China releases policy paper on national security in Hong Kong after Jimmy Lai sentencing
HONG KONG — China on Tuesday released a policy white paper on Hong Kong’s practice of safeguarding national security to ensure stability in a...
Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate, study shows
ARTIFICIAL intelligence tools are more likely to provide incorrect medical advice when the misinformation comes from what the software considers to be an authoritative...
Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback this week
THE TRUMP administration is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Macron warns of renewed US clashes as he urges EU to use ‘Greenland moment’...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Europe should brace for further clashes with the US and treat the recent “Greenland moment”...
Malaysia’s top court restores conviction and jail sentence on former palm-oil agency chair, Bernama...
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday reinstated a corruption conviction and six-year jail sentence imposed on a former chairman of the state...
Macron warns of renewed friction with US, urges EU to use ‘Greenland moment’ to...
PARIS — Europe should brace for more moments of US hostility, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, and should treat what he called the “Greenland...
Cluster of mystery deaths in western Bulgarian mountains confounds police
SOFIA — Six people were found dead in the mountains of western Bulgaria over the past week, in a case marked by conflicting accounts and...
Australia urges calm after violent clashes in Sydney during Israeli President’s visit
SYDNEY — Australian leaders on Tuesday urged calm and called on protests to remain peaceful after clashes between police and demonstrators opposing Israeli President Isaac...
US appeals court lets Trump continue ending deportation protections
A US APPEALS court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judge's order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections...
French central bank chief Villeroy to leave early, Macron to pick successor
PARIS — Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau will stand down in June, more than a year before the end of his term,...
Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ Takaichi forges historic election win
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a historic election win on Sunday, paving the way for promised tax cuts that...
Leading China critic Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail after Hong Kong...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the...