Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical...
SYDNEY — Australia and the European Union (EU) signed a trade deal on Tuesday that was eight years in the making, removing tariffs for...
Iran threatens to retaliate against Gulf energy and water after Trump ultimatum
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON — Iran warned it would strike energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if US President Donald J. Trump follows through on...
IEA discussing further oil stock releases, chief Birol says
PERTH/SYDNEY — The International Energy Agency (IEA) is consulting with governments in Asia and Europe on the release of more stockpiled oil “if necessary”...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un reappointed as president of state affairs, KCNA says
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reappointed as president of state affairs, state media KCNA reported on Monday, after the isolated...
Vietnam Communist Party meets, with new state leaders set to be nominated
HANOI — Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party started a week-long meeting on Monday that is set to make key state and government personnel decisions, the government...
London Jewish community ambulances set ablaze in suspected hate crime, police say
LONDON — Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization in north London were set ablaze overnight in a suspected antisemitic hate crime, police...
Pilot, co-pilot killed after passenger jet hits ground fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia...
NEW YORK — The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet were killed after it collided with a fire truck while landing...
Staff absences soar at some US airports as ICE agents prepare to screen travelers
Absences among transportation security workers this weekend reached their highest since a partial government shutdown began five weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security...
French far right’s mixed local elections results offer mainstream rivals hope
PARIS/MARSEILLE — France's far-right National Rally (RN) failed to win the cities of Marseille and Toulon which they had hoped to claim in Sunday's...
Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships amid US threat
DUBAI — The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping except vessels linked to “Iran’s enemies,” Iran’s representative to the United Nations maritime...
China vows more open economy, national treatment for foreign firms
BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged on Sunday to further open up the economy and fully implement national treatment for foreign enterprises, as...
Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says
TOKYO — Japan could consider deploying its military for minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies, if a...