US PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden, who took office in early 2021, faces little opposition in his bid for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2024 presidential election. With former President Donald Trump the frontrunner in the Republican Party’s nominating race, ...

SEABROOK, New Hampshire — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his fading presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed Donald Trump just two days before the pivotal New Hampshire primary, leaving former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley as Trump’s last long-shot challenger ...

CAIRO — Egypt will not allow any threat to Somalia, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday after Ethiopia said it would consider recognizing an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a seaport. ...

TAIPEI — Taiwan’s defense ministry said it had detected six more Chinese balloons flying over the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, one of which crossed the island, the latest in a spate of such balloons the ministry says it has seen ...

DOHA/GAZA — Israeli attacks and street battles raged across the Gaza Strip on Sunday as Palestinian health officials said the death toll from Israeli strikes since war broke out in October had passed 25,000. Gaza’s Health Ministry said 178 Palestinians ...

Understanding the distinctions between vape laws and vape etiquette is essential for a harmonious coexistence in public spaces, private settings, and workplaces. In the United Kingdom, where vaping is regulated, both legal obligations and societal norms play a role in ...

SEOUL — South Korea will take steps to make its financial markets more investor friendly and attractive to foreigners, the financial regulator said on Monday. The comments by vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Kim So-young, came at ...

TOKYO — Japan’s primary budget balance is expected to remain in the red in the fiscal year 2025/26 when policymakers had hoped to achieve a surplus, the Cabinet Office estimates showed, highlighting the stiff costs of servicing a record public ...

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include Israel’s complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in power in Gaza. “In exchange for the release of ...

While Western attention is on the Israel-Hamas conflict, war quietly rages in Yemen with predictable destruction. Not surprisingly, US interventionism is fueling this fight. Original Article: Yemen: The Forgotten Neoconservative-Supported War in the Middle East ...