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China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police
Apple became the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong when the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticized the tech giant Wednesday for a smartphone app that allows activists to report police…
US envoy barred from impeachment hearing by State Department
The State Department has barred Gordon Sondland, the U.S. European Union ambassador, from appearing Tuesday before a House panel conducting the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, his lawyer said.
UK says chances of Brexit deal slim; EU chides ‘blame game’
Britain and the European Union traded bad-tempered barbs Tuesday as the chances of a Brexit deal appeared to fade, with just over three weeks until the U.K.’s scheduled departure from the bloc.
3 win Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand cosmos
A Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work in understanding how the universe has evolved from the Big Bang and the blockbuster discovery of the first known…
Singapore’s ‘fake news’ law comes into effect
Singapore’s new law to combat “fake news” has come into effect despite criticism from tech giants and activists, who labelled the tough rules a “chilling” attempt to stifle dissent.
Paris police attack: Four killed by knife-wielding employee
A knife-wielding employee has killed four fellow members of staff at police headquarters in the centre of the French capital, Paris.
Meghan sues Mail on Sunday as Prince Harry launches attack on tabloid press
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has taken the unusual decision to sue the publisher of the Mail on Sunday after the newspaper published a handwritten letter she had sent to her estranged father.
Hong Kong protester shot as China marks its 70th anniversary
In a fearsome escalation of violence, Hong Kong police shot a protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving the teenager bleeding and howling on the ground.
Boeing CEO to testify before Congress about grounded 737 MAX
Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg has agreed to testify before Congress next month on the grounded 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, a U.S. House of Representatives committee and the company said…
UK Supreme Court rules suspension of Parliament was illegal
In a major blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country’s Brexit deadline was illegal.
Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites
Saudi Arabia alleged Wednesday an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran,” naming but not directly accusing Tehran of launching the assault. Iran denies being…
Mourning for Zimbabwe’s Mugabe marred by dispute, stampede
Controversy over where and when former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be buried and a stampede which injured several people trying to view his body marred the mourning for the deceased leader Thursday.
UK court rules Johnson’s suspension of Parliament unlawful
A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans Wednesday, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union was an unlawful attempt to…
Building an Inclusive United Nations with Taiwan on Board
Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
This July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) transited through New York, an icon of diversity and freedom and home to the United Nations, as a…
UK’s Johnson moves to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday to suspend Parliament, a maneuver that outraged his critics because it will give the opposition even less time to block a no-deal Brexit before the scheduled Oct. 31…