NATO to continue Afghan troop training after leaving country
BRUSSELS — NATO will continue to train Afghan special forces outside the country after it winds up 18 years of security work in conflict-torn...
Chinese authorities order video denials by Uyghurs of abuses
URUMQI, China — China has highlighted an unlikely series of videos this year in which Uyghur men and women deny U.S. charges that Beijing...
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
BEIJING — China said Thursday it is providing COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries, describing its actions as purely altruistic in an apparent...
Founder of TikTok’s Chinese owner stepping down as CEO
BEIJING — The founder of TikTok’s Chinese owner said Thursday he will give up his job as CEO to focus on longer-term initiatives, a...
EU threatens to freeze huge investment deal with China
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament warned China on Thursday it won't ratify a long-awaited business investment deal as long as sanctions against European Union...
China delays supply mission to newly launched space station
BEIJING — China postponed a supply mission to its new space station Thursday for unspecified technical reasons.
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Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted across much of...
Indian navy searches for 78 missing from barge sunk by storm
NEW DELHI — Indian navy ships and helicopters searched in extreme weather and rough seas Wednesday for 78 people still missing from a barge...
India sets global record for daily coronavirus deaths
NEW DELHI — India recorded the pandemic’s highest single-day death toll in the world on Wednesday, as coronavirus infections continued to spread through its...
Cher’s star power helps rescue the ‘loneliest elephant’
LOS ANGELES — Cher’s rescue of an elephant long held in dismal conditions is a one-of-a-kind story, as would be expected from the singular...
