WASHINGTON – US economic growth that keeps motoring above its potential is emerging as a key prop for an ongoing global…

HONG KONG – China’s top official on Hong Kong affairs said the city should “tightly hold” onto the bottom line of…

LONDON – Britain’s homes and businesses received 4.86 billion pounds ($6.07 billion) in property insurance payouts in 2023, up 18% from…

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran,…

SINGAPORE – South East Asia is “woefully off track” on green investments to reduce emissions and needs new policies and financial mechanisms to…

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un affirmed his position to develop long-standing ties with China, state media…

SYDNEY — The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and…

BILBAO/LISBON — People in Bilbao in northwestern Spain normally spend April dodging the showers but on Saturday many hit…

JERUSALEM/DUBAI — Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack…

WASHINGTON – Long-simmering tensions between China and its neighbors took center stage on Thursday as leaders of the U.S.,…