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In Trump’s America, the World Cup is becoming a rare moment of joy for immigrant New Yorkers
NEW YORK, May 24 — World Cup fever is beginning to hit New York’s immigrant communities where wariness of the Trump administration’s deportation crackdown has weighed on foot traffic. In […]
‘Someone’s father, someone’s son’: China coal blast tragedy exposes the brutal human cost of mining
BEIJING, May 24 — Coal miners in the sleepy Chinese county of Qinyuan sometimes dine at Zhang’s skewer eatery, especially on payday, so a gas explosion that killed at least […]
Trump says an Iran deal is close — but what exactly is on the table?
TEHRAN, May 24 — The United States and Iran appear closer than ever to a deal that would end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the […]
Malaysian among dead after building collapse traps dozens in the Philippines
ANGELES CITY, May 24 — A Malaysian man has been killed as a building collapsed in the northern Philippines today, partially crushing an adjacent hotel and trapping construction workers who […]
Taiwan says Chinese coast guard ship leaves Pratas waters after tense standoff
TAIPEI, May 24 — A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea today following a tense standoff […]
Torrential rain unleashes floods and landslides across Chongqing, leaving three dead and dozens missing
CHONGQING, May 24 — Three people were killed and another 17 were unaccounted for after heavy rain battered Yongchuan District in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality starting Saturday night, said local […]
Oil, Iran and China: Why US-India talks suddenly matter a lot more
NEW DELHI, May 24 — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday, as the two sides discussed the Middle East, trade, visas, […]
Gaza hospital says child among three killed in Israeli strike
GAZA CITY, May 24 — A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza today, a hospital said. Gaza remains gripped […]
Blast targets military train in Pakistan, 24 dead
QUETTA, May 24 — At least 24 people were killed today in a blast targeting a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan’s turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, a senior official […]
Heatstroke kills 16 in India as temperatures climb
NEW DELHI, May 24 — At least 16 people have died of heatstroke in southern India so far this summer, officials said today, as a heatwave grips swathes of the […]