Michael Carrick focused on strong finish for Manchester United amid questions about future
Michael Carrick said Thursday he is more worried about Manchester United finishing the season in style than his own futu...
Trump heads for Xi summit overshadowed by Iran war
Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump heads for a superpower summit with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next week hop...
Japan and Saudi Arabia to set up energy security task force
BRUSSELS - Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed Thursday to set up a task force to discuss issues such as stable crude oil supp...
Kumamoto municipal assembly member and two others arrested in bribery case
Police arrested three people including a member of the municipal assembly of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Thursda...
South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president
SEOUL - South Korea's martial law scandal is set to loom large over local elections in June that will test whether oppos...
U.S. trade court rules Trump tariffs illegal, but issues narrow block
NEW YORK - The U.S. trade court on Thursday ruled against U.S. President Donald Trump's latest 10% global tariffs, findi...
International Olympic Committee lifts all restrictions on Belarusian athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday lifted all restrictions on Belarusian athletes, ...
China gives two ex-defense ministers suspended death sentences over corruption
Former Chinese Defense Ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were on Thursday given suspended death sentences over corrupt...
Iran war to accelerate China’s shift to electric trucks from diesel
The jump in diesel prices triggered by the Iran war is expected to accelerate electrification of China’s heavy truck fle...
Britons set to punish Starmer's Labour in local polls
London - U.K. polling stations opened Thursday in local elections set to heap more pressure on beleaguered Labour Prime ...
Fake rumors, real killings: Inside Congo's deadly health misinformation crisis
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - In Tshopo, a northeastern Congolese province blanketed in rainforest, rumors rippl...
Iranian FA says it will meet FIFA over World Cup in coming days
Iranian soccer chief Mehdi Taj said on Wednesday he will have a meeting with FIFA President Gianni Infantino in the next...
Taiwan conducts first torpedo test firing from domestically made submarine
Taiwan has carried out the maiden torpedo test-firing from its first domestically developed submarine, a major milestone...
China may try ‘maneuvering’ over Taiwan issue at Trump meeting, Taipei official says
TAIPEI - China may try some “maneuvering” over the Taiwan issue when U.S. President Donald Trump visits Beijing next we...
Japan tackles challenges of seafloor rare earth mining, eyeing economic security
Japan's government is taking on the challenge of mining critical minerals, including rare earths, from the seabed around...
Rubio to meet Pope Leo as Trump keeps up attacks on pontiff
VATICAN CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraug...
In Canary Islands, nearing hantavirus cruise ship rekindles pandemic concerns
Madrid - The arrival in Spain's Canary Islands this weekend of a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus is revivin...
Water meter thefts spread across Japan as copper prices rise
The theft of water meters used to measure household water consumption is spreading across Japan, with authorities suspec...
To counter China, the West must first understand its phobias
By observing Beijing’s assertive military posturing in the South China Sea, its track record of economic coercion and it...
SpaceX IPO gives Musk sweeping power and curbs shareholder rights
NEW YORK - SpaceX has adopted corporate governance policies that will erode typical shareholder protections in unpreced...