Mother of missing journalist Austin Tice says Trump team offered help in search
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The mother of American journalist Austin Tice made her first visit to Syria in almost a decade Monday and said that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump had ...
Millions across the US brace for plummeting temperatures and winter storms
BOSTON (AP) — Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend with ...
The Chinese president's envoy meets with Vance and Musk on the eve of Trump's inauguration
Han Zheng, who serves as an envoy for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the inauguration, “discussed a range of topics including fentanyl, balancing trade and regional stability” with J.D. Vance, ...
Pakistan's largest airport becomes operational, part of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s largest airport, funded and built in the country’s restive southwest by Beijin g, has become operational, officials said Monday. Gwadar airport is in the province of ...
Vice President Han Zheng, China's representative at Trump's inauguration, is a trusted adviser to Xi
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Vice President Han Zheng, China’s representative at Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, is a trusted ...
In the news today: Donald Trump set to return to the White House
Donald Trump is set to return to the White House with a massive agenda, leading a deeply divided United States on a starkly ...
China executes 2 men who committed deadly attacks known as 'revenge on society crimes'
BEIJING (AP) — China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes,” state media ...
Stock market today: Asian shares gain and bitcoin hits a record high ahead of U.S. inauguration
European benchmarks gained in early trading, with Britain’s FTSE 100 edging 0.1% higher to 8,515.80, while the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.2% at 7,729.06. Germany’s DAX was nearly unchanged at 20,902.00.
Pope Francis calls Trump's plans of mass deportation of immigrants 'a disgrace'
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after ...
There's a screw loose at the Australian Open: Sinner's match against Rune delayed by a net problem
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium got jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round match against Holger Rune ...
Teen goes on trial over stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer
The teen arrested in the aftermath goes on trial Monday on three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and additional charges related to possessing the poison ricin and for having an ...
Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
It’s needed, the government in Warsaw says, because Russia and Belarus are waging a particular kind of hybrid warfare: helping groups of migrants — mostly from Africa or the Middle East — to break ...