Climate change activists target London’s financial district
Climate change activists targeted London’s financial district on Monday blocking Bank junction, vowing a day of disruption for major institutions which they said were financing...
UK PM Johnson to set out post-Brexit law and order drive in Queen’s Speech
Queen Elizabeth will on Monday announce several new pieces of legislation to reform Britain’s justice system, in a ceremonial speech setting out Prime Minister Boris...
Thailand unveils puppies with royal pedigree
Thailand has unveiled eight puppies related to the pet dog of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as the country observed the third anniversary of the monarch’s...
NHC says 70% chance of cyclone over far eastern Atlantic Ocean
A low pressure system over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa, has a 70% chance of developing into a...
Poland’s nationalists look set to stay in power
Poland’s ruling nationalist party was on course to keep its majority after a general election on Sunday, an exit poll showed, a victory likely to...
Vietnam pulls DreamWorks’ ‘Abominable’ film over South China Sea map
Vietnam has pulled the animated DreamWorks film “Abominable” from cinemas over a scene featuring a map which shows China’s unilaterally declared “nine-dash line” in the...
South Korea justice minister, mired in corruption scandal, says steps down
South Korea’s newly appointed Justice Minister Cho Kuk, mired in a corruption scandal involving his family, announced he is stepping down, after a little over...
Poland’s ruling nationalists ahead in election: partial results
Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party was in the lead in Sunday’s parliamentary election with 49.3% of votes, according to partial official results...
Top Philippine cop resigns after accusation of link to drug scandal
The Philippines’ police chief stepped down on Monday less than a month before his retirement, after he was accused of involvement in “recycling” confiscated drugs,...
Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new law
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal late on Sunday with indigenous leaders who have mobilized thousands of protesters against a decree that...