WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. State Department said Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. If the attack takes place, it “would constitute a direct and grave violation” of the agreement forged by President Trump to end the two-year…
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan ’s main opposition Nationalist Party chose a former lawmaker as its new chairperson on Saturday in a competitive election clouded by allegations of China’s meddling. By a wide margin, Cheng Li-wun — the only female candidate in the race who positioned herself as a reformist — defeated former Taipei Mayor…
BEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen Ning Yang, one of the most influential scientists in modern physics, died in Beijing on Saturday. He was 103. The prestigious Tsinghua University, where he studied and served as a professor, said in a statement that Yang died of an illness, without sharing further details….
Bolton arrives at court to surrender to authorities on charges in classified information case GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — John Bolton has arrived at a federal courthouse to surrender to authorities on charges accusing him of sharing classified information. Bolton didn’t comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday where he’s…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement. Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill. The House hasn’t been in session for a month, and senators left Washington…
Just-released hostage attends funeral of fellow soldier, whose body was among few returned from Gaza JERUSALEM (AP) — Mourners in Jerusalem gathered at Capt. Daniel Peretz’s funeral, where Matan Angrest, a recently released hostage, paid his respects. Angrest was abducted in the same attack that killed Peretz. Over the past few days, Hamas released nine…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top defense official said Wednesday that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal. Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told reporters in the capital, Jakarta, that Indonesia would soon buy fighter jets from China as part of a plan to…
BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Shares swung higher Wednesday in Europe and Asia, supported by buying of technology shares, as hopes for a U.S. interest rate cut helped to offset worries over simmering trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Gold rose to new highs, hitting $4,217 per ounce. The precious metal has soared nearly 60%…
MILAN — MILAN (AP) — Fendi on Tuesday named Maria Grazia Chiuri as its new creative director, replacing Silvia Venturini Fendi, who stepped aside last month to become honorary president of the fashion house founded by her grandparents and now owned by the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. Chiuri’s first collection for the Rome-based fashion house…
WASHINGTON (AP) — For many years, American and Chinese scholars worked shoulder to shoulder on cutting-edge technologies through open research, where findings are freely shared and accessible to all. But that openness, a long-standing practice celebrated for advancing knowledge, is raising alarms among some U.S. lawmakers. They are worried that China — now considered the…