Hong Kong reopens after violent weekend of clashes and protests
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s businesses and underground rail stations have re-opened as usual, after a chaotic Sunday that saw police fire water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at…
Trump says Bolton a ‘disaster’ on North Korea, ‘out of line’ on Venezuela
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has ruled out asking Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take on a dual role as national security adviser and said he has about…
Trump willing to meet again with North Korean leader
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has told reporters he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resume denuclearisation talks at some point later this…
Philippine vice president blasts ‘reckless’ Duterte over China deal
MANILA – The vice president of the Philippines has rebuked the country’s leader for being “reckless” in suggesting he would consider ignoring an arbitration ruling in its favour over a…
Chinese woman in Mar-a-Lago trespassing case: ‘I don’t know why I’m here’
ORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Chinese national arrested for bluffing her way onto US President Donald Trump’s Florida resort went on trial acting as her own attorney on Monday, telling…
Britain’s Johnson tells parliament: You can tie my hands, but I will not delay Brexit
LONDON- Prime Minister Boris Johnson has he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding that he delay Britain’s departure from the European…
Sticking to Brexit plan, UK’s Johnson will not seek a delay
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson is sticking to his Brexit plan and will not seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the EU at a summit next month, two…
Germany’s Merkel presses for peaceful Hong Kong resolution
WUHAN, China – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has renewed calls for a peaceful solution to unrest in Hong Kong during her trip to China. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed…
Pope, on Madagascar visit, condemns clan culture of privilege, graft
ANTANANARIVO – Pope Francis, on a visit to Madagascar, has condemned what he said was its clan culture of privilege and corruption that allows a very few to live in…
Trump warns China against dragging its feet in trade talks
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has said that trade talks between the United States and China were going well, though he warned that he would be “tougher” in negotiations if…
