US charges Ra煤l Castro with murder as Trump escalates pressure on Cuba
WASHINGTON/MIAMI 鈥 The United States announced murder charges against former Cuban President Ra煤l Castro on Wednesday, a major escalation in Washington's pressure campaign against...
EU prepares to cut US import duties to avert Trump鈥檚 tariff increases
BRUSSELS 鈥 The European Union (EU) struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on US goods, a key part...
G7 finance ministers urge action on economic imbalances; some point to China
PARIS 鈥 Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers agreed on Tuesday on the need for action to tackle trade imbalances in a fragmented global...
China鈥檚 Xi, Russia鈥檚 Putin praise ties but see no energy headway at Beijing talks
BEIJING 鈥 China and Russia鈥檚 leaders lauded on Wednesday progress in their strategic ties at a summit in Beijing, but despite the warm exchanges...
Samsung union says to embark on 48,000-strong strike on Thursday after impasse on bonuses
SEJONG 鈥 Some 48,000 Samsung Electronics workers are set to walk off the job on Thursday after talks on bonus payments broke off without...
Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects
SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON 鈥 Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping data showed, brightening hopes that the US-Israeli conflict...
US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Iran war powers
WASHINGTON 鈥 The US Senate advanced a war-powers resolution on Tuesday that would end the Iran war unless President Donald Trump obtains Congress' authorization,...
Banks close branches in tense Bolivia, diplomats call for calm
LA PAZ 鈥 Banks temporarily closed branches in Bolivia's capital La Paz on Tuesday as escalating anti-government unrest sounded alarms and foreign diplomats called...
Slain security guard of California mosque engaged gunmen in shootout, hailed as hero
SAN DIEGO 鈥 The security guard slain at the Islamic Center of San Diego was hailed on Tuesday as a fallen hero who sacrificed...
Iran says peace proposal includes reparations for war damage, US troop withdrawal
DUBAI 鈥 Tehran鈥檚 latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from...
Xi to host 鈥榦ld friend鈥 Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE 鈥 Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his 鈥渙ld friend鈥 Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald J. Trump鈥檚 high-profile...
Britain gets experimental drug from Japan to bolster hantavirus response
LONDON 鈥 Britain has received supplies of the antiviral drug favipiravir from Japan as part of its response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak linked...