U.S. lifts pause on food donations for World Food Programme
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said, ending a suspension that an...
Trump says US may have less debt than thought because of fraud
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Sunday said his administration was examining US Treasury debt payments for possible fraud and suggested that the country’s $36-trillion...
Australia seeks exemption from US steel and aluminum tariffs
SYDNEY — Australia’s Trade minister said its steel and aluminum exports to the US create “good paying American jobs” and are key to shared...
Chinese marriages slid by a fifth in 2024, further fanning birthrate concerns
HONG KONG — Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage...
Indonesia launches $183-million free health screening to prevent early deaths
JAKARTA — Indonesia launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a 3-trillion rupiah ($183.54 million) initiative to prevent early deaths that the country’s...
Billionaire Trump says time’s up for lowly US penny
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been ordered to cease production of the one-cent coin known as the penny, President Donald Trump...
Pentagon doubles number of news outlets to ‘rotate’ out from office spaces
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Defense Department on Friday doubled the number of news organizations that must vacate their Pentagon office spaces to be replaced by other...
Trump to announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade escalation
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will introduce new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on...
In China’s export hub of Yiwu, traders shrug off Trump’s tariffs
YIWU, China - Traders in China's export manufacturing hub of Yiwu shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and moves against China on Sunday, with some saying they...
Trump wants US to own Gaza, could let Middle East states help rebuild
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land...
Trump’s aid freeze keeps life-saving programs shut, sparks ‘mayhem’
IN GHANA and Kenya, insecticide and mosquito nets sit in warehouses because US officials haven’t approved urgent anti-malaria campaigns.
In Haiti, a group treating HIV...
Japan PM Ishiba, after meeting Trump, voices optimism over averting tariffs
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher US tariffs, saying President Donald Trump...