South Korean doctors flee pediatrics as low birth rate bites

SEOUL — South Korea is suffering from a shortage of pediatricians, partly a result of the world’s lowest birth rate and increasingly a factor...

Argentina budget cuts spark student protests

BUENOS AIRES - Hundreds of thousands of Argentine students protested in the streets on Wednesday against sharp spending cuts at public universities by President Javier Milei's...

Biden offers citizenship path to spouses of Americans in sweeping election-year move

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a sweeping effort to provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the US...

US, China hail ‘constructive’ Geneva trade talks, details due Monday

GENEVA - The U.S. and China ended high-stakes trade talks on a positive note on Sunday, with U.S. officials touting a "deal" to reduce the U.S....

Trump hosts scandal-hit Malaysian PM Najib in White House

WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday host Malaysia’s prime minister in the White House for wide-ranging talks, giving his guest a...

Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy in diplomatic push to help reach Gaza ceasefire before...

DOHA/BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump’s Middle East envoy has traveled to Qatar and Israel to kickstart the US president-elect’s diplomatic push to help reach...

Hurricane Agatha lashes southern Mexico with rain as record-breaking May storm

By Jose Cortes
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico - Hurricane Agatha plowed into beach resorts on Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Monday, bringing torrential rains and the threat of flooding as the first named storm in the eastern Pacific...

Britain’s banks given more time to check payments for scams

LONDON — Banks in Britain will be allowed to hold up payment transfers for an extra three days if they have grounds to suspect...

Hegseth in spotlight as officials deflect blame over leaked chat group

WASHINGTON — America’s top spies on Tuesday shifted the spotlight back to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain how highly sensitive details he posted...

US fears Nippon bid for US Steel could hit vital steel supplies

WASHINGTON - Nippon Steel's proposed $14.9 billion takeover of US Steel would create national security risks because it could hurt the supply of steel needed for...

Prabowo adviser denies plans to raise Indonesia’s debt to 50% of GDP

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto has no plans to boost the country’s public debt to 50% of gross domestic product (GDP), a senior...

Facebook is wrong to say news lacks economic value, says Canada PM Trudeau

OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Meta Platforms, Inc’s opposition to proposed legislation that would compel payment by its...