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Typhoon Mawar's outer bands were whipping Guam Wednesday ahead of an expected late-afternoon or evening landfall that could devastate the US territory with deadly winds, treacherous storm surge and heavy rainfall.

Kim Kardashian earlier claimed that she sometimes 'cries herself to sleep' because she's a single-parent

Ecuador's National Electoral Council announced on Tuesday that early presidential elections would be held on Aug. 20 after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree last week and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025. Lasso's decision to dissolve the opposition-led legislature came as lawmakers tried to impeach him for not stopping a deal between the state-owned oil transport company and a private tanker company, accusations he denies. In disbanding the assembly, the president made first use of an option available to him under the constitution in conflicts with the legislative branch. Elections had to be called within three months, for both the assembly and presidency, and the winners will serve out what would otherwise have been the remainder of the terms of those elected officials. If there is no outright winner a runoff vote will be held in October. Lasso can choose to run in the presidential election. In the meantime, he can rule by decree for up to six months. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected multiple challenges that sought to invalidate Lasso’s decree dissolving the National Assembly. Lasso, a 67-year-old former right-wing banker, took power in May 2021 for a four-year term after winning the general election. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide

China is stepping up training at its government agencies, universities and state-owned enterprises on how to safeguard state

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned

The move comes as a trade row centred on the tech industry intensifies between Washington and Beijing.

Talks over forming Thailand’s next government are well into their second week and there’s still no sign that

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ordered a review after questions were raised in parliament and on social

New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and unexpectedly signaled that no further policy

Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derrick White and Jaylen Brown each added 16 points and the Boston Celtics staved off elimination in the Eastern Conference finals by running away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-99 in Game 4 on Tuesday night

Chinese stocks fell, with the benchmark index close to erasing its gains for the year, as a weaker

Speaker Kevin McCarthy left the US Capitol late Tuesday afternoon saying the two parties had yet to reach