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Hong Kong leader to withdraw controversial extradition bill
Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, is set to formally withdraw the extradition bill that has sparked months of protests in the region, a government source has confirmed. Protests in the…
Boris Johnson goes for broke in no-deal Brexit showdown
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call an election for October 14 if MPs vote against his Brexit strategy, a top official said Monday on the eve of a parliamentary showdown.…
Eight dead, 26 missing as dive boat sinks in flames off California
Eight people were dead and more than two dozen missing and feared deceased Monday after a scuba diving boat caught fire and sank off the California coast, with passengers…
Hong Kong students boycott classes
Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday. This latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has…
Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him
Pope Francis says he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican elevator and had to be rescued by firefighters.Francis apologized to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square Sunday for showing up late for his traditional weekly…
US, Taliban near Afghan deal, as fighting intensifies in north
U.S. and Taliban negotiators are close to a deal that would open the way for peace in Afghanistan, a top U.S. official said on Sunday, as the insurgents followed their weekend assault on the strategic center of…
Texas Shooting Leaves 5 Dead and At Least 21 Injured Near Odessa
Five people were killed and at least 21 others were injured in a brazen daylight drive-by mass shooting in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa on Saturday, as a gunman drove on the highways and…
Beijing’s new airport completes final review before getting license
The new Beijing Daxing International Airport has completed a key check and a final review in its application for an operating license, the Civil Aviation Administration of China…
US will win trade war against China – Donald Trump
The United States 10-15 percent tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods will take effect from tomorrow, with President Donald Trump vowing not to dilly-dally over it.…
Trump cancels automatic citizenship for children of US citizens born abroad
The US government says effective October 29, children of citizens born outside the country will no longer automatically become citizens of the country. The directive is contained in a new…
Over one million sign petition against British parliament suspension
More than one million people have signed a petition calling for the British parliament not to be suspended from mid-September to mid-October as requested by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.…
FBI studies two broken cameras outside Epstein’s cell – Reports
Two cameras that malfunctioned outside the jail cell where financier Jeffrey Epstein died as he awaited trial on sex-trafficking charges have been sent to an FBI crime lab for…
Hong Kong police arrest ringleaders of protests
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists were arrested Friday in a dragnet that came as protesters planned to rally this weekend in defiance of a police ban. Hong Kong has been locked in three…
Outrage over Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament
Anti-Brexit MPs reacted furiously on Wednesday after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that parliament would be suspended until October 14 — just two weeks before the UK is…
President Trump Terminates Policy That Allows Migrants Receiving Medical Care To Stay In U.S
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said this week it has ended a policy that allows migrants to not be deported while they or their family members receive life-saving medical…
Brexit shock as UK PM asks Queen to suspend Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to suspend Parliament just days after it returns from summer recess next week, and only weeks before the Brexit deadline. Why this is happening: Johnson is…
Trump ready to meet Iranian leader in weeks
US President Donald Trump said Monday at the G7 summit that he is prepared to meet his Iranian counterpart within weeks in what would amount to a stunning change of direction in the two countries’…
Indonesia announces new capital
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday announced the relocation of the new national capital to replace sinking and traffic-clogged Jakarta.Widodo said the country’s new administrative centre will be built in a…
G7 leaders agree to help Brazil fight Amazon fires
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands of soldiers…
Hong Kong protests: Police arrest 65, youngest aged 12
Hong Kong police arrested 65 people over an intense weekend of anti-government protests. The police said in a statement on Monday that a 12-year-old child was among those arrested. The…
Trump’s let’s nuke hurricanes sparks Twitter outrage
US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States has sparked outrage and shock on Twitter. During a hurricane…
Joe Walsh challenges Trump for 2020 race
Joe Walsh, Conservative former congressman form Illinois, United States announced Sunday that he’s launching a long-shot Republican presidential primary challenge against President…
US doesn’t need China – Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, in his Twitter page, said China’s new tariffs creates great opportunity for the U.S. to forge ahead, saying the country does not need…
Britain will send illegal migrants back – Boris Johnson
UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has warned migrants against attempts to get into Britain illegally. He said this on Friday in the wake of several attempts by migrants to cross the…