DOHA — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn its bid to host the 2026 World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting and will instead support Qatar as a potential host, the office of Qatar’s emir and the UAE’s ...
GENEVA — Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, in the clearest indication yet that the U.N. body remains committed to finding how ...
TAIPEI — Taiwan’s defense spending this year will focus on preparing weapons and equipment for a “total blockade” by China, including parts for F-16 fighters and replenishing weapons, the military said in a report. China, which views Taiwan as its ...
TRAVELERS are set to come out in fuller force across the Asia-Pacific region this year, though still-high inflation and structural hurdles likely will leave the critical industry still far from pre-COVID levels. Tourist arrivals across the region should reach about ...
SEOUL — Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, just as US-South Korea military drills were due to begin. “Strategic” is typically used to describe weapons that ...
TOKYO — The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday as the amusement park and much of Japan relaxes face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Disney park operator Oriental Land Co., ...
A plan to build an Australian fleet of nuclear-powered submarines will create 20,000 jobs in Australia, media reported on Monday. US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will meet in San Diego on Monday local time to announce a ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will on Monday address a banking crisis that led US regulators to step in with a series of emergency measures after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank threatened to trigger a broader ...
WELLINGTON — New Zealand will move out of a state of emergency on Tuesday as the country starts to recover from damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle last month, Minister for Emergency Management Kieran McAnulty said on Monday. The country was ...
SEOUL — South Korea should build nuclear weapons to bolster its defenses against North Korea, even at the risk of international repercussions, the mayor of its capital city said, arguing that the country cannot be bound by the goal of ...