Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing and keep lines of communication open
2023-06-14 20:17
Vodafone, Three to merge UK mobile phone operations to capitalize on 5G rollout
Two of the U.K.’s biggest mobile phone operators have agreed to merge their businesses to capitalize on the rollout of next-generation 5G wireless technology in the country
2023-06-14 20:15
EU regulators order Google to break up digital ad business over competition concerns
European Union antitrust regulators are taking aim at Google’s lucrative digital advertising business, ordering the tech giant to sell off some of its ad business to address competition concerns
2023-06-14 19:56
As Trump rails at prosecutors, his 2024 GOP rivals flail for a message of their own
Former President Donald Trump delivered a blunt message to Americans on Tuesday night, speaking outside his New Jersey club hours after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom to a vast and damning federal indictment.
2023-06-14 19:27
China inks 'strategic partnership' with Palestinan Authority as it expands Middle East presence
China says it's established a “strategic partnership” with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to the country by President Mahmoud Abbas
2023-06-14 19:26
Dozens drown after migrant boat sinks off Greek coast
At least 59 migrants have drowned after their fishing boat sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday, Greece's Coast Guard said.
2023-06-14 19:17
Russian court sends an associate of Kremlin foe Navalny to prison for 7 1/2 years
A court in Russia has convicted an associate of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on extremism charges and sentenced her to 7 1/2 years in prison, the latest step in a yearslong crackdown by the Kremlin on opposition activists
2023-06-14 18:58
US beefs up campaign to ensure accurate animal welfare claims on meat, poultry packaging
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing
2023-06-14 18:53
Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman
Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis
2023-06-14 18:53
It might seem tempting to not pay your student loans. Here's why that's a bad idea
After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August
2023-06-14 18:47
Federal assistance sought for northeastern vineyards, orchards hit by late frost
Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it's the worst frost damage they've ever seen
2023-06-14 18:29
Exclusive-World Bank chief to 'push' its balance sheet, vows to protect 'AAA' rating
By David Lawder KINGSTON, Jamaica World Bank President Ajay Banga told Reuters that he will "push" the lender's
2023-06-14 18:26