UN chief demands international access to Ukraine nuclear plant after new attack
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for international inspectors to be given access to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after Ukraine and Russia traded accusations over the shelling of Europe’s largest atomic plant at the weekend.
Ukraine hit by cyber-attack as US questions Russian troop pullback
KYIV/MOSCOW/WASHINGTON — Kyiv appeared to blame Russia for a cyber-attack on Tuesday as US President Joseph R. Biden warned that more than 150,000 Russian troops were still amassed near Ukraine’s borders after Moscow’s announcement of a partial pullback was met with skepticism.
China unveils new leadership line-up with no heir in sight
BEIJING -- China’s ruling Communist Party broke with recent precedent on Wednesday, unveiling a new leadership line-up without a clear successor to President Xi...
Tesla quits Australia auto lobby over claims on car emission standards
SYDNEY - Tesla said on Thursday it is quitting Australia's major auto lobby and resigning from its board, accusing the group of misleading consumers over the government's...
Gender biases not improved over past decade, UN says
GENDER INEQUALITY has remained stagnant for a decade, according to research by the United Nations (UN) released on Monday, as cultural biases and pressures...
Blast at Afghan news agency office in Kabul kills at least four
KABUL -- An explosion went off at an office of the Afghan Voice news agency in the capital, Kabul, on Thursday causing serious casualties,...
China condemns latest US warship transit of Taiwan Strait
BEIJING/TAIPEI — China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region’s greatest security “risk creator” after a US warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China.
Rare total solar eclipse spreads wonder across US
CHARLESTON, S.C./SHERIDAN, OREGON -- As millions of awestruck Americans cast their gaze skyward on Monday at the extraordinary sight of a total solar eclipse,...
North Korea ICBM may have failed in flight, officials say
TOKYO/SEOUL — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.
S. Korea candidates woo young voters with ‘deepfakes,’ hair insurance
SEOUL — South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol got a boost on Thursday when a rival dropped out, but if the conservative former prosecutor...
India restricts rice exports, could fuel food inflation
MUMBAI — India banned exports of broken rice and imposed a 20% duty on exports of various grades of rice on Thursday as the...
Trump pushes hardline immigration policies
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald J. Trump urged lawmakers on Tuesday to work toward bipartisan compromises, but pushed a hardline on immigration, insisting on...