Cathay Pacific halts flights for A350 checks as other airlines await guidance
HONG KONG’s Cathay Pacific Airways is inspecting all of its Airbus A350 jets after the in-flight failure of an engine part on Monday, but...
Trump says he had ‘every right’ to interfere in 2020 election
WASHINGTON — Republican former US President Donald Trump, who faces federal and state charges accusing him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss...
New Zealand government says China remains a ‘complex intelligence concern’
WELLINGTON — New Zealand said on Tuesday that “China remains a complex intelligence concern,” but there are other states that undertake malicious activity in...
Zelensky says West should permit long-range attacks
PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday Ukraine’s Western allies should not only allow their weapons to be used for strikes deep inside Russia, but...
Venezuela’s newest news agency says AI anchors protect reporters amid government crackdown
ONE of Venezuela’s newest news anchors sits on a stool, dressed in a flannel shirt and chinos as he delivers the day’s headlines.
He goes...
EXPLAINER | What is the issue with Cathay Pacific’s A350 Rolls-Royce engines?
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it was inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 widebody jets after the in-flight failure of a component in...
China, South Africa agree to seek balanced trade, more investments
BEIJING - China and South Africa, whose top leaders met in Beijing, agreed to promote balanced trade and discussed boosting two-way investments between their industrial and...
New Zealand nearly triples levy on international tourists
WELLINGTON - New Zealand will nearly triple entry fees for tourists, the government said on Tuesday, spurring criticism from the key tourism sector the higher levy...
Kimchi no more? Climate change puts South Korea’s beloved cabbage dish at risk
GANGNEUNG, South Korea - South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the...
US military says Yemen’s Houthis attacked two crude oil tankers in Red Sea
LONDON/WASHINGTON - Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers - the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I - in the Red Sea...
Germany’s Scholz worried by far-right surge in regional polls
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the results of two regional elections that saw big wins for the far-right AfD and losses for...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fires reach 14-year high
SAO PAULO — The number of fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region for the month of August surged to the highest level since 2010,...