Category: World

The force was strong with one German church on Sunday where a Protestant pastor marked the unofficial “Star Wars Day” of May 4 with a galactic-themed service. Kitted out with … Read More

US President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. The jail will house “America’s most ruthless … Read More

Eurosceptic George Simion won the first round of Romania’s presidential election re-run on Sunday, partial results showed, after a ballot seen as a test of the rise of Donald Trump-style … Read More

To call or not to call – that is the question poised to vex the US-China relationship in the coming weeks, as Beijing and Washington up the ante in this … Read More

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to his Pakistani counterpart on Sunday and offered Russia’s help in resolving tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir, the foreign ministry said. “Particular … Read More

Japan has no plans to threaten to sell its US$1 trillion-plus holdings of US Treasuries in trade talks with Washington, its finance minister said on Sunday, clarifying earlier remarks that … Read More

A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport after an impact left a plume of smoke and … Read More

Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate a bomb at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio … Read More

US President Donald Trump said he is willing to lower tariffs on China at some point because the levies now are so high that the world’s two largest economies have … Read More

Unlike the previous two weeks, when foreign buyers eagerly sought out Chinese tech products, the toy exhibition halls saw relatively low foot traffic and a lack of blockbuster products, reflecting … Read More