United, Delta cancel more than 200 US Christmas Eve flights amid COVID surge
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading coronavirus disease 2019...
Turkey lifts veto on Finland, Sweden joining NATO, clearing path for expansion
MADRID/HELSINKI — NATO ally Turkey lifted its veto over Finland and Sweden’s bid to join the Western alliance on Tuesday after the three nations...
China to slash winter gas purchases easing Europe’s supply pressures
SINGAPORE/LONDON — China’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers will stay out of the spot market this winter as demand growth has skidded to the...
Thousands flee homes in Beijing as Doksuri dumps record rainfall
BEIJING — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes in Beijing as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri dumped record rainfall on...
Biden administration suspends Trump asylum deals with El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said on Saturday it was immediately suspending Trump-era asylum agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, part of a...
Biden approves military aid to Taiwan under program normally used for sovereign states
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a military transfer to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Financing, or FMF, program normally used for sovereign states, according to a notification sent to Congress.
The notification, which was seen by Reuters...
China military action to US stopover would be election interference, Taiwan VP says
TAIPEI — Any Chinese military action in response to stopovers in the United States by Taiwan Vice President William Lai would be an attempt...
California approves rules for converting sewage waste to drinking water
LOS ANGELES — California regulators on Tuesday cleared the way for widespread use of advanced filtration and treatment facilities designed to convert sewage waste...
Meta shelves fact-checking in policy reversal ahead of Trump administration
Social media company Meta Platforms on Tuesday scrapped its U.S. fact-checking program and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and...
Reforms could boost World Bank lending to developing countries by nearly $190 bln -study
WASHINGTON - Reforming the World Bank's approach to risk could unlock nearly $190 billion in additional urgently needed lending for developing countries without jeopardizing its AAA credit rating, a study commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation found.
The study, carried out by...
Iran seeks ‘peaceful nuclear deal’ with US, official says
ABU DHABI — Iran wants to reach a "peaceful" nuclear agreement with the United States to resolve a decades-long dispute, but will not compromise...
US Treasury says Musk team has ‘read-only access’ to payment data
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday that Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has been granted "read-only access" to its payment system codes but denied that...