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Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te flew to the United States on Saturday to launch a week-long tour of the Pacific that he said would usher in a new...

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te departed Saturday for a stopover on US soil as part of a week-long tour of the Pacific, which has ignited fiery threats from...

New York (AFP) - US shoppers were out in force for "Black Friday," with preliminary data showing strong online sales despite inflation nerves prompting retailers in the world's biggest economy...

Geneva (AFP) - World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and...

New York (AFP) - The annual Black Friday shopping day has always been about finding the best deals, but this year retailers are preparing for a US consumer more zealously...

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threatened to strike "decision-making centres" in Kyiv with Russia's new hypersonic missile, hours after Moscow pummelled Ukraine's energy grid in an...

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - After Joe Biden's disastrous TV debate with Donald Trump, when the president's reelection prospects began unravelling, Vancouver immigration lawyer Randall Cohn started getting calls from Americans....

Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's tariff threats have rattled foreign businesses and governments, with many fearing it could signal the opening salvo of an all-out trade war when he returns...

New York (AFP) - A judge denied the rapper known as "Diddy" bail on Wednesday, according to a court filing, after he was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Judges...

Washington (AFP) - Several members of Donald Trump's incoming administration have received threats including bomb alerts, the FBI said Wednesday, with one nominee reporting a pipe-bomb scare sent with a...