Iran and Oman swap proposals to manage Strait of Hormuz: What we know | US-Israel war on Iran News
Iran has rejected a proposal from Oman for the countries’ joint oversight of the critical Strait of Hormuz…
Japan Kumamoto earthquake: What happened, damage, victims, latest updates | Earthquakes News
A powerful earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, killing at least…
FIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA | Football
Football’s world governing body announces plans to sell stakes of up to 20 percent in the World Cup…
Philippine president vows to uphold South China Sea ruling in key speech
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denounced China in a veiled rebuke Monday in his…
US is considering big boost to anti-China spending globally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to ramp up funding by hundreds of millions of dollars…
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan and a tsunami advisory is issued
TOKYO (AP) — An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island…
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Chi-wai’s emotional reunion in London
HONG KONG (AP) — After spending more than five years in Hong Kong’s prison, former pro-democracy lawmaker Wu…
Did China’s Wang Yi and Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi talk at ASEAN in Manila?
BEIJING (AP) — Did the foreign ministers of China and Japan talk at last week’s ASEAN regional meeting,…
The Koreas remain divided 73 years after armistice, in photos
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea remain separated by one of the world’s most heavily…
Chinese chipmaker CXMT shares soar in blockbuster Shanghai IPO
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, soared Monday after they began trading in…
A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS
MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an…
UNESCO adds Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount…