UAE names oil company chief to lead UN climate talks COP28
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates on Thursday named a veteran technocrat who both leads Abu Dhabi
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South Korea plans fund to compensate forced labor victims
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials are considering creating a domestic fund to compensate Koreans who were enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II, as they desperately try to repair relations with Tokyo that have…
Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians during West Bank raids
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military shot and killed three Palestinians during arrest raids in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in months of rising violence between Israelis and Palestinians. The military, which has…
Global shares mostly higher ahead of key US inflation data
TOKYO — Global shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of a closely watched report on U.S. inflation that is viewed as a good indicator of whether Wall Street’s recent rising optimism is warranted or overdone. European benchmarks were headed upward…
After McCarthy’s deal to become speaker, House GOP takes up new rules
To secure the House speakership, California Republican Kevin McCarthy cut a sweeping deal with some of the most conservative members of his conference that included concessions he had not only vowed would be a red line but that will now…
The Objectively Objectionable Grammatical Pet Peeve
Every sensitive reader has pet peeves. One of mine is attributing the power of sight to things that don’t have eyes, as in this sentence from the Wall Street Journal: “Restaurant sales are expected to see a warming trend this…
