South African corruption inquiry adjourns after Zuma’s lawyers say questioning unfair
A South African judge adjourned until Friday morning a public inquiry into state corruption, after lawyers for former President Jacob Zuma said he was being...
Cannonball highlights how close Napoleon came to victory at Waterloo
A cannonball discovered this week by archaeologists provides a further indication of how close Napoleon Bonaparte came to winning the Battle of Waterloo in 1815....
Poland proposes tightening 5G security standards
Poland has proposed tightening its cyber security standards and could ban certain products or suppliers from key parts of a future 5G network, the country’s...
France seeks trade, climate or other top EU job: official
France is eyeing a “strong economic portfolio” in the new European Commission such as trade or overseeing climate policy, a French official said on Wednesday....
U.S. judge blasts drug lord El Chapo’s ‘overwhelming evil,’ imposes life sentence
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who twice escaped maximum-security prisons in that country will spend the rest of his life in a...
UK PM May says Brexit must be delivered in a way that brings country back together
Whatever path Britain takes to leaving the European Union must be sustainable for the long term, outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, urging...
World court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for Indian convicted of spying
The World Court on Wednesday ordered Pakistan to review the death penalty given in 2017 to former Indian navy commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav who was...
Facebook faces more scrutiny from Congress over Libra cryptocurrency plan
Facebook Inc faces more questioning by U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday over its planned cryptocurrency, after a bruising first bout when senators from both parties condemned...
U.S. judge sentences Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to life plus 30 years
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican drug lord found guilty of running a murderous criminal enterprise that smuggled tons of drugs into the United States,...
Wall St. flat as railroads slide after CSX signals trade impact
U.S. stocks treaded water on Wednesday as trade-related weakness hurt CSX Corp’s profit, leading to a decline in railroad stocks and offsetting gains in shares...