New Chinese ambassador to US taking office amid disputes over trade, access to technology, Taiwan
China's new ambassador to the U.S. is taking office amid disputes over trade, access to computer chips and Washington's support for self-governing Taiwan
2023-05-24 14:15
Israel's Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has passed a new two-year budget, a step that could bring some stability to his coalition and clear the way for it to press ahead with its religious, pro-settlement agenda
2023-05-24 13:54
South Korea to conduct satellite launch as North Korea pushes to fire its 1st military spy satellite
South Korea is about to conduct its first commercial-grade satellite launch as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit
2023-05-24 13:51
A's 10-40 start worst since 1932 Red Sox, Mariners win 3-2 behind Crawford, France
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2023-05-24 13:47
New Zealand's central bank raises key interest rate to 5.5% but signals next move will be a cut
New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.5% but signaled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency
2023-05-24 13:25
Seeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility
Before he left the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed read that New York was a place of “open arms."
2023-05-24 13:20
Analysis-Cross-border incursions from Ukraine may stretch Russian defences
By Tom Balmforth and Anna Dabrowska LONDON/KYIV A two-day incursion from Ukraine into Russia's western borderlands could force
2023-05-24 13:15
Coastal Guam residents evacuate as approaching Typhoon Mawar threatens deadly storm surge and damaging winds
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.
2023-05-24 13:00
Yankees reliever tosses PitchCom device into stands, but avoids $5K bill
Michael King makes his living by dotting the corners with 94-95 mph sinkers
2023-05-24 12:48
Trump's freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes
Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince
2023-05-24 12:25
Pennsylvania high court to consider plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gas emissions
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court will take its first crack at whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, or whether he first needed approval from a Legislature that opposed the plan
2023-05-24 12:25
Cambodian land activists arrested for allegedly inciting farmers to hate the rich
Cambodia's Interior Ministry says three land rights activists who were arrested on charges of plotting against the government planned to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions between rich and poor
2023-05-24 12:24