Christmas already!? Hamleys embrace interactive tech toys
British toy retailer Hamleys unveiled its top 10 toys for Christmas 2019 on Thursday in an event at its flagship London store, which showcased the...
UK tanker held in Iran heads for international waters
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, detained by Iran in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port on Friday, according to Refinitiv ship-tracking...
Japan lists China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea
China’s growing military might has replaced North Korean belligerence as the main security threat to Japan, Tokyo’s annual defense review indicated on Thursday, despite signs...
More than 300 people, mostly children, found in chains in Nigeria’s Kaduna
Nigerian police freed more than 300 people, mostly children, being held in chains in a building in the northern city of Kaduna, a police spokesman...
Northern Irish activist loses appeal against no-deal Brexit
The Belfast High Court on Friday rejected an appeal by a Northern Irish rights campaigner that a no-deal exit from the European Union by Britain...
U.S. ambassador rebukes Afghan president over aid agency criticism
The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan rebuked the country’s president on Friday for labeling Washington’s aid agency “incompetent”, escalating tensions between the countries over financial support...
Israeli minister urges unity government to stave off ‘blow-up’ in Iran tensions
Israel’s energy minister on Friday warned tensions between Iran and the United States were reaching a breaking point and an Israeli unity government deal was...
Egypt’s Sisi plays down repeat protest call as security tightened
Egypt’s president told supporters not to worry about calls for further protests against his rule on Friday, as security forces tightened controls in the center...
Britain’s Prince Harry detonates mine in Angola
On Friday. Prince Harry visited a previously landmine-infested area in Angola that featured in some of the most famous pictures of his late mother Princess...
Indonesian filmmaker named suspect after sharing posts on Papua
An Indonesian journalist and documentary filmmaker, Dandhy Laksono, was detained by police on Thursday night amid a crackdown on activists sympathetic to self-determination for the...