Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a burning car, as the country entered a second week gripped by violent protests and riots.
2023-07-03 23:51
Middle Eastern regimes have a history of shutting down the internet. But it's costing them
When authoritarian Middle Eastern regimes feel threatened by their public, they often shut down the internet. But such disruptions are not without costs. And one advocacy group has devised a way of calculating that cost.
2023-07-03 21:54
Tesla smashed it last quarter but China's BYD did even better
BYD outpaced Tesla in the second quarter as the Chinese carmaker posted record sales of hybrid and electric vehicles.
2023-07-03 19:29
Hong Kong police issues cash bounty for exiled democracy activists
Hong Kong police on Monday placed bounties on eight prominent democracy activists in self-imposed exile overseas, offering HK$1 million ($127,603) rewards each for information leading to their arrests.
2023-07-03 17:50
China is lining up a Harvard-trained economist as its next central bank chief
China has named an economist who studied at Cambridge University and Harvard University to a key political post at its central bank that could position him to eventually replace governor Yi Gang.
2023-07-03 17:27
Putin expected to meet Xi Jinping and other world leaders for first time since Wagner insurrection
All eyes will be on Vladimir Putin this week, with the Russian president expected to make his first appearance on the world stage since the Wagner insurrection threatened his steel grip on power.
2023-07-03 16:29
Controversial Chinese scientist He Jiankui proposes new gene editing research
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children, has put forward a new proposal for modifying human embryos that he claims could help aid the "aging population."
2023-07-03 15:56
China beats its own record for hot days over six months
China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to authorities, as the country confronts another record-breaking summer of blistering heat.
2023-07-03 14:23
A pig farm that stood on the site of a Nazi-era 'Roma camp' is finally demolished
Čeněk Růžička looked euphoric as he swung the pickaxe against the wall. He had spent decades campaigning for the pig farm to be torn down. It was finally happening.
2023-07-03 12:28
Israel forces launch lethal strike on West Bank's Jenin
Israeli forces launched a large military operation on Sunday night in Jenin in the northern West Bank.
2023-07-03 10:27
Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from which they claimed an anti-aircraft rocket was launched towards Israel.
2023-07-02 15:16
South Korea is cutting 'killer questions' from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools.
2023-07-02 08:20