UK PM Johnson’s parliamentary majority almost gone as pro-EU party wins seat
Britain’s pro-European Union Liberal Democrats won a parliamentary seat from the governing Conservative Party, taking new Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s working majority to just one...
Head of Ukrainian presidential office submits letter of resignation
The head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has submitted his letter of resignation after two months in the service, a statement published...
Fourth Ebola case detected in Goma after husband and daughter infected: government
A fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, the government said late on Thursday, marking a rapid escalation...
South Korea says ‘won’t be defeated again’ as Japan trade row escalates
South Korea fired back at Japan over a deepening trade dispute on Friday, pledging it would not be “defeated again” by its neighbor, laying bare...
Social media sites block satirical rap video in Singapore after government complaint
Facebook and other social media sites have restricted access to a satirical rap video in Singapore after the government of the wealthy Asian city-state requested...
Indonesian fishing boat sinks off Borneo, over 30 missing: media
An Indonesian fishing boat has sunk in waters off South Kalimantan province on Borneo island, with 31 people still missing, media reports cited the country’s...
No air strikes in Syria’s northwest as ceasefire declared: Observatory
Syrian and Russian warplanes mounted no air strikes in the rebel-held northwest on Friday after a ceasefire was announced, a war monitor said, after three...
Bombs hit Bangkok during major security meeting
Six small bomb blasts wounded at least four people in Bangkok on Friday, as the Thai capital hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting with top...
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky’s Stockholm assault trial enters final scheduled day
The trial in Sweden of U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky on a charge of assault went into what is likely to be its final day on...
English town evacuated after water cascades through damaged dam
Police evacuated thousands of residents from an English town on Thursday after torrents of water cascaded from a nearby reservoir after a dam was damaged,...