US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability

BANGKOK — The United States, which played a major role in ending border clashes last year between Thailand and Cambodia, will be providing $45 million in aid packages to the…

Watch out Keir! The ‘pasta plotters’ are back as renegade Labour MP gather in Italian restaurant to ‘discuss Starmer’s leadership woes’

By GLEN OWEN and BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 18:44 EST, 8 November 2025 | Updated: 21:18 EST, 8 November 2025 For a Labour MP accused of scheming to bring down the…

Bombshell claim from the parents of the Aussie teens who died from methanol poisoning

The grieving families of two Australian teens who died of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos have issued a desperate plea for closure, amid claims of a police cover-up. Best friends Holly…

ICE agents fired at in Chicago drive-by shooting as Homeland Security say violence towards officers is growing

Border Patrol agents were shot at by an unidentified man in Chicago during a routine operation, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In a statement, officials said that officers were fired…

David Lammy mocked for ‘ordering civil servants’ at the Ministry of Justice to call him ‘Deputy Prime Minister’

By BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 18:27 EST, 8 November 2025 | Updated: 04:20 EST, 9 November 2025 David Lammy faced mockery from Labour and Tories alike over claims that he insists…

This year’s 80ft 12-ton Rockefeller Center Christmas tree rides into NYC to kick off the holidays

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in New York City after being donated by a family in memory of their loved one. Crews transported the magnificent 80ft Norway…

More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

BEIJING — A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically drew to a close with no sign of improvements Friday as the…

A timeline of how the protests in Iran unfolded and grew

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and…

Asian shares rise and US futures are flat after modest Wall Street moves

HONG KONG — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday following mixed moves on Wall Street, where President Donald Trump’s talk of raising defense spending spurred a rally in military-related…

Average US long-term mortgage rate edges higher but remains near 2025 low

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher this week to just above its 2025 low ByALEX VEIGA AP business writer January 8, 2026, 12:03 PM The average…