BEIJING, China—Chinese-Australian dissident writer Yang Jun was Monday handed a suspended death sentence for espionage in China, Beijing said, five years after he was detained on a rare visit to his homeland. (FILES) Police officers stand outside the Beijing Second Intermediate People's...
SEOUL, South Korea—A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong on Monday of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, Lee's lawyers said. Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong (C) arrives to court for his ruling on the controversial 2015 merger...
LONDON, United Kingdom— Several dozen people rallied in London on Sunday to draw attention to women still being held hostage by Hamas and to the issue of sexual violence. Protesters hold placards and wave Israeli flags as they take part in a demonstration "Rape is NOT resistance" outside the...
PARIS, France—Paris voters on Sunday backed a proposal from the capital's socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo to triple parking charges on hefty SUV-style cars, according to official results from city hall. Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo (L) casts her ballot at a polling station as Paris residents vote...
BELFAST, United Kingdom— British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday embarked on a two-day visit to Northern Ireland, the day after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming its first nationalist leader. Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with members of the crew as he...
KYIV, Ukraine— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he had visited troops at southern frontline village Robotyne, which Kyiv retook from Russian forces last summer but is again under heavy attack. This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press...
Supporters of Vice President Sara "Inday" Duterte led by Mr. Daniel Nobleza and Ms. Fanny Yrure gathered at Liwasang Bonifacio freedom park in Manila to show their full support to the vice president. (Photo Courtesy of National Policy Facebook page) Around 70 people gathered at Liwasang...
People watch on television Northern Ireland's newly appointed First Minster from Sinn Fein party Michelle O'Neill, delivering a speech during the Northern Ireland Assembly, in Stormont on February 3, 2024. O'Neill becomes the first nationalist leader of Northern Ireland's government, when the...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka– A Sri Lankan court remanded a senior cabinet minister in custody Saturday over the purchase of fake medicines for state hospitals when he was in charge of the health portfolio. Former health minister Keheliya Rambukwella was ordered to be held until February 15...
BRUSSELS, Belgium– EU member states on Friday approved landmark rules on reining in artificial intelligence, after tough last-mile negotiations on the legislation billed as a world first. Brussels first proposed an AI law in 2021 but spent most of last year racing to greenlight the text...
French forensic and judicial police collect evidences after a knife attack at Paris's Gare de Lyon railway station, a major travel hub on February 3, 2024. Police said that the suspected attacker had been arrested and that the motives behind the attack were unclear. The 8:00 am (0700 GMT) attack...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando urged all concerned agencies to come up with more measures that will protect the province from illegal drugs and other crimes. The governor made the call as he spearheaded last Thursday, Feb. 1, the 1st Quarter Joint Meeting of the Provincial Peace and...
