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JERUSALEM – The White House would like to see a U.S. consulate for the Palestinians open in east Jerusalem, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday as President Joe …

By Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA – G20 finance leaders will meet in Bali this week for talks on issues like global food security and soaring inflation, but there was scepticism from …

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH – Malik al-Dowaish was arrested this month following years of campaigning for the release of his father, who was himself detained in 2016 after he …

JERUSALEM – The United States and Israel announced on Wednesday a new advanced technology partnership ahead of President Joe Biden’s trip to the region. “A Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology …

BEIJING – A U.S. destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had “driven …

BEIJING – The U.S. Ronald Reagan carrier strike group is carrying out security operations in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the U.S. navy said. “Our presence in the South …

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman GREENBELT, Md. – NASA on Tuesday drew back the curtain on billions of years of cosmic evolution with the inaugural batch of photos from …

By Kirsty Needham SUVA -Pacific island leaders welcomed a pledge by the United States to triple aid to the region to combat illegal fishing, enhance maritime security and tackle climate …

By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI -Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in …

By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – The fire in California’s Yosemite National Park may benefit some of the world’s oldest giant sequoias by helping release seeds and clear debris from the …

NEW DELHI – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency in his role as the acting president, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Tuesday it was in “close contact” with SpaceX as the company reviewed a fire that occurred as part of its …

By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON -U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, …

By Nandita Bose and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON -Mexico on Tuesday pledged to spend $1.5 billion to beef up its northern border as its leader met with U.S. President Joe Biden, …

By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukraine launched long-range rocket attacks on Russian forces in southern Ukraine and destroyed an ammunition store, its military said, as Russia continued to …

(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up attacks on Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk, after Musk said Trump was too old to become the next U.S. president and Trump …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis looks to have finally toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, likely headed to …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO – The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of …

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Early trial data on Amgen Inc’s Lumakras was released on Tuesday by the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC), but meeting organizers decided to hold until …

By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw a ruthless crushing of Tamil Tiger guerrillas to end a long-running civil war and went on to become president, …

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically-engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead people, researchers said on Tuesday, moving a step closer to …

(Reuters) – The South Carolina attorney previously charged with allegedly orchestrating a plot to have himself shot last year in an insurance scheme is expected to be indicted later this …

By John Irish and Arshad Mohammed PARIS/WASHINGTON -France’s new foreign minister said on Tuesday there were only a few weeks to revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, although …

By Tom Balmforth and Pavel Polityuk KYIV -Ukraine said on Tuesday it had carried out a long-range rocket strike against Russian forces and military equipment in southern Ukraine, territory it …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -Tuesday’s congressional committee hearing into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump featured a detailed recounting of Trump’s actions to overturn …