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Russia wants probe on alleged S Korean airspace violation

Russia wants an investigation into a South Korean announcement that one of its military planes violated South Korea's ...

Wu Qian

China says it won't rule out using force to reunify Taiwan

China said it will not renounce the use of force in efforts to reunify Taiwan with the mainland and vowed to take all ...

Wu Qian

The Latest: China says it flew joint patrol with Russia

The Latest on China's national defense white paper released Wednesday (all times local): 12:20 p.m. China says its first ...

Dennis Maguire

Asian stocks rise on report of revived US-China trade talks

Asian stock markets rose Wednesday following a report U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will meet for talks next week.

Pulisic makes first exhibition start for Chelsea

American midfielder Christian Pulisic made his first start for Chelsea in a 2-1 exhibition loss to Barcelona at Saitama, ...

Boxing Hall to induct female boxers, shorten wait period

The International Boxing Hall of Fame is making changes to its voting process, shortening the retirement time for ...

Christopher Wray

FBI's Wray dodges questions on Mueller report's findings

FBI Director Christopher Wray offered a lesson Tuesday in how to dodge questions about the special counsel's Russia ...

S. Korea, Russia differ over warning shots fired at jets

South Korean air force jets fired 360 rounds of warning shots Tuesday after a Russian military plane twice violated South ...

Portugal: Major wildfire declared under control

Firefighters in Portugal on Tuesday brought a huge wildfire under control after the blaze raged for four days, injuring 39 ...

IMF sees a weaker global economy but upgrades US forecast

The International Monetary Fund is downgrading its outlook for the world economy because of simmering international trade ...

Tent camp fire in Russia kills 4 children; owner detained

Russian authorities say four children have died in a fire at a tent camp in the country's Far East. The cause of the fire ...

Global stocks rise on hopes for US-China trade talks

Global stock markets rose Tuesday on optimism over the potential re-opening of U.S.-China trade talks and despite heightened ...

Hong Kong arrests men with gang links over mob attack

Hong Kong police say they've arrested six men, some with links to triad gangs, following a violent attack on pro-democracy ...

The Latest: Japan protests to Russia, SKorea over airspace

The Latest on South Korea's firing of warning shots after Russian military planes allegedly entered its airspace (all times ...

Guardiola rejects claims Man City was disrespectful in China

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has rejected claims that the Premier League champions were arrogant and disrespectful ...

Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte: Can't stop China in disputed seas, won't risk clash

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday there was no way to stop Chinese from fishing in his country's exclusive ...

The Latest: UN's Guterres recalls IAEA head for 'equanimity'

The Latest on reaction to the death of Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (all times local): ...

Hong Kong crisis escalates after mob attack on protesters

An overnight attack by white-clad assailants apparently targeting pro-democracy protesters raised tensions to new levels in ...

The Latest: Iran's FM says UK ship was traveling unsafely

The Latest on tensions in the Persian Gulf (all times local): 11:30 p.m. Iran's foreign minister says his country seized a ...

Yukiya Amano, head of UN agency overseeing Iran deal, dies

Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency for a decade and was extensively involved ...