Hong Kong locks down as thousands gather for latest anti-extradition bill rally
Thousands gathered in sweltering heat in Hong Kong on Sunday for the latest in a series of mass protests over an extradition bill that has...
Hong Kong in security lockdown as it braces for latest mass protest
Hong Kong police locked down the city center on Sunday as it braced for yet another mass protest over an extradition bill that has plunged...
Jolie in ‘Eternals’, Ali as ‘Blade’ highlight Marvel’s star-studded slate
Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in “The...
Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ to set all-time box office record
Marvel Studios superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame” will claim the top of the global box office charts by Sunday, distributor Walt Disney Co said....
Mexico environmental authority suspends Grupo Mexico facility after sulfuric acid spill
Mexico’s environmental prosecutor Profepa said on Saturday it ordered the partial and temporary closure of mining and transport firm Grupo Mexico’s Guaymas facility after it...
Zelenskiy’s party in spotlight as Ukraine holds snap parliament election
Ukrainians vote in a snap parliamentary election on Sunday that could consolidate the power of new President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and hand the novice politician a...
Jolie in ‘Eternals’, Ali as ‘Blade’ highlight Marvel’s new slate
Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a slate of upcoming superhero films that includes “The Eternals” starring Angelina Jolie, “Blade” featuring Mahershala Ali,...
Pacifist constitution reform at stake as Japan goes to polls
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc was forecast to win a solid majority in an upper house election on Sunday that could determine whether...
Wildfires hit central Portugal, 1,000 firefighters mobilized
More than 1,000 firefighters battled three blazes sweeping across central Portugal early on Sunday, prompting authorities to partially evacuate a village and leaving one person...
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary elections in October, a move widely seen as...