Illinois man jailed for life over murder of Chinese graduate student
An Illinois man described by prosecutors as obsessed with serial killers was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for the kidnapping and decapitation of...
Japan, South Korea diplomats trade words in escalating row over wartime forced labor
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening diplomatic row over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor that threatens...
China makes biggest U.S. sorghum purchase since April as trade talks resume
China made its biggest purchase of U.S. sorghum since April last week, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data issued on Thursday, as Washington and...
U.S.-China officials discuss trade; Mnuchin eyes possible in-person talks
U.S. and Chinese officials spoke by telephone on Thursday as the world’s two largest economies seek to end a year-long trade war, with U.S. Treasury...
Japan summons South Korea envoy in escalating row over wartime forced labor
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono summoned South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening diplomatic row over compensation for Korean wartime forced labor that threatens...
Second 2020 Democratic debate to feature Biden-Harris rematch
Former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris will have the chance for a re-match on the second night of the second round...
Suspected arsonist planned Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio in western Japan shouted that he had been plagiarized and appeared to have planned the attack, media...
FBI documents point to Trump role in hush money for porn star Daniels
FBI documents unsealed on Thursday suggest that Donald Trump was actively involved in engineering a hush-money payment shortly before the 2016 election to a porn...
Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday defended signing a letter along with 36 other countries in support of China’s policies in its western region of Xinjiang, where...
Democratic candidates decry Trump’s attacks
President Donald Trump tried to distance himself on Thursday from supporters’ chants of “send her back” at a rally, an incendiary mantra some worry could...