Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods, vows national crackdown

The operation comes soon after Trump’s tariff threat, and amid concerns that Chinese goods are flowing through Mexico to flood the US market.

Trump team takes aim at Ivy League, gearing up attacks on diversity programmes

One proposal seeks to slash funding for universities that favour one racial or ethnic group or gender over another.

What are US recess appointments and why has Donald Trump suggested using them?

Several nominees for top posts have drawn fire for being unqualified, but there is a way to seat them without hearings or a Senate vote.

Chinese tech workers expecting to attend Consumer Electronics Show report US visa problems

Requests for US visas to attend CES in Las Vegas, the world’s largest tech show, are being denied, analysts say.

Jihadists and allies enter Syria’s Aleppo in lightning assault

The fighting between the rebels and Iran- and Russia-backed government forces has seen over 250 people killed, including civilians.

France shows off restored Notre Dame cathedral 5 years after devastating fire

President Macron says workers did the impossible to heal a ‘national wound’, as he visits the iconic building a week before it reopens.

Hong Kong police arrest man over arson at karaoke bar in 1997 that killed 17 people

Suspect, 52, arrested upon return to Hong Kong after being intercepted by mainland Chinese authorities, police say.

UK lawmakers vote in favour of bill to let terminally ill adults end their lives

Mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live would be allowed to end their lives with medical help.

Hong Kong singer Pong Nan’s January shows cancelled by city’s premier arts hub

Singer, who has been vocal supporter of 2019 protests, did not say whether West Kowloon Cultural District explained decision to cancel shows.

Hong Kong government to seek developers’ views on adjusting Northern Metropolis land disposal scheme

Government to invite expressions of interest from developers starting in December and seek their views on incentives for pursuing non-residential development.