BERLIN / AP German officials on Tuesday warned Turkey against spying on its territory, after Ankara allegedly sought Berlin’s help in eavesdropping on hundreds of Turks in Germany thought to be supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The Turkish government claims Gulen supporters were behind a July coup attempt and has arrested 41,000 people in a crackdown on the ...

  Per capita gross domestic product is much higher in the US than in the other major developed economies, and no one really seems to be catching up. Life expectancy, on the other hand, is lower in the US than in those same peer countries — and the gap has been growing. In the past, one could argue that the ...

  Few bigger challenges loom for Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive Carrie Lam than bringing down real-estate prices in the city, the world’s least affordable. Increasing the supply of available land may take time, so she could start with removing property curbs. They’ve done little to tame soaring prices and in fact have worked to create ever tinier apartments. Last ...