A US Navy warning to China that it will treat Beijing’s maritime militia the same way it treats Chinese naval vessels has upped the ante in the South China Sea and raised questions on how the new policy will work out in practice. Beijing’s use of non-military vessels has been a worry for claimants to […]
First serious injury as lava severs highway escape route after weeks of intensified volcanic eruptions on Kilauea. A man was hit with lava spatter while he sat on his balcony in Hawaii, the first serious injury sustained after weeks of heightened volcanic activity on the Big Island. The homeowner on Noni Farms Road on a […]
Donald Trump insults and attacks Democratic presidential contenders. He doles out derisive nicknames. Rarely, however, does he defensively respond to an attack against him. He’s done it twice in less than a week in response to former vice president Joe Biden, so it’s worth examining how and why Biden manages to annoy Trump. Biden’s focus […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – China-based Huawei outsold Apple’s iPhones in the first quarter of this year, seizing the California company’s second place spot in a tightening smartphone market dominated by Samsung, a tracker said Tuesday (April 30). A total of 310.8 million smartphones were shipped globally during the first three months of this year in […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AFP) – A US police officer who shot dead an Australian woman in 2017 was found guilty of murder on Tuesday (April 30) by a Minneapolis jury. Mohamed Noor, 33, who was fired from the Midwestern city’s police force, was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury, which was handed the case […]
About 300 activists demand Israel be brought to justice for rights violations after scores were killed in Gaza Strip. New York City, United States – Chanting slogans, holding up placards and singing resistance songs, about 300 people marched through Brooklyn in New York on Monday to commemorate the 70th year since the Nakba, or “Catastrophe”, […]
Two male suspects wearing hoodies detonate explosive device inside an Indian restaurant in Mississauga before fleeing. Canadian police have launched a manhunt for two men after a blast at an Indian restaurant near Toronto injured 15 people. Jennifer Evans, Peel regional police chief, said on Friday that two suspects with their faces covered to conceal […]
A group of mostly Democrat senators are calling for a vote to overrule the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality. Democratic senators have called for reinstating net neutrality protections and moved to force a vote on the proposal. A group of senators led by Democratic leader Chuck Schummer and Edward Markey filed a discharge petition […]
Adam Schiff, the head of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, has said he will be sending a criminal referral to the Justice Department over the conduct of Donald Trump-backer Erik Prince. Democrat Mr Schiff said there was evidence Mr Prince, who founded the now defunct Blackwater security firm, had willingly misled the committee. He […]
Some say Democratic party needs a bold new leader with fresh ideas to see major wins in upcoming US midterm elections. In the United States, scandals in the White House connected to President Donald Trump’s administration and turmoil in the Republican Party could provide the Democrats with a boost in this year’s US midterm elections. […]