PORT-AU-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — A U.S. warship docked in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital Sunday as the Trump administration boosts military pressure on neighboring Venezuela and its President Nicolás Maduro. The arrival of the USS Gravely, a guided missile destroyer, in the capital of the Caribbean nation adds to aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is…
WASHINGTON — Trade tensions between the United States and China appeared to cool on Sunday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the Chinese government suggesting that a mutual understanding had been reached between the world’s two largest economies. The talks followed China placing limits on the exporting of…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa was strengthening rapidly late Saturday, threatening to become a major hurricane and cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica. Melissa became a hurricane on Saturday, prompting forecasters to issue a hurricane warning for Jamaica, saying it could reach the island as a major storm early next…
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…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighborhoods Saturday, weaving through dust-shrouded streets as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of two years of war and a ceasefire held in its second day. What You Need To Know Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods as a ceasefire…
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighborhoods Saturday, weaving through dust-shrouded streets as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of two years of war and a ceasefire held in its second day. What You Need To Know Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods as a ceasefire…
UNITED NATIONS — The United States clashed with Venezuela and its allies at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, with the Trump administration vowing to use its “full might” to eradicate drug cartels and the Maduro government saying it anticipates “an armed attack.” What You Need To Know The United States…
CAIRO — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort Wednesday, with more senior officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to join — a sign that negotiators aim to tackle the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. What You…
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There’s a long history of K-Pop artists — known simply as “Idols” in Korea — communicating directly with their dedicated fan bases. Korean music stores and companies hold intimate, in-person album signing events — called “fansigns” — where attendance is often selected through a lottery system based on the number of albums purchased from the…