Hong Kong condemns 'violent mob' attack on its justice secretary in London
The Hong Kong government condemned on Friday an attack by a "violent mob" on the city's justice secretary in London, the first direct altercation between demonstrators and a government minister during months of often violent protests. Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng, who was in London ...
Delhi smog hits 'emergency' levels as Britain's Prince Charles visits
The Indian capital's notorious air pollution hit "emergency" levels again Wednesday, coinciding with a visit by Britain's Prince Charles. New Delhi has been choked on and off for weeks, as industrial and traffic pollution — combined with smoke from crop stubble burning — cast a ...
U.K.'s Johnson to declare Britain can 'end the groundhoggery of Brexit' if he wins election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday declare that the U.K. can "end the groundhoggery of Brexit" if he wins next month's election, saying the rest of the world was wondering why so much time has been spent agonizing over whether to leave ...
Hong Kong universities become 'battlefields' as citywide violence spreads
Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralyzed, including Hong Kong's Central financial district, which was tear-gassed for a second day running. The flare-ups occurred a day after police shot an ...
Hackers attempt to take down U.K. Labour Party's web services ahead of election
Hackers attacked Britain's opposition Labour Party, bombarding its web services with malicious traffic in an attempt to force them offline just weeks ahead of a national election, party and security officials said on Tuesday, "We have experienced a sophisticated and large-scale cyberattack on Labour digital ...
650 seats, 46 million voters: The U.K. election is a month away
There's just over a month to go until Britain's Dec. 12 election, and the country's political parties are battling over funding promises, policy priorities and Brexit plans. Here is a look at some key numbers in an election that could determine not only who governs ...
Tech firms scramble to fight misinformation ahead of December's U.K. election
Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogus videos on YouTube. Social media platforms say they are mounting a vigorous campaign against misinformation in the lead up to ...
'Liberated' ex-Speaker John Bercow speaks out on Trump and dubs Brexit 'historic mistake'
John Bercow is not a man of few words. And now that he has been freed from the enforced neutrality of his job as speaker of Britain's House of Commons, he has quite a few things to say. Brexit? A historic mistake. Donald Trump? A ...
Johnson tries to shake off rocky start as U.K. election campaign begins
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told British voters Wednesday that they have to back his Conservatives if they want an end to Brexit delays, as he tried to shake off a rocky start to the governing party's election campaign. Speaking outside his No. 10 Downing St. ...
Extinction Rebellion wins court challenge to London police ban
Extinction Rebellion climate-change activists won a legal challenge in London's High Court on Wednesday against a police-imposed blanket ban on protests during its "Autumn Uprising" in the British capital in October. The court said separate gatherings, even if coordinated by one organization, could not be ...
The United States is training Persian Gulf allies to "protect navigation" in the region's troubled waterways as Washington seeks to build an alliance of friendly nations to contain Iran. The three-week-long U.S. International Maritime Exercise (IMX), which began on Oct. 21, comes after a number ...
