Russia's threat to pull out of Ukraine grain deal raises fears about global food security
Concerns are growing that Russia won't extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger
2023-07-12 14:57
Paraguay president-elect says committed to Taiwan, pitches investment
TAIPEI Paraguay President-elect Santiago Pena said on Wednesday that he is committed to a relationship with Taiwan as
2023-07-12 14:54
Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention in Myanmar and says she wants to join talks on crisis
Thailand’s top diplomat says he met ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness to engage in talks to resolve the crisis in her strife-torn nation
2023-07-12 14:50
Thailand's Election Commission says top candidate for prime minister may have broken election law
Thailand’s state Election Commission says it has concluded there is evidence that the top candidate to become the country’s next prime minister, Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, has violated election law and referred his case to the Constitutional Court for a ruling
2023-07-12 14:24
Thai foreign minister confirms meeting with Myanmar's Suu Kyi
JAKARTA Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai on Wednesday said he had met with Myanmar's jailed former leader Aung
2023-07-12 14:21
'My house has been an island': Northeastern communities face a long road to recovery after devastating floods put neighborhoods under water
Crews across the Northeast are surveying the destruction and beginning clean-up efforts as sunshine briefly returns after devastating floods put towns under water, damaging homes and washing out roads.
2023-07-12 14:16
Stocks in Asia rise, dollar slips as traders eye US inflation data
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE Asian shares rose, while the dollar slipped to a two-month low on Wednesday ahead
2023-07-12 14:16
Kerry to visit Beijing for climate talks amid efforts to revive relations between US and China
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Beijing next week to discuss strategies for limiting global warming, amid a push by the world's two largest economies to reengage on multiple issues following a sharp decline in contacts
2023-07-12 13:51
After half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach
Over half a century, Nissim Kahlon has transformed a tiny cave on a Mediterranean beach into an elaborate underground labyrinth
2023-07-12 13:28
Chip maker Foxconn exits a semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining company Vedanta
Taiwan-based electronics giant Foxconn is backing out of a $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture with Indian mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd
2023-07-12 13:27
Deputies who reported a Texas sheriff to public corruption investigators say nothing was done
Former deputies say they repeatedly reported a Texas sheriff who’s faced years of complaints about dysfunction and corruption to state and federal law enforcement
2023-07-12 13:25
The Manson 'family': A look at key players and victims in the cult leader's killings
In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles
2023-07-12 13:20