BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� The price of XRP jumped more than 8% Thursday after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said U.S. regulators have dropped its four-year-old case against the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Ripple and two of its executives in late 2020 after they raised $1.4 billion by selling XRP crypto coins. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥� Beijing on Thursday demanded protections for Chinese students in the U.S. after a Congressional panel asked six American universities to hand over a large amount of detailed information on their Chinese students, citing national security concerns. A letter sent to the universities, including Stanford and Carnegie Mellon, alleged that the Chinese […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� China’s leading supplier of LiDAR technology has denied a report saying it has links to the Chinese military, as the company awaits a U.S. court’s ruling on the U.S. government’s decision to include it in a Defense Department list of suppliers to the Chinese military . Hesai is the industry鈥檚 global leader […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday following an advance on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve said the economy still looks healthy enough to keep interest rates where they are. Markets were closed in Japan for a holiday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.3% to 24,454.47 and the Shanghai Composite index edged […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) 鈥� Joshua Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, left the Caribbean country on Wednesday, his lawyers said. Following a trial exceeding five hours, Judge Edwin Rijo […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) 鈥� Taiwan鈥檚 President William Lai Ching-te said that a Taiwanese semiconductor company’s massive investment in Arizona is the 鈥渂est model鈥� for the island’s effort to build computer chips supply lines that don’t rely on Chinese producers, in remarks to the state鈥檚 visiting Governor Katie Hobbs. Taiwan鈥檚 leading chipmaker TSMC has committed $100 […]
ISTANBUL (AP) 鈥� Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul鈥檚 mayor 鈥� a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 鈥� and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. It was a dramatic escalation in an ongoing government crackdown on the opposition and dissenting voices […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares were mixed Wednesday ahead of a decision on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices declined. Japan reported that it logged a trade surplus in February, with exports rising more than 11%. The Japanese central bank opted to keep its benchmark rate unchanged, […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥� The United Nations migration agency says it is scaling back or ending projects around the world and firing staff following an 鈥渦nprecedented鈥� 30% cut in funding led mainly by the United States. 鈥淭he reduction in funding has severe impacts on vulnerable migrant communities, exacerbating humanitarian crises and undermining vital support systems […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) 鈥� The parents of a U.S. college student who vanished almost two weeks ago in the resort town of Punta Cana have asked authorities to declare her legally dead. In a letter to Dominican police dated Monday, Subbarayudu and Sreedevi Konanki state that after an extensive search, local authorities believe […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted informal talks in Geneva on Tuesday between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders, hoping to breathe new life into the Cyprus peace process that has been on hiatus for nearly eight years. Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar as well as top […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) 鈥� A new partnership between U.S. maritime company Crowley and Spain-based Naturgy Energy Group announced Tuesday is expected to increase the amount of liquified natural gas shipped to Puerto Rico as it struggles with chronic power outages. A tanker capable of delivering more than 34 million gallons (129 million liters) […]
BRUSSELS (AP) 鈥� European Union government ministers on Tuesday debated ways to keep Radio Free Europe afloat after the Trump administration stopped grants to the pro-democracy media outlet over the weekend. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty started broadcasting during the Cold War. Its programs are aired in 27 languages in 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central […]
NEW DELHI (AP) 鈥� U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said President Donald Trump is committed to ensuring peace and security through 鈥渞ealism and pragmatism,鈥� in remarks Tuesday before the U.S. leader speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gabbard did not refer to a particular country or conflict, but said securing peace required 鈥渃ommitment […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as investors were encouraged by another rally on Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to 37,903.43. The Bank of Japan was expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a monetary policy board meeting due to wrap up Wednesday. The U.S. Federal Reserve also […]
PARIS (AP) 鈥� Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France. So says a French politician who is making headlines in his country for suggesting that the U.S. is no longer worthy of the monument that was a gift from France nearly 140 years ago. As a member of the European Parliament and […]
GENEVA (AP) 鈥� Myanmar’s people are already feeling the 鈥渃rushing impact” from the 鈥渟udden, chaotic withdrawal” of U.S. and other humanitarian aid, an independent human rights expert said Monday, calling on the world community to do more. Tom Andrews, a monitor on rights in Myanmar commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council, said he would […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) 鈥� The videos roll through TikTok in 30-second flashes. Migrants trek in camouflage through dry desert terrain. Dune buggies roar up to the United States-Mexico border barrier. Families with young children pass through gaps in the wall. Helicopters, planes, yachts, tunnels and jet skis stand by for potential customers. Laced with emojis, […]
TOKYO (AP) 鈥� The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs. It’s the first of a two-game series and features five Japanese players. Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Roki Sasaki pitch for the Dodgers […]
BANGKOK (AP) 鈥� Shares advanced Monday in Asia after U.S. stocks rallied to their best day since November鈥檚 election and China reported stronger than expected factory data. Chinese officials were due later in the day to brief reporters about Beijing’s efforts to get consumers to spend more. Economists say consumers must spend more to get […]
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) 鈥� New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London on Monday to seek alliances as he deals with U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada’s sovereignty and economy. Carney is purposely making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the two countries that shaped Canada’s early […]
CAIRO (AP) 鈥� Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would be held 鈥渇ully accountable鈥� for their actions. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the strikes killed at least 31 people, including women and children, […]
TORONTO (AP) 鈥� New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked his defense minister to review the purchase of America鈥檚 F-35 fighter jet to see if there are other options 鈥済iven the changing environment,” a spokesman for the minister said Saturday. Laurent de Casanove, Defense Minister Bill Blair鈥檚 press secretary, said the contract to purchase […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) 鈥� U.N. Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres said Friday that the humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and other countries in Europe 鈥渁re a crime.鈥� He made the comment during a four-day visit to Bangladesh where he is assessing the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees whose future remained uncertain […]
