Trump pushes Congress to pass his ‘big beautiful bill’ as debate clouds path forward
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to advance his sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, as party hardliners and moderates squabbled over...
Washington seeks oil embargo on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING -- The United States on Wednesday asked the UN Security Council to slap an oil embargo on North Korea and freeze the...
Boris Johnson quits as UK prime minister, dragged down by scandals
LONDON — Scandal-ridden Boris Johnson announced on Thursday he would quit as British prime minister after he dramatically lost the support of his ministers...
China’s Xi projects power at military parade with Putin, Kim
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country’s largest-ever military...
From stubs to soft toys, an Indian factory reprocesses cigarette ends
NEW DELHI - Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women smile and chat as they fill brightly...
Indonesia’s Prabowo to swear in cabinet of over 100 ministers, deputies
JAKARTA - Indonesia's newly minted leader, President Prabowo Subianto, officially swore in his cabinet on Monday, a team which analysts said reflected continuity of his predecessor's main policies.
Mr. Prabowo took office on...
Macron says he wants to ‘piss off’ the non-vaccinated
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he wanted to "piss off" the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls...
What are stablecoins, the asset rocking the cryptocurrency market?
LONDON — Most cryptocurrencies have a major problem with price volatility, but one sub-category of coins is designed to maintain a constant value: stablecoins.
As...
Thailand’s Thaksin bullish on legalizing online gambling, crypto
BANGKOK — Thailand’s political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia’s second largest economy should push to legalize online gambling, which he said could net...
Australia ports operator could be online within days after cyber incident
SYDNEY - The Australian government said on Monday a cyber incident that forced one of its largest ports operators to suspend operations could be...
Hackers who breached casino giants MGM, Caesars also hit 3 other firms, Okta says
SAN FRANCISCO - Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks also broke into the systems of three other companies in the manufacturing, retail, and technology space, a security executive familiar with the matter...
Hong Kong says no personal data shared in vaccine deal with Fosun
HONG KONG - Hong Kong's agreement to buy BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese sales agent Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd did not include...