ISLAMABAD — China has invested $25.4 billion in Pakistan over the past decade for projects ranging from roads to power plants, China’s vice premier said… ( Read More )
Crunch! Rocks and bugs appear in Trader Joe’s cookies, falafel, soup
If it’s not rocks, it’s bugs. Trader Joe‘s can’t escape the pesky stuff that’s finding its way into the grocer’s cookies, falafel and soup. First… ( Read More )
Chinese shipment of over 13,000 pairs of fake Converse shoes seized in Baltimore
A shipment of 13,660 pairs of counterfeit Converse sneakers shipped from China and intended for an address in Los Angeles was seized in Baltimore last… ( Read More )
France’s Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment
BEIJING — The French finance minister said Sunday he pressed Chinese leaders to open their markets wider to foreign companies and lobbied for investment in… ( Read More )
Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S. president claimed that references in news articles or… ( Read More )
Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with work on funding the government largely incomplete, fueling worries about whether Congress will be… ( Read More )
French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — French President Emmanuel Macron held discussions with his Sri Lankan counterpart Saturday on an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region in the… ( Read More )
With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Japan‘s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Saturday that Sri Lanka is a key partner in a Tokyo-led initiative aimed at building… ( Read More )
Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida… ( Read More )
Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover
ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize… ( Read More )