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World leaders urged restraint and Iran signaled ... To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations ... Read More

WW3 fears as US warns China could invade Taiwan in two YEARS to 'reunite country' by force

A top US Navy official issued a dire warning on Wednesday, warning of the possible invasion of Taiwan by China as soon as 2027 — an act that could spark World War III. Speaking to Congress on ... Read More

National and World news stories | Newsday

Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began as Israeli teen's body is ... Read More

Gaza faces famine, unprecedented crisis, warns UN

ROME: Half of Gazans are experiencing ... man-made hunger and malnutrition crisis has ripped through Gaza is terrifying,” the head of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain ... Read More

Cut borrowing or face debt crisis, warns top central banker

Governments must stop their “relentless” borrowing or risk plunging the world into a debt crisis, a top central ... markets can remain calm in the face of large imbalances until suddenly ... Read More

Yellen warns China’s industry ramp-up is distorting world economy

“China’s overcapacity distorts global prices and production patterns and hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world ... from a crisis in China ... Read More

Long-delayed China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ summit needed ‘as soon as possible’ as countries face ‘polycrisis’

Cooperation between China, Japan and South Korea is more important than ever as the neighbours face a series of intertwined crises, according to the head of a trilateral organisation for the three ... Read More

Does the world face a retirement crisis?

Perhaps the biggest crisis facing the world in the 21st century ... said in an op-ed for Fox News. Congress has the ability to change that and "support a secure retirement for working Americans." ... Read More

How China Is Tackling a Population Crisis

For decades, China has tried to rein in its population growth, allowing families to have only one child. Now, as it faces a decline ... a cause of concern for the world's second-largest economy. Read More