Stock markets may be under pressure as US and Iran tension flare-up
Asian equities ran into turbulence in early deals on Monday as a flare-up of tensions in the Middle East sent gold to its highest in almost seven years The United…
4 Dead, 8 Injured After Saudi Air Force Trainee Opens Fire at US Naval Station in Florida
The shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola also left eight, including two sheriff deputies, injured. Authorities did not rule out the possibility of it being a terrorist attack. Washington:…
‘Child Deserves Privacy’: Melania Trump Defends Son as Professor Names Him in Impeachment Hearing
Constitutional law professor Pamela Karlan invoked Barron Trump, the son of Donald and Melania Trump, to demonstrate how the Constitution imposes distinctions between a monarch’s power and that of a…
TikTok apologises for removing viral Uighur ‘makeup tutorial’
Chinese-owned app TikTok admits it briefly removed video that condemned China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang. Chinese-owned app TikTok has admitted it briefly removed a viral video that condemned Beijing’s…
HSBC Closes Account Used to Support Hong Kong Protesters
For months on end, Hong Kong has been the scene of intensive confrontation between pro-democracy activists and its Beijing-supported government. It now seems the financial establishment has taken a side…
U.S. says Israeli settlements no longer considered illegal, angers Palestinians
Netanyahu’s office released a statement saying the policy shift “rights a historical wrong” concerning settlements The Trump administration on November 18 said it no longer considers Israeli settlements in the…
In Dramatic Escape, Trapped Hong Kong Protesters Shimmy Down Ropes from Bridge to Flee on Bikes
In an apparently co-ordinated effort, tens of thousands of Hong Kongers streamed towards the PolyU campus to break the siege, as clashes simultaneously raged with police nearby in Kowloon. Hong…
Prince Andrew’s Epstein Interview Roundly Panned: “Nuclear Explosion Level Bad”
Royal watchers described the interview on relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as ill-judged and excruciating. LONDON: The BBC’s extraordinary interview with Prince Andrew does not appear to be the public relations…