Washington on Thursday warned US citizens to "exercise increased caution" when travelling to Hong Kong, as protesters announced three days of new demonstrations at the city's airport. The financial hub has been rocked by two months of unrest, initially triggered by opposition to a planned...

 U.S. President Donald Trump met in Ohio Wednesday with victims and first responders from one of last weekend's two deadly mass shootings that shocked the country, even as critics and protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric. Trump...

Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders have made "strong pledges of commitment" to bring about a transition to a civilian-led rule, a US official said Wednesday. US Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale was speaking after meeting with Sudan's military ruler Abdel Fattah...

The United States said on Wednesday the case of a deadly shooting in Lebanon should be handled in a way that achieves justice “without politically motivated inflammation” of tensions. Two aides of a government minister were killed in the June 30 shooting that has spawned a political...

 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Jordan's King Abdullah for a working lunch on Wednesday to discuss ties between the two countries, Johnson's office said. Johnson welcomed Abdullah's progress in delivering economic reforms and urged him to continue with them, a spokeswoman...

The social network Twitter said overnight that user's personal data had been used for advertising purposes, without their consent and despite dedicated settings to counteract such events. A Twitter statement said the fault was corrected Monday and that an investigation was being conducted...

Two members of an Emirati-backed force in Yemen were killed Wednesday in clashes with pro-government fighters in the southern city of Aden, security officials said. They said the fighting broke out after the funerals of police personnel killed last week in the government-held port city....

Pakistan announced Wednesday that it is expelling the Indian High Commissioner and suspending bilateral trade with its nuclear-armed neighbour, days after New Delhi stripped the disputed Kashmir region of its special autonomy. “We will call back our ambassador from Delhi and send back...

The Israel National Library on Wednesday unveiled a missing batch of Czech Jewish writer Franz Kafka's papers, ending more than a decade of legal wrangling over ownership in Israel and Europe. As he battled with tuberculosis in an Austrian sanitorium, the author of "The Trial" and "The...

Democratic U.S. senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal have written to Facebook  questioning whether there was a “worrying pattern” of poor privacy protection for children using its Messenger Kids app. The senators were "disturbed" to learn that the application allowed thousands...

French President Emmanuel Macron has not invited Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the G7 summit to be held in Biarritz later this month, a French diplomatic source said on Wednesday. The official was responding to a report on the Al-Monitor website that Macron had invited Rouhani to the...

Two members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have been killed in clashes with militants in a northwestern region near the border with Turkey, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. “The governor of Maku said two Guards were martyred in a clash with terrorists while defending...

At least 20 Houthi rebels have been killed in clashes with government forces in southern Yemen, according to the Yemeni army on Wednesday.  The army’s official website September Net said the violence took place in Dhale province on Tuesday when Houthi rebels attempted to advance on...

Ukraine's new leader said he called Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday to urge him to help halt fighting in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he asked the Russian leader to "influence the other side so that they stop killing our people." Zelenskiy's call...

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging the nation to back his government's efforts to defeat Islamic militants, saying it's the mission of every Egyptian. Wednesday's appeal came after a car packed with explosives exploded earlier this week outside Egypt's main cancer hospital in...

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to clinching a post-Brexit free trade deal with the United States. After meeting Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, Raab said: "We appreciate the...

Gareth Bale's stand-off with Real Madrid continued on Wednesday after the forward was left out of Zinedine Zidane's squad to face Red Bull Salzburg in a friendly. Bale has only played in two of Real Madrid's five pre-season games so far, coming on as a substitute against Arsenal and...

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd and the owner of Hong Kong’s luxury Peninsula hotel became the latest companies to highlight the impact of recent protests on their business, as an escalating cycle of violence clouds the outlook for the city. Millions have taken to Hong Kong streets in...

A disorderly no-deal Brexit would be a disastrous outcome for the food industry that could lead to serious disruption lasting weeks or months, an executive at the Food and Drink Federation said on Wednesday. “The food sector is absolutely clear that a no-deal exit is a disastrous outcome...

 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s latest launch of tactical guided missiles was a warning to the United States and South Korea over their joint military drills that began this week, state media KCNA reported on Wednesday. Tuesday’s missile launch, the North’s fourth...