Taiwan scrambles jets to confront Chinese fighters after rare incursion
The island’s military scrambled fighter planes after it said two Chinese J-11 fighter jets crossed…
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Brexiters cry betrayal but they’re the ones to blame for this mess
In 11 days from now, unless something changes this week, the UK is leaving the…
60 years after exile, Tibetans face a fight for survival in a post-Dalai Lama world
Sixty years ago today, the Tibetan Buddhist leader set foot on Indian soil to begin…
‘Reiwa’: Japan announces dawn of a new era
The era, whose name includes the character for “harmony,” will formally begin once the new…
Toby Alderweireld’s own goal sends Liverpool top of the Premier League
It might have been ugly, but the victory sent Liverpool’s Anfield crowd into delirium —…
‘No way to run a country’: Business frustration with Brexit chaos boils over
“No one would run a business like this -— and it is no way to…
Alibaba’s ‘City Brain’ is slashing congestion in its hometown
The metropolis of 7 million people once ranked fifth among China’s most congested cities, but…
Magic Leap’s new AI assistant looks alarmingly human
Apple has Siri, and Amazon has Alexa. But the lifelikeness of both are dwarfed by…
Slovakia’s ‘Erin Brockovich’ elected first female president, in rebuke of populism
The 45-year-old liberal lawyer thanked voters not just in Slovak — but in Hungarian, Czech,…
Teen rushes Pope’s car in Morocco in bid to ‘appeal to the King’
The 17-year-old breached security and ran toward the King’s car in Rabat on Saturday, video…
‘Tragic showcase’ of how climate change could affect world’s poorest
Nearly two weeks since the powerful cyclone destroyed most of the city of Beira, Mozambique,…
In Italy’s city of love, global far-right groups join forces under a ‘pro-family’ umbrella
Over the past few years, the World Congress of Families, whose mission is to “defend…
Toby Alderweireld’s own goal sends Liverpool top of the Premier League
It might have been ugly, but the victory sent Liverpool’s Anfield crowd into delirium —…
‘No way to run a country’: Business frustration with Brexit chaos boils over
“No one would run a business like this -— and it is no way to…
Alibaba’s ‘City Brain’ is slashing congestion in its hometown
The metropolis of 7 million people once ranked fifth among China’s most congested cities, but…
Magic Leap’s new AI assistant looks alarmingly human
Apple has Siri, and Amazon has Alexa. But the lifelikeness of both are dwarfed by…
Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri arrested again in Bayelsa state
By Committee to Protect Journalists New York, March 30, 2019–Unidentified men today arrested Jones Abiri…
Why Ukraine might elect a comedian
Ukrainian voters will be greeted with a mesmerizing docket in the voting booth: a dermatologist,…
Eurostar disrupted as flag-wearing protester spends night on London station roof
The incident occurred on the same day as pro-Brexit protests in London that lasted into…
Red Cross to begin aid to Venezuela by mid-April
“The world knows it: this victory is thanks to the mobilization of the people of…
