In Trade War Clash With Trump, China Refuses to Take the Bait
If the trade war between China and the United States is a game of high-stakes brinkmanship, it is currently a game that Beijing is not willing to play. Faced with…
Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises
In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted, Spanish revival villa, offered a leafy refuge from the bustle of city life, near a cove…
Trump’s Crimea Proposal Would End a Decade of U.S. Resistance
During President Trump’s first term, Ukraine worried that Mr. Trump might recognize Russian control over Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow forcibly seized in early 2014. As a candidate, Mr. Trump…
Why the Winner of Canada’s Election Could Be Decided by Greater Toronto
A year of rapidly slumping poll results for the Liberal Party that has governed Canada for nearly a decade was bad enough. But then there came the almost unthinkable: a…
Russian Attack on Kyiv Kills 9, Ukrainian Officials Say
Russian forces launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least nine people in the city, and injuring more than 60, the Ukrainian authorities said,…
Here’s What to Know About the Muslim Brotherhood, Which Jordan Banned
Jordan accused the Muslim Brotherhood of planning attacks in the country and introduced a blanket ban against the group on Wednesday, in a move that could shutter the nation’s largest…
Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
Each year, more than 21 million adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries become pregnant. About half of these pregnancies are unintended. Nine in 10 adolescent births occur among girls…
Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
In total, 3.6 million of the “most vulnerable” people in Ethiopia stand to lose WFP food and nutrition assistance unless funding arrives urgently, warned Zlatan Milisic, the UN agency’s Country…
Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
That is the warning from a new report by the UN Spotlight Initiative, which finds that climate change is intensifying the social and economic stresses that are fuelling increased levels…
Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
Wannapa Suprasert received a call from scammers who drew her into an elaborate false narrative involving identity theft, an international police investigation and the threat of a criminal trial. She…