politics

N. Korea hits out at Pompeo, warns hopes for US talks ‘disappearing’

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea Saturday lashed out at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his…

Brazil bans burning for two months to defuse Amazon crisis

  by Jordi Miro, with Allison Jackson in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse PORTO VELHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's…

Make or break in Italy talks for new government

  by Ella IDE Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Wednesday is D-Day for fraught negotiations to form a…

G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade, but own unity shaky

  by Adam Plowright, Sebastian Smith and Stuart Williams Agence France Presse BIARRITZ, France (AFP) -- G7 leaders close their…

US ‘prepared to engage’ with N. Korea in nuclear talks: envoy

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The United States is ready to sit down with North Korea to resume long-awaited…

Cathay Pacific’s torrid week ends with shock CEO resignation

  by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cathay Pacific announced the shock…

Bruised but unbowed Hong Kong police say no need for China intervention

by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's police are confident they have the resources to continue battling…

China media says Hong Kong response ‘won’t repeat’ Tiananmen

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Chinese state media vowed Friday there "won't be a repeat" of the Tiananmen Square crackdown…

China says it won’t ‘sit by’ on Hong Kong, Trump expresses concern

by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China warned Thursday that it will not "sit by and watch" the…

Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies

  by Jerome Taylor  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Donald Trump has urged China to "humanely" resolve the violent stand-off…

Canada’s Trudeau rebuked on ethics ahead of election

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's ethics watchdog slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, concluding in the…

China slams HK airport protesters, US ‘deeply concerned’

by Jerome TAYLOR / Catherine LAI HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Beijing on Wednesday slammed "terrorist-like" attacks on its citizens…

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