Clashes as French police crack down on ‘yellow vest’ protests
World
March 24, 2019
Clashes as French police crack down on ‘yellow vest’ protests
Clashes broke out in the latest “yellow vest” protests in French cities Saturday but a massive police deployment prevented more…
Apple’s rivals in streaming video
Technology
March 24, 2019
Apple’s rivals in streaming video
Apple is expected to take on streaming rivals like Netflix and Amazon as Hollywood giants Disney and WarnerMedia also move…
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Detained jihadists are ticking bomb, Syria Kurds warn
Syria’s Kurds warned Sunday that despite the demise of the Islamic State’s “caliphate”, the thousands of foreign jihadists they hold…
Britain’s May reportedly on the brink amid Brexit crisis
World
March 24, 2019
Britain’s May reportedly on the brink amid Brexit crisis
Prime Minister Theresa May is making a last-ditch bid this weekend to win support among British MPs for her EU…
US on edge for Russia probe findings on Trump
World
March 24, 2019
US on edge for Russia probe findings on Trump
The US public and Washington’s deeply divided political class on Sunday faced another day of anxiously waiting to learn if…
NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday
World
March 24, 2019
NZ to hold national remembrance for Christchurch next Friday
New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service for victims of the Christchurch massacre on March 29, the government announced…
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Middle East
March 24, 2019
Post-IS Iraq treads fine line as it seeks regional role
Five years after the Islamic State group swept across Iraq, Baghdad is bidding to reclaim its role as a regional…
Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House
World
March 23, 2019
Trump drops new N.Korea sanctions because he ‘likes’ Kim: W.House
President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own Treasury Department to tighten international…
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
World
March 23, 2019
Cyclone death toll surges as UN steps up Mozambique aid call
The death toll in Mozambique on Saturday climbed to 417 after a cyclone pummeled swathes of the southern African country,…
French police out in force to prevent ‘yellow vest’ violence
World
March 23, 2019
French police out in force to prevent ‘yellow vest’ violence
Thousands of police fanned out across central Paris and other French cities Saturday ahead of planned “yellow vest” protests, with…