‘Bravery and sacrifice’: World leaders gather in south England to remember D-Day
World leaders gather on the coast of southern England on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history and...
Mexican officials to meet Pence in last-ditch talks to avert tariffs
Mexican officials will seek to persuade the White House in talks hosted by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday that their government has done...
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover to jointly develop electric car parts
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday said they will jointly develop electric motors, transmissions and power electronics, unveiling yet another industry alliance designed to...
China finds armyworms in 18 provinces, recommends pesticides for emergency use
China has recommended the use of pesticides to fight against fall armyworms, as the destructive pest spreads across its vast farmlands, the agriculture ministry said...
Julio Iglesias says 50-year singing career is ‘a miracle’
At age 75, singer Julio Iglesias can’t run and can no longer play soccer. But still singing for a living after 50 years? That, he...
U.S. and Russia spar over ‘unsafe’ spy plane intercept near Syria
A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea...
#KuToo no more! Japanese women take stand against high heels
A social media campaign against dress codes and expectations that women wear high heels at work has gone viral in Japan, with thousands joining the...
Australian media decry raids on national broadcaster ABC and News Corp
Australian police raided the offices of the national broadcaster on Wednesday over allegations it had published classified material, the second raid on a media outlet...
Global stocks gain in Fed’s cheery slipstream, dollar subdued
Global stocks gained for a third straight day on Wednesday, bolstered by investors’ growing hopes that the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates this year...
Militants kill eight security personnel in Sinai: state media
Militants attacked a checkpoint and killed eight security personnel on Wednesday in north Sinai where Egyptian forces have long been battling Islamists, state media said....
