Poland moves to reopen embassy in North Korea closed during COVID-19 pandemic
Poland is reactivating its embassy in the capital of North Korea, becoming the second Western nation after Sweden to resume operations that were suspended due to the COVID-19 ...
General Motors lays off about 1,000 workers, cutting costs to compete in a crowded automobile market
General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global ...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy’s steady ...
TV funnyman Conan O’Brien is tapped to host next Oscars
A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV ...
Trump won more young voters, but many don’t agree with him on issues: AP VoteCast
Americans ages 18 to 29 swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but they came to his coalition ...
A lion cub evacuated from Lebanon to a South African sanctuary escapes airstrikes and abuse
When Sara first arrived at her rescuers’ home, she was sick, tired, and was covered in ringworms and signs of abuse all over ...
A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
A French student detained for weeks in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Victor Dupont, a 27-year-old completing a Ph.D. at ...
Transgender-rights advocates say the election of Trump and his allies marks a major setback
Election victories for Donald Trump and other candidates whose campaigns demeaned transgender people reinforced a widespread ...
U.S. protectionism could undermine modest growth forecast for eurozone, says EU Commission
Europe’s economy has left stagnation behind but is headed for only modest growth in coming months as consumers regain some of ...
Biden to meet South Korean and Japanese leaders amid growing worries about North Korea
President Joe Biden is gathering South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for talks ...
Police and protesters clash in Georgia’s separatist Abkhazia region
Police and hundreds of demonstrators clashed Friday in Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared over a ...
Workers at Canada’s national postal service go on strike Friday, disrupting deliveries
Workers at Canada’s national postal service are on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said early ...