Transcripts of a deposition made by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend in 2016 are made public.
Read More »As rivalry with Washington heats up, Beijing commemorates ‘victory’ in ‘war to resist US aggression’
Seventy years ago this week, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops began crossing into North Korea, in an intervention that would turn the tide of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and eventually hold United Nations forces to an uneasy detente.
Read More »Thailand’s Prime Minister lifts state of emergency. Protesters give him three days to resign
Thailand’s Prime Minister has revoked emergency measures imposed on Bangkok following more than a week of daily anti-government protests in the nation’s capital and other cities.
Read More »US Election 2020: Trump and Obama lock horns in rival rallies
Mr Obama liken his successor to a “crazy uncle”, while Mr Trump mocks his old adversary.
Read More »Japan has so few women politicians that when even one is gaffe-prone, all pay a price
Laast month, Japanese lawmaker Mio Sugita caused outrage on social media when she said that some women lie about sexual assaults.
Read More »What it’s like to travel from the U.S. to Hong Kong right now
A few months ago, I boarded a plane from New York City (where I was visiting my partner and siblings) to Hong Kong (where I’m from).
Read More »Pope endorses same-sex civil unions
FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information
Intelligence officials say Iran was behind threatening emails sent to Democrats earlier this week.
Read More »Coronavirus: Spain passes one million Covid-19 cases
Spain is the first western European country and the sixth in the world to pass the landmark figure.
Read More »President calls for calm after protesters shot during Nigeria demonstration
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for “understanding and calm” after protests against police brutality in Lagos turned bloody on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses telling CNN that multiple demonstrators had been shot dead by Army soldiers, who then took the bodies away.
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