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TAIPEI, Taiwan | Taiwan votes in local elections with Beijing in background
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese have begun voting in midterm local elections seen as a referendum on the administration of President Tsai Ing-wen, amid growing pressure from the island’s powerful rival China. The elections that follow Tsai’s landslide victory in 2016 … Continue reading
WASHINGTON | AP FACT CHECK: On break, no break by Trump in twisting facts
WASHINGTON — Displaying a thin grasp of science, President Donald Trump questioned the reality of global warming because it was cold outside. Then came a federal report laying out the severe consequences of climate change and rebutting the notion that … Continue reading
BRUSSELS | The Latest: EU ‘closer’ to agreement over Spanish objections
BRUSSELS — The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local): 3 p.m. The European Union is close to reaching an agreement to ease Spanish concerns about the future of Gibraltar in Brexit talks. EU spokesman Preben Aamann said on Twitter … Continue reading
Black Friday Weekend exclusive: Spectacles are on sale for their lowest price yet (up to 33% off)
Sometimes, the best photos and videos are candid — the more posed a photo is, the more artificial it can be. Whipping out your smartphone to capture the moment might not always be the best or easiest option, which is … Continue reading
PARIS | The Latest: French protesters: Clashes ongoing in Paris
PARIS— The Latest on protests in France (all times local): 3 p.m. Violent clashes between police and protesters are ongoing in the French capital, with demonstrators angry about rising fuel taxes and President Emmanuel Macron‘s government. Protesters burned large plywood … Continue reading
NEW DELHI | Indian police map area of island where US man was killed
NEW DELHI— Police said Saturday that they have mapped the area of a remote Indian island where tribespeople were seen burying the body of an American adventurer and Christian missionary after allegedly killing him with arrows this month. During their … Continue reading
PARIS | The Latest: French minister blames far right over clashes
PARIS — The Latest on protests in France (all times local): 2:35 p.m. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has accused the far right of encouraging acts of violence and clashes with police in Paris. Marine Le Pen, the head of … Continue reading
BRUSSELS | The Latest: N Ireland party condemns UK leader’s Brexit plan
BRUSSELS — The Latest on Brexit negotiations (all times local): 2:45 p.m. The deputy leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland has used a party conference speech to try to persuade Prime Minister Theresa May to change course … Continue reading
La mort du chef jihadiste Koufa, un succès dans la lutte « anti-terroriste » au Mali
La mort du chef jihadiste Amadou Koufa, annoncée ce weekend par les autorités françaises et maliennes à l’issue d’une opération militaire conjointe, constitue un succès significatif de la lutte contre les groupes armés dans le centre du Mali où se … Continue reading
L’émissaire de l’ONU multiplie les contacts sur le Yémen, ira à Ryad
L’émissaire de l’ONU Martin Griffiths, qui s’emploie à préparer le terrain pour une relance du processus de paix au Yémen ravagé par la guerre, a rencontré de nouveau samedi les rebelles à Sanaa avant de voir lundi à Ryad des … Continue reading
