Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing for closer economic ties on a visit to China that seeks to sidestep territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
Japan is paying families to leave Tokyo. Here’s why
Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth rate.
Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops
The Russian military says unauthorized use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed.
Sea World helicopters ‘had unusual quirk that could hold key detail behind crash’
The chief investigator said: “Exactly why this occurred, what was the range of visibility from both the pilots, what was happening in the cabins at the time – they’re the things that will help us piece together potentially what may have been a contribu…
Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops
Unauthorized use of cellphones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed, according to the Russian military, as it raised the death toll from the weekend attack to 89.
Climate change: High temperatures, sparse snowfall in Europe’s Alps worries ski industry
Much of the Alps does not look right for this time of year following unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe, including record high January temperatures in Switzerland. The sparse snowfall has seen grass blanketing the continent’s central mountains…
The US is inspiring education censorship elsewhere
The US likes to lecture others on democracy and free speech, but is now leading the way on classroom censorship.
The UK recession will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists predict
The U.K.’s economic contraction in 2023 will be almost as deep as that of Russia, economists expect, as a sharp fall in household living standards weighs on activity.