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Hubei province arrests 7, shuts websites in fentanyl crackdown
A Chinese province has launched a crackdown on the fentanyl trade — a contentious issue in U.S.-China relations — arresting seven people and shutting down more ... -
Takaichi meets with Trump as he seeks help securing the Strait of Hormuz
The meeting that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have at the White House today [Macau time] originally seemed like a prime opportunity to have President ... -
Taliban announces 3-day ceasefire after Pakistan, Afghanistan pause fighting ahead of Eid
A key outlawed Pakistani militant group behind numerous gun and bomb attacks announced a three-day ceasefire yesterday ahead of a key Muslim holiday, hours after Pakistan ... -
State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates
In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray. Typically led ... -
Brent crude nears $115 after Iran attacks key energy facilities in the Gulf
Global energy prices soared yesterday after Iran attacked two oil refineries in Kuwait and a key natural gas facility in Qatar that can supply one-fifth of ... -
A really, really bad wedding night gets worse in ‘Ready or Not 2’
When we last left bride Grace at the end of 2019’s “Ready or Not,” she was smoking a well-earned cigarette, her wedding dress shredded and soaked ... -
BTS stages long-awaited comeback concert at a Seoul landmark
BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage ... -
Japan records surplus as export growth balances out weak China demand
Japan recorded a trade surplus of 57.3 billion yen ($360 million) in February, according to government data released yesterday, reversing from a deficit a month earlier. ... -
New trade deal secures fossil fuels, access to minerals
A new trade pact between Indonesia and the United States has recast their economic ties, binding Jakarta’s resource wealth and energy future more closely to Washington’s ... -
Madrid and PSG advance to quarterfinals; Bodø/Glimt fairytale run is over
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain quickly snuffed out hopes of epic comebacks by Manchester City and Chelsea in the Champions League yesterday [Macau time]. Instead, it ... -
African confederation strips Senegal of title, declares Morocco the champion
Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title yesterday [Macau time] by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in ... -
Budapest’s vintage freight trams celebrate 100 years in service
With the toot of a horn, the ring of a bell and the hiss of air brakes, an unusual rail vehicle pulls out of a depot ... -
Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war’s story the way we see it
Through lectures, scoldings and outright threats, President Donald Trump and his aides are ratcheting up the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle ... -
Zelenskyy will discuss Russia-Ukraine war with Starmer and NATO chief in London
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in London yesterday for talks with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the British government said, as European countries look to keep ... -
Venezuela rallies past Italy and will face US for world title
Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then pranced past Italy and into their nation’s first World Baseball Classic final. Ronald Acuña Jr., ... -
Len Deighton, author of bestselling spy thrillers, dead at 97
Len Deighton, a prolific writer whose tough, stylish spy thrillers featured on bestseller lists for decades, has died. He was 97. Deighton’s literary agent, Tim Bates, ... -
Too late for talks? Lebanon breaks a taboo amid war
With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. ... -
Parliament meets for first time in 5 years with military controlling most seats
Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years yesterday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ... -
New constitution cementing president’s grip on power approved in a referendum
A new constitution that strengthens President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country, has won overwhelming approval in a referendum, according to ... -
Poland is among world’s 20 largest economies – how did it happen?
A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today its economy has edged past Switzerland to ... -
Trophy burned, 111 tries, last-second finish, France on top
The most unpredictable and captivating Six Nations wasn’t won until the last second of the last match. Consider this: Wales beat Italy which beat Scotland which ... -
Scientists made a breakthrough in the study of whale sounds
Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help understand how the animals communicate. The ... -
‘One Battle After Another’ triumphs at the Oscars, K-pop enters Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards, handing Hollywood’s top honor to a comic, ... -
Counterespionage thriller is first Chinese movie to get backing of intelligence agency
Dodging glass-walled skyscrapers, a drone joined a high-octane chase as a spy tried to evade the agents in pursuit. In moments, the unmanned aircraft knocks him ... -
After quieter weeks, Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near the island
Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said yesterday, after a sharp drop in flights over the past two weeks had ... -
Jet fuel prices are rising. That could make summer flights more expensive
Jet fuel prices are rising as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil supplies, putting cost pressure on airlines as the busy summer travel season approaches. ... -
Kimi Antonelli takes his first win in China to extend Mercedes’ dominant start to new F1 era
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes in an eventful Chinese Grand Prix yesterday. The 19-year-old Italian was the ... -
‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality
Thailand’s “Death Fest” invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical services and spiritual advice for the inevitable. The unusual fair, now in its second ... -
Chalamet shows ignorance in claiming ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet: Dudamel
Famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said Timothée Chalamet showed ignorance when the Oscar-nominated actor claimed “no one cares” about opera and ballet. “Sadly sometimes it’s a little ... -
Ships identify themselves as Chinese to avoid Iranian attacks
Some commercial ships near or in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf have declared themselves as China-linked since the Iran war began, marine traffic data ... -
Lawmakers pass law to manage pledge of $350 billion in US investments
South Korean lawmakers yesterday passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s ... -
Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement
Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying yesterday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab ... -
Starmer’s pick of Epstein ‘pal’ as top British envoy haunts PM
News that Prime Minister Keir Starmer ignored warnings of senior advisers and appointed Jeffrey Epstein’s pal Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S. was bad ... -
‘Undertone,’ a paranormal podcast turns perilous
Writer-director Ian Tuason’s feature debut, the sonic-driven horror “Undertone,” has, at least at the outset, an appealingly stripped-down quality. The 30-something Evy Babic (Nina Kiri) lives ... -
China positions itself as force for global stability at its congress
While much of the world’s attention is focused on the Iran war, China is pressing ahead with national priorities that carry global repercussions. That doesn’t mean ...
