UK’s Prince William meets survivors of Christchurch mosque shootings
WELLINGTON – Britain‘s Prince William has met survivors of a deadly shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, including a five-year-old girl recovering in hospital, during a two-day visit to New Zealand.…
Five Eyes will not use Huawei in sensitive networks: senior US official
GLASGOW, Scotland – None of the Five Eyes intelligence sharing nations will use technology from Huawei in the “sensitive” parts of their telecoms networks, a senior US official said. A…
Islamic State video throws spotlight on suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka bombings
COLOMBO – Standing under a black flag of the Islamic State, eight men declare their loyalty to the group’s leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. “We pledge allegiance … and to obey…
Four Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ leaders jailed for 2014 democracy protests
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court has jailed four leaders of 2014 pro-democracy protests amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedoms in the China-ruled city nearly five years…
Philippines’ Duterte says to sail garbage back to Canada
MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte berated Canada on Tuesday in a longrunning dispute over waste exported to the Southeast Asia nation, threatening to sail it back to Canada. Manila…
Sri Lanka PM not alerted to warning of attack because of feud: minister
COLOMBO – A rift between Sri Lanka’s president and prime minister, which sparked a crisis last year, came under scrutiny on Monday a day after a series of deadly bomb…
Five Algerian billionaires arrested in anti-graft investigation
ALGIERS – Five Algerian billionaires, some of them close to former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika who quit over mass protests, have been arrested as part of an anti-graft investigation, state TV…
Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes Philippines, several dead: media
MANILA – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Philippines main island of Luzon on Monday and several people were killed in collapsed buildings, media reported. The quake struck 60 km…
Egyptians to vote on changes that may see Sisi in power to 2030
CAIRO – Egyptians vote this weekend on constitutional changes that will potentially allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and bolster the role of Egypt’s powerful…
Trump lawyers reviewed Mueller report for 10 hours before it was made public
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s personal lawyers spent at least 10 hours reviewing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election before it was made…
