KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China 's increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Hours later, he struck a notably softer tone...
ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — Emergency crews responded Friday to an explosion at an oil refinery in New Mexico as thick smoke emerged from the plant and drifted across parts of the city of Artesia before crews were able to extinguish the flames. Navajo Refinery operator HF Sinclair said that the fire had...
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Multiple people who had been allegedly plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend were arrested Friday in Michigan, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post. The law enforcement effort was focused on suburban Detroit. Patel said more information would...
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic regional forum snubbed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Xi took center stage at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia called Friday for fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to extend their security partnerships from the high seas to cyberspace at an annual meeting of the bloc 's defense ministers. Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin opened...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly 300 — mostly professional...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part of an agreement reached by its leaders, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. Bessent said China will start by purchasing 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S. between now...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American soybeans. The...
By Jane Han The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit may be about diplomacy, but even high-level politics leaves room for a little skin care. Karoline Leavitt, the 28-year-old White House press secretary traveling with U.S. President Donald Trump to Gyeongju, offered a glimpse of her...
By Baek Byung-yeul As the APEC meetings started with the opening of APEC week on Monday, the host city of Gyeongju — once the capital of the ancient Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-935 A.D.) — unveiled its transformation into an after-hours masterpiece through illumination and multimedia art. By...
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their...
PARIS (AP) — Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum, but the treasures remain missing, the Paris prosecutor announced Thursday. The five were detained late Wednesday night in separate police operations in Paris and...
