General News

Taipei (AFP) - President Donald Trump's suggestion that US arms sales to Taiwan could be a bargaining chip with China has set off alarms across the world, but in Taipei,...

Tehran (AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced hope of progress on ending the war with Iran, as he looked to Pakistani mediators to help advance efforts to...

Ridgway (United States) (AFP) - Larry Graves pulled up to a home tucked into a Colorado mountainside. His radio was crackling, as was the wildfire burning beyond the trees --...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered officials to start work on a plan to mitigate the job-destroying impact of artificial intelligence, the first...

Miami (AFP) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Cuba on Thursday that the United States was laser-focused on changing the communist system, after the island was stunned by a...

Auburn Hills (United States) (AFP) - The 2CV, the iconic French car popular for much of the last century, is to be reincarnated as an electric vehicle 36 years after...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - US forecasters on Thursday predicted the Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be "below normal" in 2026, but cautioned that "it only takes one. "Data...

New York (AFP) - Hundreds of companies raised a combined $70 billion by selling shares to the public in the United States last year. If things go as planned, SpaceX...

New York (AFP) - Walmart reported increased profits Thursday as it capitalized on affordability concerns at a time of soaring gasoline prices, but shares fell sharply on disappointment over the...

Havana (AFP) - Cubans expressed their shock and indignation after the United States indicted former president Raul Castro on murder charges, a stunning new step in President Donald Trump's pressure...