Asia Pacific

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken cheered on the sidelines at a basketball sport in Shanghai on Wednesday evening, and spent Thursday chatting with college students at New York University’s Shanghai campus and assembly American enterprise homeowners. It all went to emphasise the type of financial, academic and cultural ties that the United States is […] More

The Philippines closed all public colleges on Monday and Tuesday due to dangerously excessive temperatures, transferring lessons on-line in a rustic the place colleges are sometimes shut due to tropical storms. Over the previous week, common temperatures in lots of components of the nation topped 40 levels Celsius, or 100 levels Fahrenheit. Extreme warmth is […] More

What’s the way forward for Gaza? Development businesses and Middle Eastern companies have been assembly to debate the eventual reconstruction of Gaza and to develop plans for its long-term financial future. They search to rework Gaza right into a industrial hub centered on commerce, tourism and innovation. But these plans are far faraway from as […] More

A twister that swept by the southern Chinese financial hub of Guangzhou killed 5 individuals and broken scores of manufacturing unit buildings on Saturday. The twister struck at about 3 p.m. and injured one other 33 individuals because it slammed by the Baiyun district, within the metropolis’s northern suburbs, the native authorities stated. It lasted […] More

The drummer crashed her cymbals. The bass participant clawed at her guitar. The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval. The lead singer and guitarist stepped as much as the mic and screamed: “Our physique isn’t public property!” And dozens of followers threw themselves right into a frenzy for the hijab-wearing heavy metallic trio. […] More

The Australia Letter is a weekly e-newsletter from our Australia bureau. This week’s subject is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter primarily based within the Northern Territory. Ron Noll was identified for using his Harley-Davidson bike in flip-flops, or thongs as they’re identified right here, preferring the air flow and luxury of the hassle-free footwear […] More

Vietnam’s current political turmoil intensified on Friday as the top of its Parliament resigned, the most recent high-level authorities departure amid a widening anticorruption marketing campaign that has raised questions in regards to the stability of the nation. Vuong Dinh Hue, the chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly, submitted his resignation on Friday after the Central […] More

Beijing beer made with American hops, to spotlight the commerce relationship between the 2 international locations. Tibetan meals, to ship a human rights message. Mushrooms with attainable hallucinogenic properties, simply because they style good. Where, what and the way American dignitaries eat after they go to China is a critical matter. Choices of eating places […] More

The Supreme Court heard Trump’s declare of immunity After a three-hour listening to in Washington, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared poised to slim the scope of the felony case in opposition to Donald Trump on prices that he plotted to subvert the 2020 election. Such a ruling within the case, on whether or not […] More

Sheppie Abramowitz, a consummate political insider who grew to become a strong ally for refugees all over the world, died on April 7 in Washington. She was 88. Her dying was confirmed by her son, Michael Abramowitz, who stated his mom died at Sibley Memorial Hospital, from an an infection and an aortic aneurysm. For […] More

The drones circled over the caves and crevices scattered across the mountain trails in northern Utah, feeding real-time video again to a search crew on the bottom on the lookout for a lacking hiker. Nineteen minutes later, they’d her coordinates, bringing the rescue — a drill — nearer to conclusion. “In this type of atmosphere, […] More

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is assembly officers in China this week as disputes over wars, commerce, expertise and safety are testing the 2 nations’ efforts to stabilize the connection. The United States is heading into an election 12 months through which President Biden will face intense stress to confront China’s authoritarian authorities and […] More