More than two dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists appeared in court Tuesday, charged with illegal assembly after attending a service commemorating the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The June 4 vigil was banned for the...
Algerian court hands journalist Drareni two-year sentence
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni received a two-year prison term at his appeal hearing on Tuesday, in a trial rights groups have called a test of press freedom in a country recently rocked by anti-government protests...
Trump to fire responders: ‘It’ll start getting cooler’ – BBC News
President Trump sat down with leaders in California for a briefing about the wildfires currently burning across the state. California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot urged the president to consider science...
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga wins party leadership race
Yoshihide Suga, a loyal aide to Shinzo Abe, wins a ruling party leadership election, paving the way for Japan’s first change of prime minister in nearly eight years
Concerns mount over chemical facilities in Israel’s Haifa port
Devastating Beirut explosion prompts Israel to access risk of hazardous chemicals stored at its Haifa port.
Lukashenko meets Putin in Sochi after month of protests
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is facing increasing protests at home against his long running rule. On Monday he left for the Black Sea port of Sochi for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir...
Tory rebels set for showdown over Brexit bill
The Prime Minister has accused the EU of going to ‘extreme and unreasonable’ lengths over the Northern Ireland protocol, as he defended his law-breaking Brexit bill in the Commons. Boris Johnson told MPs...