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The people of Taiwan will head to the polls this weekend for local elections. The vote comes as mainland China has ramped up threatening military activity around Taiwan, which it views as a break-away province. Nick Schifrin reports on the

The people of Taiwan will head to the polls this weekend for local elections. The vote comes as mainland China has ramped up threatening military activity around Taiwan, which it views as a break-away province. Nick Schifrin reports on the

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged lower for the second time in as many weeks, though it remains more than double what it was a year ago — a significant hurdle for many would-be homebuyers.

Discussions are expected to continue Thursday, with European Union countries split over the price-cap level.

Prosecutors want to speak with the former vice president as a witness to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power, and he is said to be considering how to respond.

Prosecutors want to speak with the former vice president as a witness to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power, and he is said to be considering how to respond.

There is now an “imminent threat” of measles spreading in every region of the world, the World Health Organisation and the US public health agency has said.

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The U.S. is pulling the gear from its own stockpiles to get the support to Ukraine as fast as possible as Russia continues to target Ukraine’s energy sources and winter sets in.

China’s strict “zero Covid” policy has been blamed for a delay in Apple’s latest iPhone production. A protest over a pay dispute in the world’s largest iPhone plant could worsen the situation.