UK’s tougher immigration policy risks trapping victims in modern slavery
LONDON — Thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of Britain’s crackdown on illegal migration, according to more than a...
UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an email seen...
Trump to create religious office in White House, target ‘anti-Christian bias’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would create a White House faith office and direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a...
US service member, three contractors killed in Philippines aircraft crash
WASHINGTON - One U.S. military service member and three defense contractors were killed on Thursday when their aircraft crashed in the Philippines.
In a statement,...
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...