Isao Harimoto, the baseball great who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb and still holds Japan’s hits record, has died. He was 86. The Golden Players Club, an organization for elite baseball …
Morocco and Spain are jousting over the right to host the 2030 World Cup final. FIFA has yet to officially announce which country will host the biggest match of the biggest event in soccer. The …
Twenty-five people were killed after a cargo ship caught fire while docked in a Chinese port, Chinese state media reported Thursday. A photo released by Xinhua news agency identified the ship as the …
Dozens of people are missing after a fire broke out on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines. At least five people were killed. The coast guard said 42 people have been rescued and efforts …
European Central Bank raises interest rates a quarter point to quell inflation as Iran war drives oil prices higher.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has again been refused permission to compete internationally following a second round of checks after her status as a neutral athlete was revoked. The …
At least 20 dead and 5 missing after cargo ship catches fire in Chinese port, state media report.
A Chinese government spokesperson says China and the U.S. hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon. Negotiators are working to implement reciprocal tariff reductions on $30 billion of …
A Hong Kong court has convicted the publisher of The Wall Street Journal of deterring its reporter from taking up a trade union role. The court acquitted Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc. of the …
An international cargo ship caught fire while docked in eastern China, leaving major casualties, state media says.
Industry data show China’s passenger car exports surpassed last year’s total in the first eight months of this year. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said passenger vehicle …
A Moldovan government spokesman says a flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed when authorities closed Moldova’s airspace because of …
A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia that are causing a toxic haze impacting people’s health …
A police officer who allegedly gunned down his wife at the kindergarten where she was a teacher in eastern Thailand surrendered Thursday after an 18-hour standoff with authorities. Officials say …
Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest peak, is experiencing dramatic changes due to climate warming. Europe's record heat waves this summer have severely impacted the permafrost that has long held the …
Australian organizers are determined to hold the Olympic rowing regatta in Rockhampton's Fitzroy River for the 2032 Brisbane Games. Queensland Premier David Crisafulli dismissed critics of the plans, …
Hong Kong court convicts The Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking up union role.
Israel has opened its embassy in Slovenia, boosting relations with the small European Union nation as ties soured with the United Kingdom and some of the other longtime allies. Israeli Foreign …
Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum is hosting a major exhibition of Yayoi Kusama's work, two weeks after the celebrated Japanese artist's death at 97. The centerpiece is her monumental creation, an …
Philippine coast guard says a fire on a passenger ferry has left at least 87 people missing and five dead.