WASHINGTON (AP) – During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage.
NEW YORK (AP) – A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City was convicted Wednesday of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying text messages from a Chinese government handler.
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) – Clashes with insurgents in southwestern Pakistan’s embattled Balochistan province on Wednesday killed five soldiers, including an army major, the military said. An outlawed separatist group said it had attacked the soldiers.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Efforts to arrest a Philippine senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on a charge of murder as a crime against humanity led to a burst of gunfire Wednesday and a standoff in the Senate building.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – Indonesian prosecutors on Wednesday sought an 18-year prison sentence for a co-founder of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek over his alleged role in a corruption case tied to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RAIPUR, India (AP) – Virat Kohli marked his record-breaking appearance with an unbeaten century off 58 balls to lead defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to the top of Indian Premier League with a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, the highest point in more than three years, as the Iran war pushes up energy prices and intensifies pressure on companies to pass along their rising costs to consumers.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – A burst of gunfire rang out late Wednesday in the Philippine Senate, sparking chaos in the building where authorities had tried to arrest a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court in connection with a deadly government crackdown on drugs.