Beijing won’t talk about Hong Kong at G20
A top Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Beijing would “not allow” the Hong Kong protests to be brought up at the G20 meeting in Osaka beginning on Thursday.
Read More »Italian mafia boss escapes from prison
An Italian mafia boss has escaped from a detention center in Uruguay, where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, the Uruguayan Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
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737 Max pilot sues Boeing for ’emotional stress’
An anonymous pilot is suing Boeing, alleging the company “demonstrated reckless indifference and conscious disregard for the flying public” in its development of the 737 Max.
Read More »Iran: New US sanctions target Supreme Leader Khamenei
President Trump signs new sanctions against Iran, targeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Read More »Islamic State captives ‘must be tried or freed’, says UN’s Bachelet
The UN also urges countries to take responsibility for citizens being held in Iraq or Syria.
Read More »Ethiopia Amhara ‘coup ringleader killed’
Police shoot dead the general following Saturday’s foiled coup in Amhara region, state media reports.
Read More »Muslim women defy ban to swim in burkinis at French pool
Activists in the city of Grenoble hold a protest inspired by US civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
Read More »Germany crash: Two Eurofighter jets collide near base
The two pilots managed to eject and so far one of them has been found alive.
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