Category: World

The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” announced on Tuesday he was withdrawing from taking part in the coming conclave to elect a new … Read More

During his adolescence, William Fong’s entire world was contained in San Francisco. But in 1967, over a decade into the Vietnam war, he was drafted. At age 20, he left … Read More

“I’m most useful in a crisis. I’m not that good at peacetime,” he said during the campaign. Carney secured a term as prime minister despite having never served in parliament, … Read More

Republican lawmakers are seeking to give US President Donald Trump broad powers to charge onerous fees to migrants seeking asylum in the United States – suggesting a minimum cost of … Read More

The Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will hold onto power in the country’s federal election, Canadian media predicted on Monday, but it was too soon … Read More

As the US-China trade war escalates, US President Donald Trump has temporarily exempted imports from other countries from the punitive tariffs he announced on April 2. He is reportedly trying … Read More

Ten suspects went on trial in Paris on Monday over the 2016 robbery of the US celebrity Kim Kardashian, which saw some US$10 million worth of jewellery stolen from the … Read More

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe. In its … Read More

Foreign ministers from an expanded Brics group of countries anchored by Brazil, Russia, India and China vowed to bolster multilateralism and promote peace amid intensifying global conflicts and mounting economic … Read More

Britain will exclude foreign sex offenders from asylum protections, the government said on Monday in its latest effort to strengthen border security. Facing public anger at the number of asylum-seeking … Read More