It bills itself as China’s only school for bodyguards and its students are put through rigorous training in everything to fire arms to cybersecurity, but for those who make the grade at the Genghis Security Academy a...
Belarus protests: Opposition appeal to EU fails to unblock sanctions
European Union foreign ministers failed to overcome a diplomatic standoff over Belarus on Monday despite an appeal by the country’s main opposition leader to approve sanctions on officials accused of rigging the...
Game changer? The battle over Trump’s third Supreme Court pick
Does the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ensure Donald Trump’s legacy?The U-S president says that by the end of the week, he will nominate a new supreme court justice. If the Republican-controlled senate approves...
In Brussels, Belarus opposition urges EU to move on sanctions
The main opposition leader of Belarus urged the European Union on Monday to approve sanctions on officials accused of rigging the presidential election last month, travelling to Brussels to tell the bloc’s foreign...
Paris 2015 terror attacks trial: Court hears harrowing survivor testimonies
In January 2015, a series of terrorist attacks in Paris left 17 people dead, including four Jewish men in a kosher supermarket. The attack was carried out by Amedy Coulibaly in the name of the so-called Islamic State...
Trump says he will nominate a replacement for Ginsburg by Saturday
President Donald Trump raced on Monday to cement a conservative majority on the US Supreme Court before the Nov. 3 election, telling reporters he planned by Saturday to reveal his pick to succeed liberal icon Ruth Bader...
English pubs to close early as health officials warn of dire Covid-19 resurgence
British pubs will have to close early and people who fail to obey quarantine rules will face stiff fines under new lockdown restrictions to curb a surging wave of new coronavirus infections.