In China, consumerism trumps nationalism despite tensions with the U.S. and Japan
HONG KONG — In China, consumerism appears to outweigh nationalism regardless of how testy relations have become in…
Israel’s president visits Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre site and meets victims’ families
MELBOURNE, Australia — Israel President Isaac Herzog started a state visit Monday aimed at consoling grieving Australian Jews…
What to know about the Israeli president’s state visit to Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The stated purpose of Israel President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is to support…
Apps to boycott US goods gained traction in crisis over Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say…
What to know as Iran and US set for nuclear talks in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States will hold…
How Super Bowl halftime moments like the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ became flashpoints
LOS ANGELES — For a show that lasts roughly 13 minutes, the Super Bowl halftime performance has fueled…
Don Lemon says agents arrested him despite offer to surrender
Independent journalist Don Lemon said about a dozen federal agents came to his Los Angeles hotel to arrest…
Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home after 13 years to perform in post-Assad Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hani Al Sawah recently walked the streets of Damascus, Syria’s capital, with wide-eyed excitement. It…
Iran unveils mural warning of retaliation if US conducts a military strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A new mural unveiled in a central Tehran square on Sunday contains a…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander warns the US, says his force has its ‘finger on the trigger’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent…
Court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
A federal appeals panel on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student…
Activists say Iran has aired at least 97 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
JERUSALEM — They are shown handcuffed, their faces blurred. The confession videos, broadcast on Iranian state media, feature…