Plan to enforce Chinese laws in Hong Kong train station clears legal hurdle
HONG KONG – A plan to allow China to enforce its law at a Hong Kong train station has cleared a final legal hurdle to pave the way for the…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Meghan cheered on first joint royal trip
CHESTER – Thousands of cheering fans have greeted Queen Elizabeth and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, as Britain’s newest royal joined the monarch for a visit to the English county…
Protective order obtained for Marvel magnate Stan Lee
LOS ANGELES – A temporary restraining order has been issued against Stan Lee’s caregiver, who is accused in court documents of subjecting the 95-year-old Marvel Comics magnate to elder abuse…
Trump says summit removed N. Korean nuclear threat
SEOUL – US President Donald Trump said that North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat and his top diplomat offered a hopeful timeline for a “major disarmament,” despite skepticism…
Macedonia president says won’t approve name deal with Greece
SKOPJE/ATHENS – Macedonia’s president says he will not sign a landmark deal reached with Greece on changing his country’s name, dashing hopes of a swift end to a diplomatic dispute…
Antarctic thaw quickens, trillions of tonnes of ice raise sea levels
OSLO – An accelerating thaw of Antarctica has pushed up world sea levels by almost a centimetre since the early 1990s in a risk for coasts from Pacific islands to…
Chemical weapons body confirms more sarin use in Syria
AMSTERDAM – The banned nerve agent sarin and chlorine were used in attacks in northern Syria last year, the global chemical weapons watchdog said. It is the latest in a…
Historic Trump-Kim summit ends with promise, light on substance
SINGAPORE – US President Donald Trump said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged at a historic summit on Tuesday to move toward complete denuclearisation, while the United States promised…
Trump, Kim confident but body language reveals nerves at first meeting
SINGAPORE – In their first moments of meeting each other, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un both sought to project a sense of command as…
US unveils new $250 mln office in Taiwan amid China tensions
TAIPEI – The United States will unveil a new $US250 million representative office in Taiwan’s capital today, underscoring Washington’s strategic ties with the self-ruled island as it faces escalating tensions…
