FIFA officials visited Beijing on Thursday for talks with Chinese football authorities and state broadcaster CCTV as negotiations continued over television rights for upcoming World Cups, according to Chinese media reports.
University students from the United States are making rubbings from inscriptions on wooden tablets. They carefully apply ink and press paper to create prints, experiencing the intangible cultural heritage firsthand.
In recent years, the United States has placed increasing emphasis on trade policies that prioritize national security, supply chain resilience and economic growth. In an era of global volatility and technological rivalry, these may be real and relevant policy objectives. However, it is equally, if not more, important to consider how such measures affect markets and, ultimately, the daily lives of US consumers.
A new round of China-US economic and trade talks is vital to reducing business uncertainties and improving global economic confidence amid persistent geopolitical and trade challenges, experts and business executives said on Monday.
Laura Fernandez was sworn in on Friday as Costa Rica's president for a four-year term during a ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose.
The Pentagon on Friday began the release of "never-before-seen" files on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), commonly known as unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States has had very good talks over the past 24 hours with Iran on ending the war that has lasted more than two months.
U.S. Senate Republicans block measure to stop Trump from attacking Cuba.
China and the United States have agreed to launch a new round of giant panda conservation cooperation, with two pandas set to be sent to Zoo Atlanta under a 10-year program, according to media reports.
A meeting was recently held in Cuba between delegations from Cuba and the United States, Alejandro Garcia del Toro, deputy director general for U.S. affairs at Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Cuba's state daily Granma on Monday.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday it is "highly unlikely" he would extend a two-week ceasefire with Iran if a deal is not reached before it ends this week, according to a Bloomberg report.
Israeli tanks open fire towards the eastern areas of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip.-Palestinian media.
U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post amid an investigation into alleged misconduct, becoming the third cabinet member to step down during President Donald Trump's second term.
Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged U.S. singer and social media figure D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered and decomposed remains were found last year in a Tesla registered to him.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck northern Nevada on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
U.S. forces will begin implementing a blockade of "all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports" on Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement Sunday.
U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are considering a plan to punish some NATO allies Trump believes were unhelpful during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will pay an official visit to China from April 11 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Monday it closed a probe into nearly 2.6 million Tesla vehicles over a feature allowing users to move cars remotely after finding it was linked only to low-speed incidents.
Over the past few years, a subtle yet profound shift has been taking place in U.S.-China relations. This change goes beyond trade or technology, reaching into one of a nation's most important resources — talent.
People across the United States are beginning to feel the economic impact of the Iran war, which began on Feb 28 when U.S. and Israeli forces launched strikes on Iran.
More than a month after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the economic fallout is reaching American fast-food chains, where rising energy and commodity costs are squeezing margins and weakening consumer demand.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Army's top general, reflecting his ongoing grievances with the Army, officials said.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday imposed a 100 percent ad valorem tariff on imports of certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients.
Oracle started cutting thousands of jobs on Tuesday, CNBC reported, as the cloud infrastructure company ramps up investment in building AI infrastructure.
The U.S. on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the Treasury Department website.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a televised address on the conflict in the Middle East from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, D.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would prefer to "take the oil" in Iran and is considering seizing the country's key export hub at Kharg Island, underscoring Washington's interest in leveraging energy tensions for strategic and economic gains, according to media reports.
Widespread criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump's leadership and policies has fueled nationwide "No Kings" protests, with demonstrators and public figures accusing the administration of overreaching executive power, harsh immigration enforcement, risky foreign policy, and economic measures that have added to financial strain, according to media reports.
The global forensic science community was saddened on Friday following news that world-renowned forensic scientist Henry C Lee passed away at his home in Henderson, Nevada. He was 87.
Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid.
The report, citing sources familiar with the matter, said US President Donald Trump's advisors Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are promoting a plan for an immediate pause in hostilities, using a 30-day window to finalize a 15-point agreement.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Washington had reached "major points of agreement" with Iran and was in contact with "a top person," even as Tehran denied any direct or indirect communication with the United States.
The U.S. administration said on Saturday that if Iran "doesn't fully open, without threat, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 hours", Washington "will hit and obliterate their various power plants, starting with the biggest one first".
The U.S. government on Friday issued a 30-day sanctions waiver for the purchase of Iranian oil at sea to ease energy supply pressures, media reports said.
"Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has been little changed in recent months. Inflation remains somewhat elevated," said the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in a statement.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he's not ready to make a deal to end the military campaign against Iran "because the terms aren't good enough yet."
The rapid expansion of US data center construction is creating new opportunities for Chinese heavy equipment manufacturers, and they arrived at North America's largest construction trade show to demonstrate how their portfolios are positioned to meet this growing demand.
A countdown clock set up in a public square in Guadalajara, Mexico on March 2, 2026 shows that 100 days remain until the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Demonstrators gather in New York City on March 2, 2026 to protest military actions launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to "cut off all trade with Spain" for Spain's refusal to allow the U.S. military to use its base for attacks on Iran, while saying he is not happy with Britain either.
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at the nuclear submarines Navy base Ile Longue in Crozon, France, March 2, 2026.PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that the military operations launched by the United States and Israel were conducted "outside international law" and could not be approved by France.
However, a spokesman from the office of Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, confirmed on Saturday morning that the senator had not been notified.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday afternoon that U.S. combat operations "continue at this time in full force," predicting there would be more U.S. casualties in the coming days.
President Donald Trump and his national security team would continue to closely monitor the situation in Iran throughout the day.The United States and Israel on Saturday launched "major combat operations" against Iran, plunging the war-torn Middle East into a new round of violent conflicts.
A report released on Thursday revealed that the U.S. has leveraged its technological dominance to seize large volumes of global virtual currency assets, collecting more than $30 billion worldwide across multiple cases, according to available data.
Former U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
The office said it will implement a "favorable licensing policy" toward specific license applications seeking authorization for the resale of Venezuelan origin oil to Cuba.