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Jun 19, 20242 min read
US pushes Netherlands, Japan to further restrict chipmaking equipment to China
A U.S. official was heading to Japan after meeting with the Dutch government to try to push allies to further restrict China's ability to...


Jun 19, 20242 min read
Explainer-Why has a visit by U.S. lawmakers to India upset China?
NEW DELHI - A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday in India's northern town...


Jun 19, 20243 min read
RFK Jr faces down midnight deadline to qualify for CNN presidential debate
NEW YORK - Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr has less than 24 hours to qualify for the first U.S. presidential debate of the...


Jun 19, 20243 min read
Explainer-What is Juneteenth and how are people marking the day?
Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S....


Jun 19, 20242 min read
Film 'The Bikeriders' recreates heyday of 60s motorcycle clubs
LONDON - Actors Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy immersed themselves in 1960s American motorcycle culture for their new film "The...


Jun 19, 20243 min read
Israel, Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday warned that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon...


Jun 18, 20241 min read
Actor Theo James named UNHCR global goodwill ambassador
LONDON - The United Nations refugee agency named British actor Theo James as a global goodwill ambassador on Monday. James, who acted in...


Jun 18, 20242 min read
Indian suspect in plot to kill Sikh separatist pleads not guilty in US court
WASHINGTON/PRAGUE/NEW YORK - An Indian man suspected by the U.S. of involvement in an unsuccessful Indian government-backed plot to kill...
Jun 18, 20241 min read
California wildfire burns 12,000 acres, forces evacuations
A wildfire burning northwest of Los Angeles on Sunday has forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people from a popular outdoor recreation...


Jun 17, 20243 min read
Ukraine summit sees hard road to peace as way forward uncertain
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland - Western powers and their allies at a summit in Switzerland denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Sunday,...


Jun 17, 20244 min read
Factbox-Who are the Americans being detained in Russia?
LONDON - Russia is holding at least a dozen American citizens in jail, including journalists and active duty soldiers. Below are...


Jun 16, 20241 min read
US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to sea conditions, official says
WASHINGTON -The U.S. military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza because of anticipated sea...
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