Taiwan needs to have long-range weapons to deter China, says official
TAIPEI — Taiwan needs to have long-range, accurate weapons in order to properly deter a China that is rapidly developing its systems to attack the island, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Monday.
RBC unit City National Bank cuts nearly 100 jobs after financial losses
City National Bank, the American unit of Royal Bank of Canada, has cut around 100 jobs after recent financial losses, management changes and a...
China sanctions Taiwan businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker for ‘separatist’ acts
China said on Monday it would punish and sanction Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao and lawmaker Puma Shen for alleged criminal and pro-Taiwan independence activities.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braced for defeats in key elections
LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces voters in very different parliamentary seats on Thursday and risks losing all three contests in what would...
US lifts global health coronavirus travel advisory
WASHINGTON — The US State Department and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Thursday lifted global advisories recommending US citizens avoid all...
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy dismisses talk of wartime election as irresponsible
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy dismissed as irresponsible any notion of holding an election in wartime as talks have heated up recently whether Kyiv should...
Vietnam starts reopening schools after year-long pandemic closure
HANOI — More than 17 million Vietnamese students were due to return to school on Monday for the first time in about a year, the health ministry said, as authorities announced plans to start vaccinating children from as young as five against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Ukraine’s drones set oil depot in Russia’s Rostov ablaze, Russian Telegram channels say
Ukraine's drones set several oil tanks on fire at the Glubokinskaya oil depot in Russia's Rostov region, several Russian Telegram channels reported on Wednesday.
Rostov's...
TikTok goes dark for US users; company pins hope on Trump
WASHINGTON — TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores ahead of a law...
Vegas shooter leaves note but police still puzzled
WASHINGTON -- A note discovered in the hotel room of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock featured hand-written calculations on where he needed to aim...
EU steel import quota plan goes too far, says European auto lobby
BRUSSELS — A new European Union (EU) plan to sharply cut steel import quotas goes too far and threatens European automakers with higher input...
German crackdown pushes Dutch ATM bandits towards Austria
FRANKFURT — For years, it was a common occurrence: Dutch bandits would drive to Germany and in the dead of night blow up ATMs,...