13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (834+ words) The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation — and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh’s credibility is on…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (366+ words) Authorities in China’s southern island province of Hainan have suspended classes in parts of the province and closed 27 tourist attractions as a tropical depression over the South China Sea unleashes torrential rain across the region. Heavy rainfall is expected to…...

2+ hour, 45+ min ago   (378+ words) Turkish police on Sunday made a slew of arrests in raids on gay bars and the homes of LGBTQ activists, authorities and one organisation targeted said. Gurlek did not specify how many people had been taken into custody, but said…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (888+ words) Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the “Battery of Southeast Asia”, powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark. Exports of electricity to neighbouring countries including Thailand and Vietnam are…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (422+ words) Niger’s junta chief appointed a new chief of staff, state TV reported on Friday, after a thwarted army mutiny last month shook his grip on power. Supporters of the military government put down the attempted uprising with the help of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (672+ words) A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children’s agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage. The blaze…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (462+ words) The US-led anti-jihadist coalition has begun withdrawing from Iraq’s Kurdistan region ahead of a deadline to end their mission in the country, a Kurdish official said Thursday. They had already completed their withdrawal from other bases in Iraq in January…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (340+ words) US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in August, government data showed Thursday, driven by higher energy costs in the month — particularly for diesel — as the US war with Iran continued. The Producer Price Index (PPI) was up 5.4 percent…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (444+ words) Japan said on Thursday it had asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the United Nations because it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN General Assembly voted on Friday to…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (368+ words) China on Wednesday officially recognized 11 new occupations and 23 new specialties under existing occupations, reflecting evolving labor demand driven by technological advances, industrial upgrading and shifting consumer needs. The new occupations, released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security…...