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China has warned the US it could take “firm counter-measures” if Washington continues to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The warning came after US President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. The act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong …

The airline confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by emergency services as a precaution measure after what it called “a minor technical issue.” In an mail sent to THISDAY, the airline said, “For your information, the aircraft experienced a minor technical issue and our pilots …

Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter collision during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president’s office says. President Emmanuel Macron expressed “deep sadness” over the biggest single loss of life for the French military since the 1980s. An investigation has begun into how the two …

A woman in India has given birth to “rare conjoined twins” who have two heads, one body, and three arms. Babita Ahirwar, 21, and husband Jaswant Singh, who got married less than two years ago, had been told they were expecting twins, but doctors realized something was wrong 34 weeks into the …

America’s founding father and first president, George Washington, who served from 1789 to 1797 had many victories in the battle field as a military general, as well as, in the political space as a leader and statesman. While he led Patriot forces to victory in the nation’s War for Independence; …

A top US diplomat has told an impeachment inquiry that he followed President Donald Trump’s orders to put pressure on Ukraine to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Ambassador Gordon Sondland said the instruction came from Mr Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. The inquiry is assessing if Mr Trump withheld …

Several protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police. A group of around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University, but were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. It is the third time protesters have tried to leave, following a …

A man has been accused of killing his estranged wife and three of their children after she filed for divorce.Authorities said the shooting occurred on the morning of Saturday, November 16, in San Diego, California. According to police, 31-year-old José Valdivia shot and killed 29-year-old Sabrina Rosario and three of their sons …

Pope Francis has called on Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google, among others, to step up efforts to remove child pornography from the internet. He also said it is too easy for youngsters to access indecent material. Pope Francis said Thursday that tech companies, such as Facebook and Google, needed to …

For the second year in a row, Canada has refused visas to dozens of researchers – most of them from Africa – who were hoping to attend an artificial intelligence (AI) conference in Vancouver. The hassles have caused at least one other AI conference to choose a different country for …