World / Politics Nov 1, 2020
A frazzled world holds its breath while the U.S. chooses its leader
by David M. Halbfinger
The world is on tenterhooks waiting to see whether the United States will choose to stay on its current rocky course.
World / Politics Nov 1, 2020
After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead
by Julie Pace
Voters are poised to render a verdict on the nation's role in the world, its willingness to contain the pandemic and its ability to confront systemic racial inequity.
World / Politics Oct 31, 2020
If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he's got the U.S. Supreme Court votes
More than 86 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election, but President Donald Trump thinks he can count on one hand the votes that will determine the outcome. "I think this will end up in the Supreme Court,” Trump said in September of ...
Asia Pacific Oct 31, 2020
U.S. says coronavirus can’t be controlled. China aims to prove it wrong.
by Javier C. Hernandez
The United States is hitting records in daily coronavirus cases. But China, the country first afflicted with the scourge, is having a different experience. Unlike the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, which has said it is prioritizing opening the economy while essentially giving up ...
World / Science & Health Oct 31, 2020
More than a million tons of U.S. plastic trash mismanaged: study
More than a million tons a year of America's plastic trash isn't ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic grocery bags per person is landing in places such as oceans and roadways, according to a new study of ...
Business Oct 30, 2020
Ghosn escape accomplices win delay of extradition to Japan
by David Yaff-Bellany
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston said the U.S. should "ensure that petitioners are not transported out of the district” for the time being.
Asia Pacific Oct 30, 2020
'China is angry': Taiwan anxiety rises as saber-rattling grows louder
Historically Beijing has used carrots and sticks to seek what it sees as the unification of China. But in recent years the carrot has all but disappeared.
World / Crime & Legal Oct 30, 2020
Canadian judge backs Huawei CFO but won't dismiss extradition case
A judge has blocked an attempt by Canada's attorney general to get parts of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's arguments dismissed in the case to extradite her to the United States, according to a ruling released on Thursday. However, the judge sided with the ...
Asia Pacific Oct 30, 2020
As the West stumbles, ‘helmsman’ Xi pushes an ambitious plan for China
by Chris Buckley and Steven Lee Myers
A Communist Party conclave concluded Thursday with a rousing statement lauding Xi as the party’s helmsman, affirming his broad mandate as leader.
Asia Pacific Oct 30, 2020
Trump’s China scorecard shows many defeats, and one big change
by Jenny Leonard
American companies cite much the same concerns — and the same growth objectives — with regard to China today as they did when Trump took office.
Commentary / World Oct 29, 2020
Does America still interfere in foreign elections?
by Jack Goldsmith
Americans have been understandablyalarmed about foreign electoral interference. But the practice is not new; in fact, the U.S. was for a long time its leading exponent.