HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government on Wednesday said the U.S. House of Representatives twisted facts in an attack on the city as it passed a bill that could close its representative offices in America, while Beijing threatened to take countermeasures if they are shuttered. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Certification Act
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of workers at Kenya’s main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday against a planned deal between the government and a foreign investor. Planes have remained grounded, with hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport. The government has said that the build-and-operate agreement with India’s Adani Group would see the Jomo Kenyatta
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A lecture hall full of first-year veterinary students in Hungary eagerly took their places for the first animal anatomy lesson of their academic careers, when two full-grown horses clopped inside and joined the class. The rector at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest, Dr. Péter Sótonyi, coaxed one of the
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hours after Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin rebelled against his country’s top military leaders, his private army’s biggest client in Africa panicked, turning for help to his foe in the West. Officials from Central African Republic , where some 1,500 of Prigozhin’s shadowy Wagner Group mercenaries were stationed, wrote
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — In the wake of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion , a deal was struck between a private U.S. security firm and Central African Republic , a nation where his shadowy Wagner Group has long been a fixture. The move sparked backlash and tensions – a window into a
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted Tuesday in saying during a nationally televised presidential debate that he had won the 2020 election and continued to take no responsibility for any of the mayhem that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , when his supporters stormed the building to block the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump spoke heatedly in Tuesday’s presidential debate about wanting Russia’s war in Ukraine to be over — but twice refused to directly answer a question about whether he wanted U.S. ally Ukraine to win. Trump also falsely claimed that the war had killed “millions” since Russia invaded Ukraine 2
HONOLULU (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China faces a decade in prison if a U.S. judge approves his plea agreement Wednesday. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, made a deal in May with federal prosecutors
HONG KONG (AP) — China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for all companies in the country, a European business group said Wednesday. With “business confidence now at an all-time low” over lagging domestic demand and overcapacity in certain industries, the annual European Business in China
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mostly lower Wednesday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish. Investors were watching for any market impact from the debate between the U.S. presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The value of the U.S. dollar has increased against peers in the past when
