Tourists return to Vietnam’s Hoi An as cleanup efforts progress after floods
HANOI — Tourists are returning to Vietnam’s ancient town of Hoi An as residents clean up mud and debris to reopen the UNESCO-listed site...
Australia PM writes to Turkey’s Erdogan about COP31 hosting standoff
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he wrote to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to resolve a long-running tussle over...
US retailers left short-changed as penny production ends
Now that the United States no longer makes pennies, there is a scramble among gas stations, fast-food chains and big-box stores to adjust prices...
China’s Xi holds court at APEC summit after Trump trade truce
SOUTH KOREA — China's Xi Jinping took center stage at an annual gathering of Pacific Rim leaders in South Korea on Friday, meeting Canadian...
Hurricane Melissa devastates Caribbean, picks up speed toward Bermuda
PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON/HAVANA — Hurricane Melissa picked up speed as it churned across open ocean in the direction of Bermuda on Thursday, after wreaking destruction across...
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to continue ceasefire, Turkey says
ISTANBUL — Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Thursday to extend a ceasefire during talks in Istanbul after the worst border clashes between the neighbors...
US delay on China export restriction could defang it, former US officials say
Washington's decision to delay a rule on export restrictions for Chinese companies, announced by China after Thursday's summit meeting with US President Donald Trump,...
Trump shaves China tariffs after ‘amazing’ Xi meeting
BUSAN, South Korea — US President Donald J. Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China...
UK and Vietnam reach deal on curbing illegal migration
LONDON — Britain said on Wednesday it had agreed to a deal with Vietnam to curb illegal migration in what it described as the...
Revamped Australian environment law will help business and nature, government says
CANBERRA/SYDNEY — Australia’s government on Thursday introduced an environmental protection bill into parliament that it said would better conserve nature while simplifying approvals for...
New Zealand targets shadow fleet in expanded Russia sanctions
WELLINGTON — New Zealand on Thursday announced expanded sanctions on Russia’s oil industry and shadow fleet while meeting with the Nordic 5 foreign ministers...
Trump tells Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
SOUTH KOREA — US President Donald Trump ordered the US military on Thursday to immediately resume testing nuclear weapons after a gap of 33 years,...
