South Korea special forces officer says he had orders to block lawmakers
SEOUL - The commander of South Korea's special forces that stormed parliament last week after a martial law declaration said on Monday he was ordered to...
US says Israel must show no Gaza ‘policy of starvation’
UNITED NATIONS — The United States is watching to ensure that Israel’s actions on the ground show that it does not have a “policy...
US, South Korea issue fresh North Korea sanctions on ‘illicit’ IT workforce
WASHINGTON - The United States and South Korea on Tuesday announced new North Korea sanctions related to thousands of IT workers, many operating in...
Musk’s X ineffective against surge of US election misinformation, report says
THE CROWD-SOURCED fact-checking feature of Elon Musk’s X, Community Notes, is “failing to counter false” claims about the US election, the Center for Countering...
UK election pledges fall short of $48 bln health funding gap, think tank says
LONDON - Election pledges by Britain's governing Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party do not set out how they plan to meet a 38 billion pound ($48 billion)...
EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040
BRUSSELS — The European Union (EU) should commit to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 95% by 2040, official advisers...
Japan finds a ‘stealth’ cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
KAKAMIGAHARA, Japan - For much of its 72 years, Hitoshi Fujita's company was just another mom-and-pop business grinding out metal parts. Then it did something unusual...
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...
Elon Musk interview of Trump marred by technical issues
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk finally got underway on Musk's social media platform X on Monday evening, following a...
Wait, what? Dutch justice minister explains lockdown rules for weed
AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government told parliament on Monday it could sit back and relax as there are no extra rules needed to prevent people having or smoking cannabis in public places during the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil prosecutor general decides not to charge Bolsonaro for vaccine records fraud
BRASILIA - Brazil Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet decided not to charge former President Jair Bolsonaro with fraud in his vaccination records, asking the Supreme Court to...
India sets end-June coal import targets as power woes mount
By Sudarshan Varadhan
NEW DELHI - India has asked state and private sector utilities to ensure delivery of 19 million tons of coal from overseas by end-June, according to a power ministry letter, reflecting an...