US military searches for balloon remnants as China urges restraint
BEIJING/WASHINGTON — The US military said on Sunday it is searching for remnants of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down a day...
Like Musk, nickel-rich Indonesia has high e-vehicle ambitions
JAKARTA — Armed with the world’s largest reserves of nickel and a ban on the export of nickel ore, Indonesia is making itself indispensable...
Britain faces largest ever healthcare strikes as pay disputes drag on
LONDON — Britain faces its largest ever strike by health workers on Monday as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out...
Single-use plastic waste rises from 2019-2021 despite pledges
SINGAPORE — Polluting single-use plastic production rose by 6 million tons per year from 2019 to 2021 despite tougher worldwide regulations, with producers making...
Mali expels UN mission’s human rights chief
BAMAKO — The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy urges Olympic sponsors to keep Russia out of Games
LVIV — Ukraine has sent letters to companies that back the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging them to keep Russian athletes out of the...
Australia PM pushes for bipartisan support on Indigenous referendum
SYDNEY — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will push for bipartisan support on a referendum that aims to set up an Indigenous consultative committee...
China’s oil demand bounce may push producers to reconsider output — IEA
BENGALURU, India — Oil producers may have to reconsider their output policies following a demand recovery in China, the world’s second-largest oil consumer, the...
US jet shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with missile
SURFSIDE BEACH — A US military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, a...
French PM offers to tweak pension overhaul for conservatives backing
PARIS — French Prime Minister (PM) Elisabeth Borne offered on Sunday to soften a planned pension overhaul to let some people who started work...
US court rules ban on marijuana users owning guns is unconstitutional
A FEDERAL LAW prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Oklahoma has concluded, citing last year’s US Supreme Court...
Brutal cold seizes northeast US, shattering record lows
A DANGEROUS combination of record-setting cold temperatures and powerful winds buffeted the northeastern United States on Saturday, creating life-threatening conditions and causing the death...