Asian Games: China censors 'Tiananmen' image of athletes hugging
The photo, showing the combination of numbers 6 and 4 , has been scrubbed on Chinese social media.
2023-10-04 16:29
Speaker Kevin McCarthy: US House of Representatives votes to oust Republican leader
The Republican says the vote was "personal", lashing out at his political nemesis, Matt Gaetz.
2023-10-04 15:49
Irish economy growth 'slowing following rapid rise'
A leading think tank revises down its growth forecast for the domestic Irish economy this year.
2023-10-04 14:47
Pakistan orders Afghan asylum seekers out of country by November
The declaration comes just days after a blast in a border town killed at least 50 people.
2023-10-04 13:48
TikTok: Social media app halts online shopping service in Indonesia
The country's government banned social media platforms from selling goods to protect physical stores.
2023-10-04 13:47
Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands
It is thought to be the largest number of people ever to arrive in the Spanish archipelago in one go.
2023-10-04 13:26
In the country of 'machismo,' a woman will be the next president
The governing party called it a ceremonial passing of the baton. But the opposition lambasted it as a "passing of the scepter."
2023-10-04 12:20
Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat struck by 'foreign' vessel in South China Sea
Three Filipino fishermen have died after an "unidentified commercial vessel" allegedly rammed their fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday, compounding tensions in a region of the disputed South China Sea that is already a flashpoint.
2023-10-04 11:52
Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building.
2023-10-04 10:47
How Kevin McCarthy lost political cage fight with arch-enemy Matt Gaetz
At times it seemed like the Florida rebel versus the rest of the Republican party as he brought down the Speaker.
2023-10-04 10:18
US sanctions Chinese firms in crackdown on fentanyl supply chain
The move is part of efforts to target the supply chain of the drug amid the opioid crisis in the US.
2023-10-04 09:50
Who is Patrick McHenry, the interim House speaker?
The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as interim speaker is a top ally of Kevin McCarthy, who was just ousted from the speaker's chair.
2023-10-04 09:22