Hong Kong’s new national security bill includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong unveiled a proposed law that threatens life imprisonment for residents who “endanger national security” on Friday, deepening worries about erosion of the city’s freedoms four years after Beijing...
Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and took direct control of...
Biden orders US military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military Thursday to set up a temporary port off the coast of Gaza, joining international partners in trying to carve out a sea route...
Sweden’s entry strengthens NATO control over the Baltic Sea
Copenhagen.- Sweden's entry into NATO, formalized this Thursday, means that all the Nordic countries will be under the umbrella of NATO, which thus reinforces its control over the entire Baltic Sea.
Modi is visiting Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy...
NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday is making his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control of it...
China accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations
BEIJING — China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. on Thursday of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists.
Europe’s inflation is way down. But hope is gone for a quick interest rate...
FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has eased. Inflation is way down from its painful double-digit peak. But there likely won’t be an interest rate cut at the...
China sets an economic growth target of around 5% but acknowledges it will not...
BEIJING — China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year, Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday, acknowledging that it will be a challenging goal in difficult times.
In his...
Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas
Over the last five months, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas fighters, destroyed dozens of their tunnels and wreaked unprecedented destruction on the Gaza Strip.
But it still faces...
The UN atomic watchdog’s director arrives in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in...
MOSCOW — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency’s director has arrived in Russia for talks on nuclear safety in Ukraine, where Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is at risk amid fighting.