Hong Kong protesters dig in for summer of discontent
Hong Kong’s extradition bill demonstrations have mutated into a much bigger and more complex animal that has ripped open old wounds and expanded a political...
Turkish defence firms set to lose billions after F-35 removal
Turkish defence companies helping to build F-35 stealth fighter jets are set to lose work worth billions of dollars after Washington said it was removing...
U.N. calls out Saudi Arabia, UAE for not paying Yemen aid pledges
United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock called out Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday for only paying a “modest proportion” of the...
Spain’s Sanchez says Podemos deal possible if its leader not in cabinet
Spain’s acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday he would not accept the leader of far-left Podemos in his cabinet, drawing an angry reaction...
Pence calls on Saudi Arabia to release critic of Islam
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday called out ally Saudi Arabia for the suppression of religious liberties and urged it to release Raif Badawi,...
Von der Leyen says ‘we don’t want a hard Brexit’
The future head of the European Commission said she would be minded to grant Britain an extension to talks on its exit from the EU...
No-deal Brexit under fire: Parliament grabs brakes against Boris Johnson
British lawmakers on Thursday approved proposals to make it harder for the next prime minister to force through a no-deal Brexit by suspending parliament, showing...
Recent cannabis use tied to memory deficits, slowed mental processing
(Reuters Health) – People who have recently used cannabis may be more likely to experience memory deficits or difficulties with cognitive function than those who...
Madagascar’s vanilla boom attracts villains
In less than five years the wholesale price of the vanilla bean has soared nearly 500 percent, making it the second most expensive spice on...
Germany presses Iran to meet nuclear deal obligations
Germany and the other countries that remain party to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal expect Tehran to uphold its side of the accord, German Foreign...