Trump says he will buy a ‘new Tesla’ to show support for Musk
US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker’s chief and...
What is the International Criminal Court that prompted Duterte’s arrest?
THE HAGUE - Following a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Philippines arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte due to an investigation into thousands of killings in...
US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump plows ahead on tariffs
NEW YORK - President Donald Trumpís tariffs have spooked investors, with fears of an economic downturn driving a stock market sell-off that has wiped...
Trump’s ‘America First’ policies targeting South Korea, says acting president
SEOUL - South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" policies had started targeting his country.
Mr. Choi said...
US transportation chief to meet with Boeing CEO on safety efforts
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he plans to visit a Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday to ensure the U.S. planemaker is...
Indonesia’s central bank uses Ramadan sermons to preach on inflation
MAJALENGKA, Indonesia - Waiting to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, clerics in the Indonesian town of Majalengka gathered for an unusual...
US wants no G7 Russia antagonism as allies fear blockage
MONTREAL/JEDDAH - The U.S. opposes language that could harm its efforts to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said...
Zelenskiy in Saudi Arabia as US voices hope for Ukraine peace talks
JEDDAH - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials that Washington hopes will deliver...
Forms, inspections, reports: German businesses beg for bureaucracy relief
BERLIN — If Germany is to quickly revive its flagging industrial economy, businesses say the country’s new leadership must make drastic reductions to bureaucracy...
Indian slums get ‘cool roofs’ to combat extreme heat
AHMEDABAD — Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of India’s western Gujarat state have been painted in a reflective, white coating over the...
China’s top universities expand enrolment to beef up capabilities in AI, strategic areas
HONG KONG — Several of China’s top universities have announced plans to expand their undergraduate enrolment to prioritize what they called “national strategic needs”...
‘Say thank you,’ Rubio tells Poland amid Ukraine Starlink spat
WARSAW — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of “making things up” and suggested on Sunday he was...