No missiles but ballet as North Korea’s Kim puts on a show
Kim Jong Un has hobnobbed with a visiting Chinese ballet troupe as he capped a weekend of celebrations in the North Korean capital that conspicuously lacked a show of military…
Facebook must face class action over facial recognition: US judge
A US federal judge has ruled that Facebook Inc must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user…
South Korea’s Park gives up on appeal of corruption conviction: Yonhap
South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye has submitted to a court a document disclosing her intention to give up on an appeal proceeding against her conviction for corruption, the Yonhap…
Former Japan PM Koizumi says embattled Abe may quit in June: magazine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plagued by suspected cronyism scandals and cover-ups and with his ratings sliding, will likely step down in June, former leader Junichiro Koizumi was quoted as…
Russia’s Putin predicts global ‘chaos’ if West hits Syria again
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that further Western attacks on Syria would bring chaos to world affairs, as Washington prepared to increase pressure on Russia with new economic sanctions. In a…
UK anti-slavery hotline uncovers almost 5,000 potential victims in first year
Britain’s modern slavery helpline received thousands of calls in its first full year and identified nearly 5,000 potential victims being exploited in car washes, construction sites, nail bars and brothels,…
Britain had no choice but to conduct missile strikes against Syria, PM May says
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she authorised British forces to conduct precision air-launched cruise missile strikes on Syria to degrade its chemical weapons capability, saying there was no alternative…
US fires “one-time shot” at Syria after chlorine attack
The United States and its allies have fired more than 100 missiles at Syria in a “one-time shot” the Pentagon said followed evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was responsible for a chemical…
Transgender news anchor challenges barriers in conservative Pakistan
Marvia Malik made headlines when she debuted last month on a private television channel in Pakistan, becoming the conservative country’s first transgender news anchor. Opinions are mixed about the slim…
UK says May, Trump to work on response to Syrian chemical weapons
US President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May agree on the need to find an international response to deter the use of chemical weapons in Syria, the British…
