Chinese stealth fighters are combat-ready, Beijing says

(CNN)China says its newest stealth fighter is combat-ready.Posts on both the website of the People's Liberation Army and the official Xinhua news agency said the J-20 fourth-generation fighter had been armed and officially commissioned into China's air force.

A Palestinian high school threatened by Trump funding cuts

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)At Beirut's Galilee Secondary School, around 50 Palestinian teenagers are crammed into a single classroom in a haphazard arrangement of desks. The paint comes off walls scrawled with notes from generations of kids who studied here

Trump tweets on lives 'being shattered ... by a mere allegation'

(CNN)President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to lament that "lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation" in the wake of the resignations of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter and speechwriter David Sorensen following allegations of domestic abuse

Kim Jong Un invites South Korean President Moon to Pyongyang

The South Korean President has been invited to travel to North Korea, following a formal invitation from the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, potentially setting up the first meeting of Korean leaders since 2007.

Pence says 'no daylight' between US and allies on North Korea

Vice President Mike Pence told reporters aboard Air Force Two on Saturday that there is "no daylight" between the United States, South Korea and Japan in their stances on North Korea after a trip to the 2018 Winter Olympics that saw him and South Korean President Moon Jae-in take different positions on the presence of a North Korean delegation.

Trump won't release Democratic memo, sends back to committee

President Donald Trump won't release the Democratic rebuttal to the Republican intelligence memo alleging FBI abuses of its surveillance authority at this time, and has sent it back to the House Intelligence Committee for changes.

On the front lines in Syria, US troops face NATO ally's wrath

It's a war America has tried to stay out of for years. And the United States certainly doesn't want to get embroiled in a standoff with a NATO ally.

North Korea sends clear message with missile parade on eve of Olympics

North Korea is expected to put on a show to rival South Korea's Olympic spectacle when it parades hundreds of missiles through the streets of Pyongyang Thursday.

Dozens missing in Taiwan after earthquake topples buildings

Aftershocks rocked Taiwan's eastern coast on Thursday as rescue workers searched a teetering multi-story building for dozens of missing residents feared trapped inside more than 36 hours after a deadly earthquake.

Ringgit higher against US$ on better market sentiments

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was higher against the US dollar early Wednesday on renewed buying interest and amid the better performance of Bursa Malaysia.