The U.S. economy grew faster than initially thought in the third quarter as businesses built more warehouses and accumulated machinery equipment, but momentum appears to have since waned as higher borrowing costs curb hiring and spending. The growth pace, which was the quickest in nearly two years, however, likely exaggerated the health of the economy […]

China’s leadership is too “overwhelmed” with its internal problems to consider an invasion of Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen said in an interview with the New York Times. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military pressure against the island over the past four years, leading to concerns of a […]

Nepal becomes first South Asian nation to register same-sex marriageA local body in Nepal has officially registered the nation’s first same-sex marriage, making the country the second in Asia to give recognition to same-sex couples. Nepal on Wednesday formally registered the first case of same-sex marriage, five months after the Supreme Court issued an interim […]