As unrest deepens, Hong Kongers eye exits from Vancouver to Melbourne
As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making...
At least one dead in Rio de Janeiro hospital fire: TV
At least one person died in a fire in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, Globo News reported....
EU prods Britain towards Northern Ireland backstop to break Brexit deadlock
The European Union has pressed Britain to give Northern Ireland special status within the bloc’s trading orbit to unlock a Brexit deal, with Dublin promising...
DUP leader: Won’t support Brexit deal dividing internal UK market
The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), the Northern Irish party which backs British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government, said the party will not...
Kuwait’s emir leaves U.S. hospital after completing medical tests: KUNA
Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruler has left a hospital in the United States after successfully completing medical tests, state news agency KUNA reported on Friday....
Venezuela’s Maduro says he will skip U.N., but envoys will slam U.S. sanctions
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday he will not travel to New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly later...
Climate protesters arrested at Texas port ahead of U.S. presidential debate
Police on Thursday arrested Greenpeace climate protesters who closed part of a key oil export waterway for hours by tying themselves to a bridge and...
British supermarket Sainsbury’s vows to halve plastic packaging by 2025
Britain’s second-biggest supermarket, Sainsbury’s , vowed on Friday to halve plastic packaging by 2025, promising to switch to alternative materials and refillable options to meet...
U.S. takes major step toward oil drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
The Trump administration on Thursday took a major step toward opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, drawing criticism from environmentalists and an...
U.S. Justice Department to release name of shadowy figure in 9/11 case
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it would release the name of an individual sought by people who are suing the government of Saudi...