Hong Kong jails 20-year-old activist under national security law
The former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was sentenced on Tuesday to a total of 43 months in prison for trying to separate the city from China, and for money laundering.
A silent killer is choking India's capital. For millions, there's no choice but to breathe it in
Gulpreet Singh begs for food from a dirty hemp mat spread on the sidewalk outside Delhi's South Campus metro station.
British people are more concerned than ever about climate, ahead of Covid and Brexit, poll shows
People in the United Kingdom think that climate change, pollution and the environment are together the most important issues they face, well ahead of the pandemic, the impacts of Brexit and the country's troubled National Health Service, according to a poll from Ipsos MORI published on Wednesday.
Fearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy
The Ukrainian naval patrol boat "Kremenchuk" churns out into the gun-grey waters of the Sea of Azov, one mounted machine gun pointing aft, another pointing fore into the drizzle.
Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader says he'll lead troops on front lines against rebels
Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed has announced he will lead his country's soldiers on the front lines of the war against advancing rebel fighters, in the latest escalation of the year-long conflict between his government and rebel groups from the northern Tigray region.
Newly-freed Sudan prime minister defends deal with military, says he made it to 'avoid bloodshed'
Sudan's newly reinstated prime minister told CNN on Tuesday that he compromised in a deal with the country's military in order to "avoid bloodshed" and a civil war.
This UK bank has moved to a four-day work week without cutting pay
A British bank has adopted a four-day work week for all its employees without cutting pay, saying it's the largest UK company so far to make such a move.
The West's leaders agree that democracy is under attack. How they can defend it is less obvious
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's willful manipulation of migrants, enabling their easy passage to and through his country toward the border of the European Union, is a classic assault on democracy by an autocrat who knows that any attempt to fight back risks undermining the bloc's sacred values.
US warship again transits sensitive Taiwan Strait
A US warship again sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, part of what the US military calls routine activity but which always riles China whose government believes Washington is trying to stir regional tensions.
Paytm is still struggling to convince investors after disastrous IPO
Paytm is starting to stage a recovery from its disastrous stock market debut last week, but the digital payments firm faces an uphill battle winning over investors worried about its ability to turn a profit in the face of growing competition.