LONDON — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy…
Read more Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluringLONDON — Find a globe in your local library or classroom and try this: Close the eyes, spin it and drop a finger randomly on its curved, glossy…
Read more Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here’s why they remain so alluringBOGOTA, Colombia — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela’s armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom sent a warship toward Guyana’s territorial…
Read more Venezuela will hold military exercises off its shores as a British warship heads to GuyanaGEORGETOWN, Guyana — The government of Guyana, under pressure from neighboring Brazil and a Caribbean trading bloc, agreed Sunday to join bilateral talks with Venezuela over an escalating…
Read more Guyana agreed to talks with Venezuela over territorial dispute under pressure from Brazil, othersNEW DELHI — India is protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’s territory ahead of next week’s Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, a…
Read more India protests China’s land claim ahead of the G20 summit President Xi Jinping is expected to attendHANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed…
Read more Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claimHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s state media have reported that the government banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing…
Read more Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claimState media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in…
Read more Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claimState media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular “Barbie” movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in…
Read more Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claimJapan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis TOKYO — Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to revive a currency…
Read more Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warmMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to China on Tuesday for a three-day state visit, saying he looks forward to his meeting with Chinese…
Read more Philippines’ Marcos Jr. heads to China amid sea disputesJERUSALEM — Israel’s ties to the Jewish American community, one of its closest and most important allies, are about to be put to the test, with Israel’s emerging…
Read more US Jews fear collision with expected Israeli governmentBEIJING — China strictly adheres to its policy of no first use of nuclear weapons “at any time and under any circumstances,” its Defense Ministry said Tuesday in…
Read more China blasts US report, reiterates ‘no 1st use’ nuke policyGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck several military sites in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, hours after Palestinian militants fired a missile into southern Israel in…
Read more Israeli aircraft hit Gaza after rocket fireAULI, India — Indian and U.S. troops on Tuesday participated in a high-altitude training exercise in a cold, mountainous terrain near India’s disputed border with China, at a…
Read more India, US armies hold exercises close to China borderBEIJING — Final preparations were being made Monday to send a new three-person crew to China‘s space station as it nears completion amid intensifying competition with the United…
Read more China prepares to send new 3-person crew to space stationSIEM REAP, Cambodia — The defense chiefs of the United States and China held talks Tuesday on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Cambodia to discuss strained…
Read more US and Chinese defense chiefs meet amid strained relationsPUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to a western Philippines island province at the edge of the South China Sea on Tuesday to…
Read more US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed seaMANILA, Philippines — The United States is seeking an expansion of its military presence in the Philippines under a 2014 defense pact, U.S. and Philippine officials said, one…
Read more US seeks expansion of military presence in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — The Chinese coast guard forcibly seized floating debris the Philippine navy was towing to its island in another confrontation in the disputed South China Sea,…
Read more Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navy
