China’s Didi, SoftBank target Japan in taxi-hailing push China’s Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp will roll out a venture in Japan later this year to provide ride-hailing services, amid a global battle to control the technology increasingly central to urban transport. The move into Japan underscores a recent push […]
Singapore’s ‘Escobar’ to drop picture of Colombian drug lord after complaints The owner of a Singapore bar named “Escobar” said a picture of the Colombian drug lord may have been a bad choice after angry complaints and a warning from the narcotics agency in a country known for its zero-tolerance […]
U.S., China reaffirm commitment to pressure North Korea: State Department U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to exert pressure in Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said. Yang was on a two-day visit to Washington […]
Trump, Modi discuss Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, North Korea: White House U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by phone on Thursday, discussing topics including the political crisis in the Maldives, the war in Afghanistan and the plight of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, the White House said. […]
Iran says it can discuss other issues if nuclear deal successful The West must ensure the Iran 2015 nuclear deal succeeds before trying to negotiate other issues, a senior Iranian official said in a rare public suggestion Tehran could discuss matters such as its regional activities or missile program with […]
U.S. dismisses fears of wider war after deadly Syria clashes U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis dismissed concerns on Thursday that the United States was being dragged into a broader conflict in Syria, after a major clash with pro-Syrian government forces overnight that may have left 100 or more of them […]
Exclusive: U.S. not planning to contribute money at Iraq reconstruction conference – officials The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq’s reconstruction drive after the war against Islamic State forces, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics […]
Exclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply […]
Fiancee wants to solve mystery of Border Patrol agent’s death When Angela Ochoa arrived at her fiance’s hospital bed, he was unconscious. “He had cuts to his hands, swelling to his face, to his abdomen. He obviously had to have put up a fight,” Ochoa said. But no one could […]
Mattis: ‘Dreamers’ In The Miliary Won’t Be Deported Defense Secretary James Mattis says young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children as children and enlisted in the armed forces will not be deported even if their legal protections expire. There are about 850 young immigrants who are currently serving […]
