WASHINGTON (AP) — After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was necessary for national security. The executive...

BANGKOK (AP) — The trade war that U. S. President Donald Trump has escalated in his second term is a challenge for all Asian economies, large and small, in an era when the most populous region of the world is expected to drive global economic growth. Export manufacturing and free trade helped of...

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed Wednesday as investors waited to see what U. S. President Donald Trump will announce about tariffs on what he refers to as “Liberation Day. "European shares opened lower, while Asian markets logged modest gains. France's CAC 40 declined 0. 5% in early to 1...

LONDON (AP) — American authors Elizabeth Strout Miranda July are among finalists announced Wednesday for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, alongside four debut novelists exploring the search for freedom in different countries and cultures. Pulitzer Prize winner Strout’s Maine-set mystery novel...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted military drills around Taiwan for a second day Wednesday, focusing on the Taiwan Strait — a crucial conduit for international trade separating the self-governing island democracy from China. The Strait Thunder-2025A drills were held in the middle and areas...