Taiwan’s envoy to APEC is the 91-year-old billionaire founder of a computer chip manufacturing giant that operated behind the scenes for decades before being thrust into the center of U.S.-Chinese tension over technology and securityTAIPEI,...
Mexican security and immigration authorities have stepped up patrols, highway checkpoints and raids in southern Mexico since the United States started expelling Venezuelan migrants last monthTAPACHULA, Mexico -- Mexican security and...
A Russian billionaire under sanctions by the United States and Europe over his alleged ties to the Kremlin says he was not surprised by protests against his country at this year’s U.N. climate talksSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt -- A Russian...
Iranian state TV says gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in the southwestern Iranian city of Izeh, killing at least five people and wounding civilians and security forcesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Gunmen opened fire in a bazaar in...
More aid arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray Wednesday following the signing of a truce earlier this month calling for unhindered humanitarian access into the northern regionADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- More aid arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray...
South Korean officials are facing tough questions about preparations for Halloween celebrations and demands for accountability after a crowd surge at the festivities left more than 150 people deadSEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul police...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disputed a claim by Poland that a missile strike that hit a Polish village killing two came from Ukrainian air defenses.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday disputed a claim by...
Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet over eastern UkraineTHE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Dutch judges...
The U.S. government says it will provide Puerto Rico with temporary electric generation via barges as the island’s power grid continues to disintegrate, leading to an increase in widespread outagesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The U.S....
A Berlin court has ordered a rerun of the German capital’s 2021 state election because of severe election-day glitches at many polling stationsBERLIN -- A Berlin court on Wednesday ordered a rerun of the German capital's 2021...
Authorities in Kenya say that at least three people died when a building collapsed in the capital city, NairobiNAIROBI, Kenya -- At least three people died when a building collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, authorities said Wednesday.Six...
Kenyan President William Ruto urged lawmakers not to remove presidential terms limits from the country’s constitution, dismissing comments by a legislator that there should be no such limits on a capable leaderNAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenyan...
Britain's domestic spy chief says the country faces major security threats from the trio of Russia, China and Iran which all use coercion, intimidation and violence to pursue their interestsLONDON -- Britain faces major security...
Luis von Ahn is the visionary behind Duolingo, the free language learning app that boasts a viral TikTok account featuring company mascot Duo the owl. A non-native English speaker who grew up "not rich" amid a civil war in...
Among the bitter lessons that Ukrainians have had to learn in the nearly nine months since Russia invaded is that what’s here today can be destroyed tomorrow and that nothing in war can be taken for grantedKYIV, Ukraine -- The orders...
Members of the Group of 20 leading economies have ended their summit in Indonesia with a declaration of firm condemnation of the war in Ukraine and a warning that the conflict is making an already delicate world economy worseNUSA DUA,...
Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator says power will be out across large areas of Ukraine on Wednesday after Russia’s biggest bombardment of the country’s energy infrastructure in the nearly nine-month warKYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s...
An oil tanker off the coast of Oman has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone amid heightened tensions with IranDUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone...
NATO envoys are gathering for emergency talks after Poland said that a Russian-made missile fell on its territory, killing two people, and U.S. President Joe Biden and his allies promised support for an investigationBRUSSELS -- Ambassadors...
A tsunami alert was issued for the tiny island nation of Tonga after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's coast. LONDON -- A tsunami alert has now been lifted after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast...
At 97, two-time former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is back in the election raceKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- When two-time former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he wanted to earn his “work till death” title, he...
