Trump's Fed fight looks like something from another country
Donald Trump's stand-off with the US central bank has recalled episodes in other countries - which ended badly for the economy.
China’s US envoy says world faces ‘stark choice’ as 2026 opens with instability
China’s top diplomat in the United States delivered a sharply worded rebuke on Thursday over US President Donald Trump’s tumultuous approach to global relations, laying out a stark choice between a world informed by China-led stability and one battered by Washington.
Chinese ambassador Xie Feng’s comments to the 1,000-member China General Chamber of Commerce come two weeks into Trump’s second year of his latest term in the White House.
The past fortnight has already seen the Trump administration...
Chinese woman swallows raw fish gallbladder, hoping to relieve headache, ends up in ICU
A woman from eastern China ended up in the intensive care unit (ICU) hours after swallowing a raw fish gallbladder, believing it would cure her headache.
The 50-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, from Jiangsu province, adhered to the folk remedy that claimed raw fish gallbladders could clear heat, detoxify the body, and alleviate a persistent migraine that had been troubling her.
On the morning of December 14, Liu bought a 2.5kg grass carp at the market, extracted the gallbladder at home, and...
S Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bid
This is the first of the verdicts in the four trials linked to Yoon's shock decree in 2024.
Minnesota resident shares her ICE experience
Minnesota resident shares her ICE experience
Cuba honra a soldados muertos en Venezuela y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Por The Associated Press Los restos mortales de los 32 oficiales cubanos fallecidos durante una operación de Estados Unidos en Venezuela fueron repatriados a su país natal. Los soldados formaban parte del equipo de seguridad del presidente Nicolás Maduro cuando tropas estadounidenses allanaron su residencia el 3 de enero para capturarlo y llevarlo a Estados […]
Man shot dead by police after aiming bow and arrow at officers
Police Officers spoke to the man, who has not yet been identified, before he went inside the address and returned armed with a bow and arrow which police say he then "aimed at officers"
Blazers se sobreponen a la ausencia de Avdija y vencen a Hawks por 117-101
PORTLAND, Oregon, EE.UU. (AP) — Shaedon Sharpe anotó 24 puntos y los Trail Blazers de Portland se sobrepusieron el jueves a la ausencia del anotador Deni Avdija para vencer a los Hawks de Atlanta por 117-101. Avdija se perdió su segundo encuentro consecutivo debido a molestias lumbares. Está promediando 26,1 puntos, 7,1 rebotes y 6,9 […]
Malnutrition having 'harrowing' impact on Afghan women: WFP
A worsening malnutrition crisis is having dire effects on women and girls in Afghanistan who are failed by the international community, the World Food Programme's top official in the country told AFP.
Afghan mothers seek hospital help for malnourished children
Najiba, 24, keeps a constant watch over her baby, Artiya, one of around four million children at risk of dying from malnutrition this year in Afghanistan.
Iran protests latest: Trump envoy tells UN ‘all options on the table’ as US aircraft carrier heads for region
Iran accuses US of 'direct involvement in steering unrest to violence'
Verizon offers $20 credit to customers hit by outage
Verizon offers $20 credit to customers hit by outage