Russian bombers join patrols by Chinese air forces near Japan
TOKYO/MOSCOW — Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defense ministry said...
Trump says he will make phone call to stop renewed Thai-Cambodia fighting
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH — Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as US President Donald J. Trump said...
‘This is the end’: Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins
SYDNEY — Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms...
South Korea’s Lee calls for probe into links between religious group and...
SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called for an investigation into the suspected illegal links between a religious group and politicians,...
US backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — The US has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week,...
Vietnam set to make it harder for journalists to protect sources
HANOI — Vietnam’s parliament adopted reforms to the media and state secrets laws on Wednesday which press freedom advocates say will make it harder...
Families on both sides caught in crossfire as Thai-Cambodian fighting continues
SAI THO 10 VILLAGE, Thailand/SAMRAONG, Cambodia - Thousands of families on both sides of the disputed border separating Thailand and Cambodia have fled to escape...
Bank of France will give slight upgrade to France’s GDP forecasts
PARIS — The Bank of France will slightly raise its economic growth forecasts for France, said central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau, who...
Russia says it awaits an answer from the US on New START as nuclear...
MOSCOW — Russia on Wednesday said it was still awaiting a formal answer from Washington on President Vladimir Putin's proposal to jointly stick to...
US bank executives say AI will boost productivity, cut jobs
NEW YORK — US banks including JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo said artificial intelligence will boost productivity at their companies and likely cause job...
US trade deal with Indonesia at risk of collapse, US official says
WASHINGTON — A US trade agreement reached with Indonesia in July is at risk of collapsing because Jakarta has backtracked on several commitments it...
Venezuela’s Machado due to receive Nobel Peace Prize in defiance of travel ban
OSLO — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, in defiance of a...