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Germany’s federal prosecutor office says it has arrested an American citizen who allegedly spied for China

Nov. 07, 2024 08:36 AM EST
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor office says it has arrested an American citizen who allegedly spied for China.

China is bracing for fresh tensions with Trump over trade, tech and Taiwan

Nov. 07, 2024 06:50 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour. As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in...

Global leaders congratulate Trump but his victory looks set to roil the world -- again

Nov. 07, 2024 04:01 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — The verdict of U.S. voters was more decisive than most pollsters and pundits had predicted. Now the world waits to see whether the election of Donald Trump as president for a second time will prove as destabilizing as many American allies fear. Trump secured victory...

Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20

Nov. 07, 2024 02:18 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120. Wanna Suansan was one of three people apprehended out of 17 suspects who authorities said were...

China's exports grew 12.7% in October, fastest pace in more than 2 years

Nov. 07, 2024 01:39 AM EST

HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports rose 12.7% in October from a year earlier, the fastest monthly growth in more than two years, according to customs data released Thursday. The report came a day after former President Donald Trump won Tuesday’s election, gaining a second term as...

Philippine forces retake an island in mock combat as China's navy watches

Nov. 07, 2024 01:16 AM EST

THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — Philippine forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea Wednesday in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military chief said. Gen. Romeo Brawner...

Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline

Nov. 06, 2024 03:01 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Honda’s profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from the same period the previous year, as sales suffered in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Honda Motor Co.’s April-September profits totaled 494.68 billion yen ($3.2 billion),...

AP Race Call: Auchincloss wins Massachusetts U.S. House District 4

Nov. 05, 2024 20:53 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Rep. Jake Auchincloss won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday. The incumbent ran unopposed for the state’s 4th Congressional District, consisting of 35 cities and towns. Auchincloss serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure...

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion, down 15% from a year earlier

Nov. 05, 2024 02:42 AM EST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reported third-quarter profits of $27.5 billion on Tuesday, down about 15% from last year as low oil prices ate into its revenues. Aramco, formally known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., had revenues of $111.1 billion...

Student who wowed China in Alibaba math contest got help from teacher, organizers say

Nov. 05, 2024 02:12 AM EST

A vocational school student in China who wowed the public in June by finishing near the top in the preliminary round of a math contest was helped by her teacher in violation of the rules, the organizers said this week. An investigation found that the math teacher's assistance broke a...