On a drizzly March day last year at the White House, President Donald J. Trump stood behind a podium to make a “beautiful announcement.” Hyundai, the Korean industrial giant, was investing nearly $6 billion in a new steel plant in Louisiana, which would supply domestic metal
It said cooperation was possible between Petrovietnam and Korea Electric Power Corporation.
Right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel is accusing Pope Leo XIV of doing the work of the Chinese Communist Party with his criticisms of artificial intelligence. According to a Thursday report from CNN, Thiel told the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado on Tuesday that the pope
The incident comes one day after China’s ‘ethnic unity law’ came into effect.
Xi launched a sprawling campaign to root out corruption in the armed forces in mid-2023.
The city of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture, population 435,000, is quiet for its size. Lying less than an hour’s train ride to the northeast of mega-metropolis Tokyo, Kashiwa – home to many commuters and their families – presents a calm contrast to the hectic pace of its big-city
The project includes building a new elevated station and adding tracks.
BERLIN, July 3 - Germany requested urgent talks with the Chinese ambassador over reports that China is training Russian soldiers, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, confirming a report by the Spiegel media outlet.
Consumers unhappy about lower fuel efficiency and vehicle performance are planning a protest.
July 3 - Armenia's parliament passed a law on Friday that raises the bar for citizens based abroad to be able to come home and vote, following reported efforts by Moscow to use Armenians living in Russia to influence an election last month.
The move is also a geopolitical bet to ensure the country’s indispensability in the global AI supply chain.
Trump administration officials reportedly believed that the Israeli government intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators—including the country’s foreign minister—during peace talks with the US in an effort to sabotage diplomatic progress. The New York Times reported
WARSAW, July 3 - Ukraine is looking for ways to lower tension with Warsaw, Poland's prime minister said on Friday, adding that Poland's neighbour to the east should come to terms with its history to join the European Union.
Min Aung Hlaing is in Laos and the local media there said the state visit will last three days.
The storm is expected to bring torrential rain to Hainan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces.
BEIJING, July 3 - Tropical Storm Maysak lashed southern China's island province of Hainan on Friday, making landfall with maximum winds near its centre of 23 metres per second (51 mph) and forcing flight, rail and ferry suspensions.
She stepped in to help despite the Buddhist taboo in which women cannot touch monks and vice versa.
Its president hopes people will pick up the product, have a laugh and come away with a better image of the industry.
King Norodom Sihamoni, 73, had shared his prostate cancer diagnosis in April.
The Bill’s passage is uncertain, however.
It has been illegal since April 1 for drivers of foreign-registered vehicles to buy the subsidised petrol.
Trump-Modi friendship was strong, but now US-India ties are strained. What caused the severe turbulence?
The bus was travelling from Quetta to Peshawar, when it crashed in the Dana Sar mountain range.
Na’imah Abdul Khalid had earlier in 2026 rubbished claims of a plot to topple the government.
Wasantha Karannagoda also faces allegations of war crimes.
The placenta was meant to be exported to be made into anti-ageing injections, say police.
Analysts say the visit is significant for regional geopolitical dynamics, as it signals a potential shift in how some members of the regional bloc are engaging with Myanmar's military-backed administration.
The arrest came after videos allegedly showing crèche workers assaulting crying children surfaced online.
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Birthright citizenship is the law of the land. The Supreme Court has once again ruled that the 14th Amendment gives automatic citizenship to anyone born in the US. This includes the children of illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders, both of which the Trump
"Cooperation between nations ... should not target or harm the interests of third parties," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said after talks between India and Japan.
Leaders of Japan and India earlier agreed to work more closely on critical minerals.
The authorities launched an expanded drone programme on July 1 after a spate of shark attacks.
A wave of rolling blackouts across Indonesia in mid-2026 has exposed one of the country’s biggest economic paradoxes: it is one of the world’s largest coal producers, yet it has struggled to secure enough fuel for its own power plants. Power outages across the Java-Bali grid —
The birthplace of tea is seeking to dominate the global matcha market.
The event showcases a wide range of AI robots capable of playing soccer and performing tasks.
The law, which went into effect on July 1, gives Beijing the basis to take action against people outside its borders.
BEIJING/TAIPEI, July 3 - China dismissed U.S. and EU criticism of the country's new law on ethnic unity as a \"malicious smear\" and interference in its internal affairs on Friday, legislation one senior Taiwanese official likened to an imperial edict given its global sweep.
The alleged victims are toddlers between two and three years of age.
Cambodia has raided over 250 scam sites and deported nearly 50,000 foreigners.
People who can move drugs across borders are contacted through fake social media accounts.
The 21-year-old has become the first Filipino to reach the third round of a Grand Slam in the Open era.
The bus was headed to national capital Islamabad from provincial capital Quetta.
QUETTA, Pakistan, July 3 - Forty people were killed and eight others injured after a bus fell into a deep roadside ditch in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan on Friday, a rescue agency and a government official said.
The Proton S70, a red sedan, has been selected as the country’s new official taxi model.
She ran over the collapsed woman with her patrol car around 12.45am on July 3.