TikTok’s CEO Says It Plans to Invest Billions in Southeast Asia
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok will invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia over the next three to five years,
2023-06-15 13:46
Sudan refugee family stuck in Oxford hotel make plea for help
Rayan Bashir says she is struggling after being left in hotels for weeks since arriving from Sudan.
2023-06-15 13:25
The debate on the American right isn't about classified documents. It's about fear of transgender rights
While much of the country spent the week fixated on a former president and his indictment related to alleged mishandling of classified documents, parts of the American right were more consumed by fear of transgender rights.
2023-06-15 12:27
Israel's military called the settler attack on this Palestinian town a 'pogrom.' Videos show soldiers did little to stop it
When hundreds of Israeli settlers rampaged through Huwara and surrounding Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on February 26, leaving at least one Palestinian man dead and hundreds of others injured, it was billed as "revenge" after a Palestinian gunman killed two brothers who lived nearby.
2023-06-15 12:15
New Zealand: Economy slips into recession after interest rate hikes
The country's central bank has aggressively raised interest rates since October 2021.
2023-06-15 11:49
Cyclone Biparjoy: More than100,000 evacuated as India, Pakistan braces for storm
Forecasters say Cyclone Biparjoy is "very severe" and have warned of devastation to homes and crops.
2023-06-15 10:18
Ben Roberts-Smith: Top soldier won't apologise for alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith says he has done nothing wrong and is looking to appeal a landmark defamation ruling.
2023-06-15 09:52
China new home prices rise at slower pace in May
BEIJING China's new home prices rose for the fifth straight month in May, but at a slower pace,
2023-06-15 09:49
Texas representative becomes first Black woman Democrat to play in Congressional Baseball Game
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett broke new ground Wednesday night as the first Black woman Democrat to play in the Congressional Baseball Game's 114-year history.
2023-06-15 09:19
US soldier pleads guilty to attempting to help IS
Cole Bridges, 22, shared tactical guidance in an attempt to help IS attack and murder US troops.
2023-06-15 08:53
Justice Department reaches settlement with Kentucky school district over racial harassment of students
The Department of Justice announced Monday it reached an agreement with Madison County Schools in Kentucky to settle a federal investigation "into complaints of serious and widespread racial harassment of Black and multi-racial students."
2023-06-15 08:20
Former boyfriend of missing Wyoming woman sentenced to six years in prison, report says
The live-in boyfriend of Irene Gakwa was sentenced Wednesday to up to six years in prison and ordered to pay more than $13,000 in fines and restitution after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from her in the weeks after she vanished more than a year ago in Wyoming, according to the Gillette News Record.
2023-06-15 08:18