UK interior minister: ‘odd’ he was not invited to Trump banquet
Britain’s interior minister Sajid Javid, one of the candidates to replace Theresa May as prime minister, said it was odd that he was not invited...
Amazon and Morrisons extend same-day food delivery to more UK cities
U.S. online retailer Amazon and British supermarket group Morrisons are extending their “Morrisons at Amazon” same-day online grocery delivery service to more cities across Britain....
Tesco’s sales growth slows in subdued UK market
Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, said sales growth slowed in its latest quarter, blaming a subdued overall market that has been hampered by poor early summer...
Iran supreme leader says has no intention to make or use nuclear weapons: Japan
Iran has no intention of making or using nuclear weapons, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Thursday by Japanese Prime...
Russian lawmaker says Poland could be targeted if Russia is attacked: Interfax
Russian lawmaker Vladimir Dzhabarov said on Thursday that Washington’s plans to deploy spy drones and send troops to Poland are a concern to Moscow, and...
Hong Kong leads Asian stocks lower, oil fragile at five-month lows
Asian shares slumped on Thursday as the Hong Kong market was hit for the second straight session following a day of massive street protests, while...
Alibaba files to list in Hong Kong as soon as third quarter: source
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong listing that will take place as soon as the third quarter...
Air strikes hit around Yemen’s capital: TV, residents
Planes from the Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen bombed areas around the capital Sanaa on Thursday, residents and the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV said....
India’s Jet Airways plunges as bourse moves to limit speculative trading
Shares of Jet Airways sunk over 23% to a record low on Thursday after India’s largest stock exchange said the carrier would soon no longer...
Protesters scuffle with Hong Kong police, government offices shut down
Scuffles broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong on Thursday as hundreds of people remained on the streets to protest a planned extradition...