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[Graphic News] Over half of Americans favor Trump impeachment: poll

A slim majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office for his controversial Ukraine actions, according to the first poll after the launch of public ...

Nov 20, 2019
US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill, angering China

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation Tuesday supporting "human rights and democracy" in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, angering China wh...

Nov 20, 2019
Baby Shark run continues with new tour dates

NEW YORK (AP) -- Most viral videos have a finite shelf life, but the "doo doo doo" of "Baby Shark" shows no sign of abating. The little ditty and dance about a family of sharks that captivated the t...

Nov 20, 2019
In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday in the latest pro-Israel s...

Nov 19, 2019
[Newsmaker] China says only it can rule on Hong Kong constitution

BEIJING (AFP) -- China insisted Tuesday it held the sole authority to rule on constitutional matters in Hong Kong, as it condemned a decision by the city's high court to overturn a ban on face masks ...

Nov 19, 2019
Trump says will 'strongly consider' testifying in impeachment probe

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Monday he is "strongly" considering accepting a challenge from opposition Democrats to testify in his own impeachment investigation. After the speaker...

Nov 19, 2019
China will not sit back if Hong Kong situation gets 'uncontrollable': UK envoy

China will not simply sit back and watch if months of protests in Hong Kong develop into an "uncontrollable" situation, the country's ambassador to Britain said Monday. "I think the Hong Kong govern...

Nov 18, 2019
South Korea lowers travel advisory for Catalonia

South Korea lowered its travel alert for Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, on Monday as the unrest stemming from a pro-independence movement has eased, the foreign ministry said. A "navy" travel war...

Nov 18, 2019
'Kawaii!' Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students

TOKYO (AFP) -- Robot versions of Japan's Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo on Monday, striking sporting poses and displaying hearts in their electronic eyes...

Nov 18, 2019
Hong Kong anti-mask law 'unconstitutional': High court

HONG KONG (AFP) -- A government ban on demonstrators wearing face masks, aimed at helping to quell months of pro-democracy unrest in Hong Kong, is unconstitutional, the territory's high court ruled M...

Nov 18, 2019
[Newsmaker] Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters

HONG KONG (AP) -- Police breached a Hong Kong university campus held by protesters early Monday after an all-night siege that included firing repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannons. Anti-go...

Nov 18, 2019
China's Xi warns Hong Kong protesters jeopardise 'one country, two systems'

HONG KONG (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping warned Thursday that protests in Hong Kong threaten the "one country, two systems" principle governing the semi-autonomous city that has tipped into wo...

Nov 15, 2019
Two killed in California school shooting, teen in custody

SANTA CLARITA (AFP) -- A teenage boy gunned down fellow students at a California high school on his 16th birthday Thursday, killing two and wounding another three before turning the pistol on himself...

Nov 15, 2019
Trump asks Supreme Court to protect his tax returns

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Donald Trump on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to bar a prosecutor from obtaining his tax returns, arguing that as president he has blanket immunity. Trump, a former New York b...

Nov 15, 2019
Pressure builds as Trump impeachment probe hears new claims

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony Wednesday about Donald Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden, as the impeachment inqui...

Nov 14, 2019

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