Appeals court won’t delay block on US military’s transgender ban
A U.S. appeals court on Monday denied a request by the Trump administration to pause a lower court’s decision blocking President Donald Trump’s ban...
N. Korea tells US it is prepared to discuss denuclearization
WASHINGTON -- North Korea has told the United States for the first time that it is prepared to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean...
Britain’s bruised royals stay silent as Prince Harry lets ‘light in on magic’
LONDON — Some 150 years ago, the acclaimed constitutional writer Walter Bagehot wrote that the British monarchy needed reverence and mystery. “We must not...
14 Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark subversion trial
HONG KONG — Fourteen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were found guilty and two were acquitted on Thursday in a landmark subversion trial that critics...
Malaysia says sultan’s heirs withdraw claim on Paris buildings
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said the heirs of a former sultan have withdrawn their claims over three Malaysian-owned diplomatic properties in Paris, as part of a...
Ceasefire over as Israel launches deadly airstrikes across Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 200 people, Palestinian health authorities said, as attacks hit dozens of targets early on Tuesday,...
Macron’s Paris summit seeks new roadmap for easing debt burdens
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a summit on Thursday and Friday to pin down a roadmap for easing the debt burdens of...
Following Biden win, UN chief seeks to stay on for second term
UNITED NATIONS (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the five permanent members of the Security Council on Sunday that he would like to stay on for a second term, according to two diplomats familiar with the matter.
Deutsche Bank tumbles as jittery investors seek safer shores
Shares of Germany's largest bank Deutsche Bank plunged on Friday as investors fretted that regulators and central banks have yet to contain the worst...
South Korea vows probe into deadly Halloween crush
SEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged...
South Korea to launch first lunar orbiter as space bid gathers pace
SEOUL, Aug 5 (Reuters) - South Korea is set to launch its first lunar orbiter on Friday as it doubles down on its space...
Summer of 2024 was world’s hottest on record, EU climate change monitor says
BRUSSELS - The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as...