U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he blocked a planned military strike against Iran because it would not have been a proportionate response to Tehran's downing of an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone, adding that more sanctions were imposed late Thursday. "10 minutes before the...

Several hundred people rallied in Hong Kong Friday after the expiry of a deadline protesters set for the government to completely scrap a controversial extradition bill, in the latest wave of protests in the Chinese-ruled city. Demonstrators, mostly students dressed in black, gathered...

Georgian police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters demanding snap parliamentary polls after a Russian lawmaker addressed the assembly from the speaker's seat, causing uproar in Tbilisi. About 10,000 protesters had gathered outside parliament after a controversial address by...

U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes Friday against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an unmanned $130-million surveillance drone, but pulled back from launching the attacks, the New York Times said. Trump had initially approved strikes on a handful of targets such as...