China and EU Launch Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism as Sweeping Tariffs Take Effect Today
BRUSSELS / BEIJING, July 1 — China and the European Union earlier this week formally inaugurated a ministerial-level Trade and…
Wimbledon Day 1 Wrap: Sinner Survives Five-Set Scare, Djokovic and Sabalenka Advance
LONDON, June 30 — The Championships at Wimbledon completed its opening day on Monday at the All England Lawn Tennis…
South Korea Unveils $1.3 Trillion “Three Mega Projects” to Anchor Next Phase of Economic Growth
SEOUL, June 30 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung unveiled on Monday a massive package of long-term industrial projects that…
Six Killed in Shooting at Youth Welfare Facility in Northern German Town of Stade, Police Cite Custody Dispute
STADE, Germany, June 29 — Six people were killed and several others wounded Monday at a youth welfare facility in…
China Expands Export Controls on 40 More Japanese Entities, Citing Curbs on Tokyo’s ‘Neo-militarist Ambitions’
BEIJING / TOKYO, June 30 — China announced Monday that it has imposed new export controls on 40 additional Japanese…
Serbian President Vucic Announces Resignation Within Weeks, Calls for Early Elections Amid 18-Month Protest Movement
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on June 27 that he would step down within a matter of weeks and called…
Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariff on Nations With Digital Services Taxes; EU Pledges Swift Response
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on June 26 to impose a 100 percent tariff on goods from any country levying…
Japan Approves Renaming of Air Self-Defense Force to ‘Air and Space Self-Defense Force’
TOKYO, June 27 — Japan’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that will rename the country’s Air Self-Defense Force…
US Forces, Iran’s IRGC Trade Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz Days After 14-Point Ceasefire Memo
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN, June 27 — Less than two weeks after Washington and Tehran put a 14-point ceasefire memorandum on…
Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Killing at Least 235
Twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 188 people and prompting Acting…