Myanmar Earthquake Toll Crosses 3,000; Forecast Rains Pose New Threat for Rescuers
The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to ...
Netanyahu Is Rocked by a New Scandal Linking His Close Advisers to Qatar
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is once again ensnared in scandal after police arrested two of his close associates this week on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positiv ...
Philippines Assures China Potential F-16 Purchase Not Intended to Harm Any Nation
China has expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea that overlap with the exclusive economic zones of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.In 2016, an international ...
A Tiny Australian Outpost Gets a Steep Trump Tariff Despite Few Exports
Though the rugged volcanic island in the southern Pacific does ship a modest amount of Kentia palm seeds abroad, typically worth less than $1 million a year, mostly to Europe, news of the unusually ...