West and Ukraine want to destroy Russia, says Lavrov
THE United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies together with Ukraine want to defeat Russia “on the battlefield” in order to...
‘Travel insanity’: US passengers stranded by winter storm
WASHINGTON — Thousands of flight cancellations and delays coupled with long lines and missing luggage at airports frustrated US travelers over the Christmas weekend...
Myanmar court set to deliver final verdicts in Suu Kyi’s trials
A COURT in military-ruled Myanmar will deliver its final verdicts in cases against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, said a source...
South Korea’s former president Lee granted special pardon
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol granted a special pardon on Tuesday to former President Lee Myung-bak, who was convicted of corruption and...
Israeli businesses decry calls to revise anti-discrimination law
JERUSALEM - Several leading Israeli businesses pledged on Monday to strengthen their internal anti-discrimination rules following remarks by hard-right members of Israel's incoming government seen as undermining gender equality and minority...
Weather disruptions linger for US flights, led by Southwest Airlines
WASHINGTON - Weather-related flight cancellations and delays that snarled US commercial air traffic over the holiday weekend dragged on through Monday, with Southwest Airlines accounting for the bulk of the lingering disruptions a...
Chinese make travel plans as COVID rules ease further
BEIJING - Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by COVID-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of...
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defense zone
TAIPEI — Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours, the...
China limps toward living with COVID
BEIJING/SHANGHAI — Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday, with China’s two biggest cities edging closer to living with coronavirus disease...
Only Russia’s nuclear arms preventing West from declaring war — Putin ally
RUSSIA’S nuclear arsenal and the rules Moscow has laid out for its use are the only factors preventing the West from starting a war...
Japan minister signs clean energy cooperation document during Saudi visit
Saudi Arabia and Japan signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on Sunday in the fields of the circular carbon economy, carbon recycling, clean hydrogen...
Bloomberg has no interest in acquiring Dow Jones or Washington Post, spokesman says
Bloomberg L.P. has no interest in acquiring either Dow Jones or the Washington Post, a Bloomberg L.P. spokesman said in a tweet.
“There have been...