OECD says full brunt of US tariff shock yet to come as growth holds...
PARIS — Global growth is holding up better than expected, but the full brunt of the US import tariff shock is still to be...
House panel presses Rubio to secure Philippines funding to counter China threat
The US house committee on China has urged Washington to ensure funding for the Philippines to counter Beijing’s “aggressive and destabilizing actions” in the...
EXPLAINER: Why is leucovorin being considered as an autism treatment?
On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration published a notice to the Federal Register ahead of a speech by President Donald Trump, approving...
Malaysia says RCEP bloc to consider adding new members, improve trade deal
KUALA LUMPUR — The China-backed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will consider adding new members and discuss ways to improve trade flows when its...
Hong Kong braces for Super Typhoon Ragasa; schools, businesses shut
HONG KONG - Hong Kong braced for Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world's most powerful tropical typhoon this year, shutting schools and some...
World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN, defying US and Israel
UNITED NATIONS - Dozens of world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Monday to embrace a Palestinian state, a landmark diplomatic shift nearly...
Top diplomats from US, South Korea, Japan voice concern on Taiwan Strait
SEOUL - The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States expressed concern about increasingly frequent destabilizing activities around Taiwan in a...
Trump links autism to Tylenol and vaccines, claims not backed by science
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccines and also to the use of popular pain medication Tylenol for...
New Zealand loosens path to residency for some migrants
WELLINGTON - The New Zealand government said on Tuesday it was introducing two new pathways for migrants to gain residency as part of their...
S. Korea’s Lee says US demands would spark financial crisis
SEOUL — South Korea’s economy could fall into crisis rivaling its 1997 meltdown if the government accepts current US demands in stalled trade talks...
4 major Western nations recognize Palestinian state, to fury of Israel
LONDON/TORONTO — Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza...
European airports struggle to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack
BRUSSELS/BERLIN — Some of Europe’s biggest airports battled to restore normal operations on Sunday after hackers disrupted automatic check-in systems, with Brussels asking airlines...