Trump under pressure from Melania to fire top aide
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump is under pressure from his wife, Melania, to fire his deputy national security adviser over what two sources close to the White House said…
Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man and other Marvel superheroes, dead at 95
LOS ANGELES – Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, Black Panther and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes that became mythic figures in pop culture with soaring…
In solemn Paris ceremony, Macron leads global WW1 Armistice commemorations
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has led tributes to the millions of soldiers killed in World War One, using an emotional ceremony in Paris attended by scores of world…
Summit bears fruit as South Korea flies tangerines to North
SEOUL – South Korean military transport aircraft have begun a tangerine airlift to North Korea, the first of a gift of 200 tonnes of the fruit from the southern island…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Khashoggi tapes given to key foreign nations
ISTANBUL – Turkey has given recordings related to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish…
Facebook refuses Singapore request to remove post after critical website blocked
SINGAPORE – Facebook has rejected a Singapore government request to remove a post of an online article that the government said was “false and malicious”, prompting its Law Ministry to…
US presses China to halt militarisation of South China Sea
WASHINGTON – Standing side by side, top US officials have urged their Chinese counterparts to halt militarisation of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for…
Chinese city reassures public after chemical spill dissolves fishing nets
BEIJING – A coastal city in southeastern China has sought to reassure residents about their safety after a chemical spill into the ocean, which dissolved fishing nets, ignited fears about…
Britain’s Prince Charles says: I won’t meddle when I am king
LONDON – Britain’s Prince Charles says he will stop speaking out on issues he feels strongly about when he becomes king as he is “not that stupid”. Speaking ahead of…
Cambodia’s Hun Sen defends promotion of his sons to top posts
PHNOM PENH – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has defended the promotion of his three sons to senior positions in government and the military, citing their education and qualifications. Two…
