As ‘superstar’ cities keep winning, worrisome U.S. divide widens
In the depths of the financial crisis, when the world was shunning debt and battening down for the worst, city officials here zagged in what...
Mob in India kills three on suspicion of cattle theft, three arrested
A mob on Friday beat to death three men suspected of trying to steal cattle in India’s eastern state of Bihar, police said, the latest...
Merkel says she is working very well with SPD interim leadership
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she had a “very, very trustworthy” working relationship with the interim leaders of her Social Democrat coalition partners,...
South Koreans are boycotting anything Japanese
As a trade dispute between South Korea and Japan escalates, South Koreans are using their pockets to protest against Tokyo’s new export restrictions....
Britain’s delay on Huawei 5G decision harming international ties: UK lawmakers
Britain’s new prime minister must urgently make a decision on the role China’s Huawei will have in next-generation 5G networks as the ongoing debate is...
Merkel: Britain will remain partner even if it is no longer EU member
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain would remain a partner even if it is no longer a member of the European Union in future, adding...
Iran rejects Trump report that U.S. Navy downed ‘provocative’ drone
Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. Navy has destroyed one of its drones, saying all of its unmanned planes were...
Japanese minister admonishes South Korea’s envoy as dispute escalates
Japan’s foreign minister publicly admonished South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a worsening dispute over compensation for Korean forced laborers that has spilled over into...
Merkel favors carbon pricing to meet environmental targets
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she flavored carbon prices to incentivize savings in climate-damaging emissions, as Germany struggles to meet its 2030 environmental targets....
Toyota, China’s BYD team up to develop battery EVs
Toyota Motor said it would develop battery electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries with BYD Co Ltd, in a sign it was ramping up partnerships with...