China’s parliament said it will introduce a proposal Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would “highly destabilising” for the financial hub. The announcement late Thursday was quickly decried by pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as “the end of Hong Kong”, with fears it […]

The state of Michigan in the United States has experienced what officials warned will be a historic flood. the flood was caused by the failure of two dams while more than 10,000 residents of the area have since been evacuated. The State’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, declared a state of emergency in Midland County, site of […]

China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it had lodged “solemn representations” wit2h the United States to complain about a planned U.S. sale of advanced torpedoes to Chinese-claimed Taiwan. China firmly opposes U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a daily news briefing in Beijing. vanguard

A 37-year-old Malaysian, Punithan Genasan has been sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call for his role in a 2011 heroin transaction. While rights groups have criticised the use of Zoom in capital cases, Fernando said he did not object to the use of video conferencing for Friday’s call since it was only to […]

The World Bank has approved a 1 billion dollars loan for Kenya to help it close a gaping budget deficit and tackle the economic shocks from the coronavirus pandemic, both sides said on Wednesday. The loan, initiated before the health crisis started, is the second-ever such direct lending for the budget from the World Bank […]