Category: World

US law enforcement officials recovered what appeared to be a Fabergé egg from a yacht seized from a Russian oligarch in Fiji, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Wednesday. Read More

To many in Asia-Pacific, Shinzo Abe was prescient in recognizing the challenge a rising China posed to the American-led system of political and military alliances. Read More

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence vote in the country’s Senate on Wednesday, but emerged badly bruised. Read More

• Senators cut deal to change election laws in response to Jan. 6 • Analysis: What's in the bipartisan plan to stop insurrection 2.0 •… Read More

Take a closer look at the plane on the top of this story. Notice anything different about one of its engines? Read More

Macao’s casinos have been bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars a month during the pandemic. Now a prolonged lockdown is adding more uncertainty for players in the world’s largest gambling hub. Read More

Otto Aviation says its aircraft is the “most fuel efficient” commercial aircraft in existence. The company announced it will soon be powered by hydrogen and offer “cheaper” travel for distances up to 1,000 miles. Read More

Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been demanding his removal from office for weeks. Read More

The European Union has unveiled its emergency gas rationing plan — a day before it fears Russia could drastically cut the flow of natural gas to the continent. Read More

Hong Kong has more skyscrapers than any other city, so it’s not surprising that just 0.6% of its land is farmed. The city currently produces less than 2% of the fresh vegetables eaten there — but one agritech startup wants to change that. Read More