Beggar’s banquet: South Korea’s young consumers turn extreme budgeting into a game
For South Korea’s young budget-conscious consumers, finding a meal for less than 8,000 won (US$5.40) – at a time when a typical meal out...
Ukraine blames Russia for deadly strike on Turkish cargo ship
Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian missile strikes on a Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying grain had killed six people, hours after Moscow fired a...
Ferry capsizes off Guyana, authorities searching for 66 missing passengers
An ageing ferry carrying more than 100 people capsized off the coast of Guyana, with 67 saved and rescue teams searching for the rest,...
RFK Jr. Announces Change to FDA Orange Juice Sugar Content Regulations
LAKELAND, Fla.—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on July 17 announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has changed its...
Cuban Dissident Arrives in US After Years of Imprisonment
Cuban artist and San Isidro Movement leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara arrived in the United States on July 18 after “years of unjust imprisonment...
US military reports another soldier killed in northern Iraq
Published: 6:07am, 20 Jul 2026Updated: 6:46am, 20 Jul 2026 The US military on Sunday reported the death of another US soldier, bringing the total...
Judge Dismisses DOJ’s New Mexico Voter Data Request
A federal judge on July 14 rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to obtain the private personal data of every registered voter in New Mexico,...
Former California Rep. Katie Porter ‘Done for Now’ With Politics After Failed Gubernatorial Campaign
Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who ran in the recent California gubernatorial primary, said in a July 15 Instagram post that she’s done with...
Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will shore up market with governance and vision
Hong Kong’s decision to introduce its first five-year plan has prompted familiar questions. Does this signal greater government intervention at the expense of the...