Gunmen on motorcycle opened fire on checkpoint, authorities say

Residents face power outages, flight cancellations, school closures

New system might interfere with devices planes use to measure altitude, they say

Authorities claim packages from abroad could be source of country’s recent Covid-19 outbreaks

Early indications of scale of crisis emerge three days after volcano eruption

Beijing’s policy of total virus eradication takes hit as 223 infections emerge just three weeks before winter Games set to open

President Joko Widodo confirmed it on Friday, minister says

Weapons test comes on the heels of fresh United States sanctions imposed last week

Faster-than-expected ageing could deepen economic growth concerns, note analysts

Southeast, coastal mid-Atlantic set for heavy snows and freezing rain

Beijing races to stamp out Omicron as analysts warn of economic impact of zero-Covid-19 approach

They include Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg

Japan confirms launch of possible ballistic missile into East Sea