Hong Kong ‘Umbrella Movement’ leaders found guilty
Summary Nine leaders of the 2014 “Umbrella Movement” mass protests in Hong Kong have been found guilty on charges of incitement and conspiracy. The …
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U.S. Won’t Renew Sanction Exemptions For Countries Buying Iran’s Oil
Summary On Monday, Trump administration announced that the United States will no longer renew sanction exemptions for those countries that purchase oil from Iran beginning …
Putin says U.S. guarantees unlikely to prompt North Korea to de-nuclearize
Summary After both Russian and North Korean sides met, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that the likelihood of the United States’ efforts to convince …
Huge Protest in Hong Kong against Chinese extradition plan
Summary Hong Kong, over 100,000 people protesting on Sunday against a proposed law that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China. …
Special Report: China’s furtive underwater nukes test
Summary China, known for its expansive and strong land military force, has made leaps and bounds with its sea force. Satellite images have shown …
Brunei Says It Won’t Execute Gays After Protests of Stoning Law
Summary On Sunday, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced that the country would not execute those found guilty of adultery and gay sex. His announcement …
North Korea says recent rocket drill was ‘regular and self-defensive’: KCNA
Summary: Kim Jong Un was present for a military strike drill a few days ago that North Koreans are now calling a regular and …
Latest round of US-China trade talks end without agreement
Summary American and China had another round of negotiation Friday morning after the failure of trying to get away from new tariffs on Chinese goods …
Zimbabwe platinum mines to ride out power cuts, gold output less secure
Summary Due to low water levels at the dam that supplies Zimbabwe’s biggest hydro plant, there have been daily power cuts that have …
Afghan Forces Hit With Wave of Attacks on Eve of Taliban Talks
Summary The day before the talks between Afghan politicians and Taliban leaders in Moscow there were more than 40 people killed in Afghanistan. Afghan politicians …