Macron says aid to blast-stricken Lebanon will not go to ‘corrupt hands’
BEIRUT – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday promised aid to Lebanon but reassured angry citizens reeling from a blast that killed 145 people that no blank cheques will be…
Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135
BEIRUT – Lebanese rescue teams pulled out bodies and hunted for missing people on Wednesday from the wreckage caused by a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across…
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the videosharing platform. The Alphabet-owned company said…
Coronavirus complicates S.Korea flood response as hundreds gather in shelters
SEOUL – South Korean officials are working to keep more than a thousand people displaced by flooding safe and healthy with anti-coronavirus measures in place at crowded shelters as the…
Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands
BEIRUT – Lebanese rescue workers have dug through the rubble looking for survivors of a powerful warehouse explosion that shook the capital Beirut, killing 78 people and injuring nearly 4,000 in…
N.Korea has ‘probably’ developed nuclear devices to fit ballistic missiles: UN report
UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has “probably developed miniaturized nuclear devices to fit into the warheads of…
Former king Juan Carlos decides to leave Spain amid corruption allegations
MADRID – Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has decided to leave his country, a dramatic exit designed to protect the monarchy after a barrage of corruption allegations surfaced against him.…
Ex Pope Benedict’s condition “not particularly worrying”: Vatican
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican, responding to a German newspaper report that former Pope Benedict XVI was seriously ill, said on Monday his condition was “not particularly worrying” and that he was…
Mexico logs over 9,000 new coronavirus cases for first time
MEXICO CITY – Mexico racked up a record number of new confirmed coronavirus infections on Saturday, registering more than 9,000 daily cases for the first time and passing the previous…
US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over abuse of Uighurs
WASHINGTON – The United States has intensified its economic pressure on China’s Xinjiang province, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said were human…
