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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in mainland China, and demanded that Beijing release the...

As Hurricane Beryl headed toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands late Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm, a clearer picture emerged of the devastation it had caused on two...

(Bloomberg) — Oil climbed to near a two-month high on signs of a significant drawdown in US crude stockpiles. Brent crude traded above $86 a barrel after slipping 0.4% on...

Owning a house is less affordable for average earners in the U.S. than at anytime in 17 years. The costs of a typical home—including mortgage payments, property insurance and taxes—consumed...

NASCAR is bringing its iconic tracks to Rocket Racing in Fortnite, together with United Kingdom metaverse studio Karta. The first track to be reimagined is the Chicago Street Course, with...

South Africa has taken Israel to the International Court of Justice, accusing it of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza – and 12 other countries have backed the case. “Genocide”...

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks rose, tracking a record S&P 500 close, on optimism about US interest-rate cuts after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said inflation is getting back on a...

With Russia mired in a long war in Ukraine and increasingly dependent on China for supplies, Beijing is moving quickly to expand its sway in Central Asia, a region that...

One moment, a crowd of tens of thousands, almost all women, were singing and dancing in devotion to a revered holy man in front of them onstage, all packed under...

United States President Joe Biden is facing growing pressure from within his party to prove he is physically and mentally fit for office, with a Democratic lawmaker publicly calling on...