TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese air force jets briefly crossed over the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait on Monday and were tracked by Taiwanese missiles, Taiwan’s government said, as U.S. health chief Alex Azar visited the island to offer President Donald Trump’s strong support. Azar arrived in Taiwan on Sunday as the highest-level U.S. official to […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 1,687 new coronavirus cases on Monday, bringing its total to 127,083, data from government’s COVID-19 task force showed. The Southeast Asian country also added 42 new deaths, taking that total to 5,765, data showed. Source: Read Full Article

Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces, his aide has said. Mark Simon said the businessman was held under the controversial national security law imposed by China in June. Mr Lai supported pro-democracy protests that erupted in Hong Kong last year. In February, the 71-year-old mogul was […]

Protesters and riot police have clashed in Belarus’ capital Minsk and other cities, after a state TV exit poll said long-time leader Alexander Lukashenko was re-elected in Sunday’s election. In Minsk, the police used stun grenades to disperse crowds in the city centre. There have been reports of injuries. The state TV exit poll showed […]

(Reuters) – The UK’s official COVID-19 daily death count could be scrapped following an investigation into Public Health England’s method of counting the toll, The Telegraph newspaper reported. The conclusions of the investigation, which was ordered by Health Secretary Matt Hancock after it emerged officials were “exaggerating” virus deaths, are expected this week, the newspaper […]

A MAN who was jailed for allegedly raping a woman and later killing her after he was freed from jail due to COVID concerns has killed himself, police said. Ibrahim Bouaichi, 33, had been accused of sexually assaulting Kayla Dominguez, 31, in her Alexandria, Virginia, apartment in October 2019. He was indicted last year on […]

A UTAH cop has been fired from the Logan City PD after sharing explicit photos of a murdered victim who was being exploited. Officer Miguel Deras was sacked on Wednesday after he allegedly showed off explicit pictures of the 21-year-old victim who was being blackmailed by her sex-offender ex before he killed her, according to […]

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. Under election-year pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump for a deal allowing him to bring home American troops, the war-torn country’s grand assembly, or Loya Jirga, on Sunday […]

Don’t forget to drink lots of water today. It’s going to be a hot one. Denverites can expect to see a high temperature of 98 degrees Sunday, the National Weather Service said. The low tonight is expected to drop to around 61 degrees with a slight evening breeze up to 8 mph. Air quality around […]

One person was killed and at least nine others were injured at a birthday party early Sunday in Washington D.C. when gunfire broke out in a residential neighborhood, according to reports. The deadly shooting occurred around 1 a.m. on Dubois Place in the Greenway neighborhood of Southeast Washington, news station WTOP reported. “You had DJs, […]