UK leader’s chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson despite Epstein ties
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ’s chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the...
Ukraine, Russia conduct POW swap after trilateral talks with US end
LONDON -- Trilateral talks between American, Ukrainian and Russian negotiators concluded in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, with Moscow and Kyiv exchanging hundreds...
Hong Kong ex-media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison in national security case
HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced...
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai faces sentencing in landmark national security case
HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media tycoon and fierce critic of Beijing, is set to be...
Traders protest new customs tariffs as Iraq wrestles with shrinking oil revenues
BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners protested in central Baghdad on Sunday, demanding that Iraq's government reverse recently imposed customs...