Jeers force Hong Kong leader to abandon address with no olive branch on offer
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam had to abandon her policy speech because of jeering lawmakers on Wednesday but later offered no direct olive branch to...
New Budapest mayor says his win is blueprint to challenge Orban
The newly elected mayor of Budapest on Wednesday said his victory in municipal elections on Sunday is a blueprint for beating Hungarian premier Viktor Orban’s...
338 people across the globe charged in child porn investigation: U.S. authorities
U.S. law enforcement officials said on Wednesday that 338 people across the globe have been charged as part of a criminal investigation of a child...
Hong Kong protesters intend to topple city’s government, says Singapore PM
Hong Kong protesters demanding universal suffrage and an amnesty for those charged with rioting are trying to humiliate and bring down the Chinese-ruled city’s government,...
At least seven protesters killed in Guinea protests this week: hospital staff
At least seven protesters were killed by security forces in Guinea this week during demonstrations against a possible change to the constitution that could let...
IOC plan to move Tokyo Olympic marathon to Hokkaido due to heat concerns
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced a plan to move the marathon and race walking at Tokyo 2020 to Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido...
Wanted: Intimacy coordinators. Hollywood’s fastest growing job
Two years after a sexual harassment scandal roiled Hollywood, one of the fastest growing jobs in the entertainment industry is that of the intimacy director....
Strong quake in Philippines kills one, injures dozens
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least one child and injuring more than two dozen other people....
EU sources report Brexit negotiation ‘standstill’
Negotiators struggled on Wednesday to clinch an eleventh-hour Brexit deal on the eve of an EU summit, raising the chances that Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
Bank of America beats profit estimates on surge in advisory, lending
Bank of America Corp beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday as it earned more in advisory fees and its loan book expanded,...