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US approves F-16 fighters' munitions sale to Taiwan worth $619 million

The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point of friction between the U.S. and China

Hungary further delays vote on ratifying Sweden, Finland joining NATO

The delays, which have come in succession since July 2022, have frustrated some in the European Union as well as members of Hungary's opposition parties

Ukraine war may trigger open conflict between nuclear, warns Russian envoy

A senior Russian diplomat warned Thursday that increasing Western support for Ukraine could trigger an open conflict between nuclear powers.

European inflation eases slightly, consumer pain from higher costs persists

Inflation eased only slightly in the 20 countries that use the euro currency as the pain from higher costs for food and fuel persists and gives the European Central Bank

Ukrainian saboteurs launches cross-border attack: Russian official

There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian officials, and the exact circumstances of the incident were unclear

Over 26,000 relocated as floods hit Malaysia, 25 rivers at dangerous levels

Rescuers in boats retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages and towns in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters

SpaceX launches four astronauts from US, Russia, and UAE to space station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended monthslong stay

Innovative techniques and smaller factories to help cut costs: Tesla

Tesla says it will cut the cost of its next generation of vehicles in half, largely by using innovative manufacturing techniques and smaller factories

Joe Biden's pick to lead FAA faces stormy confirmation hearing

Democrats praised him as a skilled leader of large transportation bureaucracies while Republicans called him unqualified because of his relatively thin aviation experience

Fiery Greece train collision kills 26, injures at least 85, says official

A passenger train and an oncoming freight train collided in a fiery wreck in northern Greece early Wednesday, killing 26 people and injuring at least 85, Fire Service officials said

TikTok sets new default time limit of 60-minute daily for minor users

TikTok said every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks

List of the countries that have implemented partial or total ban on TikTok

TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and that its data is not held in China

Antony Blinken wraps up Central Asia tour before G20 talks in India

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a brief tour of Central Asia in Uzbekistan before heading to India for what is expected to be a Ukraine-dominated meeting of foreign ministers

China says it's been open and transparent over origin of Covid-19

China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the Covid-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been open and transparent in the search for the virus' origins

No evidence of fraud so far in weapons to Ukraine, says Pentagon IG

The Pentagon's inspector general said that to date his office has found no evidence that some of the billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Ukraine has been lost to corruption or diverted

US President Biden faces dilemma in fight over large Alaska oil project

The Biden administration is weighing approval of a major oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope that supporters say represents an economic lifeline for Indigenous communities

Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new technology

Holding the bulky brick cellphone he's credited with inventing 50 years ago, Martin Cooper thinks about the future

China says it has been 'open and transparent' on Covid-19 origins

China on Tuesday said it has been open and transparent in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicising the issue.

US ban on Chinese apps including TikTok a sign of its insecurity: China

U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington's own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday

Commerce Department to open process to avail aid for chip manufacturing

The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access USD 39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production.