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China's Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both countries. Xi was...
Nov 22, 20241 min read


Explainer-How the US tracks ballistic missile launches
SINGAPORE - The United States has layers of sensors that can spot, track and identify ballistic missile launches such as the Russian IRBM...
Nov 22, 20242 min read


Explainer-How Trump could bypass the Senate to install his cabinet picks
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Explainer-Why has ethnic violence escalated in India's Manipur state again?
Hundreds of people defied a curfew to stage demonstrations in India's northeastern state of Manipur over the weekend and 23 were arrested...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Analysis-In choosing his team, Trump opts for personal ties and TV chops
WASHINGTON - In staffing his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump has so far veered from the conventional to the...
Nov 20, 20244 min read


Analysis-Trump picks Gaetz and Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run
WASHINGTON - In nominating Matt Gaetz for attorney general and Pete Hegseth to helm the Pentagon, President-elect Donald Trump has picked...
Nov 20, 20244 min read


Analysis-Spy world vexed by Trump choice of Gabbard as US intelligence chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as U.S. intelligence chief has sent shockwaves through the national...
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Factbox-Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his...
Nov 20, 20248 min read


Starting Latin America trip, Xi Jinping opens huge port in Peru funded by China
LIMA - Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America on Thursday by inaugurating a massive...
Nov 17, 20243 min read


Exclusive-Peru and China to sign strengthened free-trade agreement in Xi's APEC visit
LIMA - Peru and China will sign an updated free-trade agreement during President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the Andean nation that...
Nov 9, 20242 min read


Putin praises Trump, says Russia is ready for dialogue
SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the U.S. election, praised him for...
Nov 8, 20243 min read


Analysis-Hungary's Orban gears up to be Europe's 'Trump whisperer'
BUDAPEST - As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood. "A much needed...
Nov 8, 20243 min read
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