China “strongly dissatisfied” with G7 statement on East, South China Seas
BEIJING – China is “strongly dissatisfied” with the mention of the East and South China Sea issues in a Group of Seven (G7) statement, and the G7 allies should stop…
Masked gunmen kill 28 in attack on Christians in Egypt
Gunmen have attacked a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in central Egypt, killing 28 people and wounding 24, with many children among the victims, Health Ministry officials…
UK police say they have some key players behind Manchester bombing
LONDON – British police have arrested a “large part of the network” behind this week’s Manchester suicide bombing but more arrests are likely, the country’s top counter-terrorism officer said. Mark…
UN warns of ‘walking into another Gaza crisis with eyes wide open’
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Middle East envoy has warned the Security Council that a power struggle between the rival Palestinian Fatah and Hamas movements had worsened a humanitarian…
UK says threat remains critical as police hunt Manchester attacker’s network
LONDON – Britain’s threat level will remain at its highest level while police hunt down the suspected network of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at a concert in…
Former Greek PM Papademos recovering well after booby-trap blast
ATHENS – Former Greek prime minister Lucas Papademos is recovering well from injuries caused by a booby-trapped package exploding in his car on Thursday, with doctors saying he would stay in…
China activists fear increased surveillance with new security law
BEIJING – Chinese activists say they fear intensified state surveillance after a draft law seeking to legitimise monitoring of suspects and raid premises was announced last week, the latest step…
Trump condemns leaks after UK police stop sharing attack information
BRUSSELS/LONDON – President Donald Trump says that “deeply troubling” leaks to US media about the Manchester suicide bombing would be investigated, after irate British police stopped sharing information with US agencies.…
Manila deploys commandoes, helicopters to retake city from Islamists
The Philippines have mobilised attack helicopters and special forces to drive Islamic State-linked rebels out of a besieged southern city, with six soldiers killed in street combat amid heavy resistance.…
Newly discovered vulnerability raises fears of another WannaCry
SINGAPORE – A newly found flaw in widely used networking software leaves tens of thousands of computers potentially vulnerable to an attack similar to that caused by WannaCry, which infected…
