remarks about taking over Gaza could ignite the region
CAIRO — Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump’s remarks about taking over the Gaza Strip are “ridiculous”...
Trump administration puts on leave USAID staff globally in dramatic aid overhaul
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the US Agency...