HONG KONG — Authorities in China’s city of Xian will spend 700,000 yuan ($97,000) on lottery tickets to give as prizes to
IN A YEAR when more than 50 countries are holding national elections, a new study shows the risks posed by the rise
LONDON — It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a “genocide enabler” and having “blood on your hands” that made
SEOUL — South Korea’s fertility rate, already the world’s lowest, continued its dramatic decline in 2023, as women concerned about their career
JAKARTA – In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice,
OTTAWA — Canada on Monday unveiled draft legislation to combat online hate that would force major companies to quickly remove harmful content
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/NEW YORK — United States President Joseph R. Biden said on Monday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict
TAIPEI — Five Chinese coast guard ships entered prohibited or restricted waters around Taiwan’s frontline islands of Kinmen on Monday but left
BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM — Hungary’s parliament approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Monday, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country
WELLINGTON — New Zealand was set to repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said,
