Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.

A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses.

But the Treasury secretary also said that some countries working toward agreements with the United States could have until Aug. 1.

Heavy metal fans crossed continents to converge on Birmingham, England, and throw devil horns in honor of the Prince of Darkness and Black Sabbath.

The tech billionaire’s effort to create a new political party, called the America Party, comes amid a ramped-up feud with the president over his new domestic policy law.

Chantal made landfall as a tropical storm early on Sunday. Heavy rains led to widespread flooding in central North Carolina.

A woman whose mother, stepfather, aunt, uncle and cousin are among the missing confronts the unimaginable. A cousin was dragged downriver 15 miles but survived.

The June 23 airstrikes on Evin prison, including the hospital ward, have turned it from a hated symbol of oppression into a new rallying cry against Israel, even among the Iranian regime’s domestic critics.

Drone technology seemed to contribute to an unusual number of shark sightings along Rockaway Beach in recent days. Each time swimmers were ordered out of the ocean.

European Union officials will spend July in talks with China. Tensions are high, hopes are low and stability is the end game.

The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law. Here’s what it actually does.

Most crimes go unsolved, emboldening criminals and potentially leading to more violence.

As China vies with Silicon Valley for primacy, Hangzhou, home to DeepSeek and Alibaba, is where its aspiring tech titans mingle and share ideas.

What’s the real cost of motherhood? Here’s what our readers said.