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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Six people were killed and more than 200 injured in Indonesia’s capital amid angry protests against the results of the country’s recent general election. On Tuesday, the General Elections Commission confirmed that incumbent President Joko Widodo — known as Jokowi — had won 55.5{fa7adc80df2e023940cc66418ee6bf3ea4951b478396a103014e7d5f7d7da9d3} of the vote, securing a second term as leader of […]
BERLIN — Three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda, who recovered from a near-fatal accident to become one of motor racing’s greatest drivers, has died aged 70. The Austrian, who built a new career as an airline entrepreneur after leaving the track, died peacefully on Monday, his family said in a statement sent to CNN. […]
WASHINGTON — The United States is lifting tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed on Canada and Mexico. In a joint statement, the Canadian and American governments said Friday the U.S. will eliminate the 25{fa7adc80df2e023940cc66418ee6bf3ea4951b478396a103014e7d5f7d7da9d3} tariff on steel and 10{fa7adc80df2e023940cc66418ee6bf3ea4951b478396a103014e7d5f7d7da9d3} tariff on aluminum within 48 hours. Canada will, in turn, withdraw its retaliatory tariffs on all […]
TAIWAN — Lawmakers in Taiwan have approved a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, a landmark decision that makes the self-ruled island the first place in Asia to pass gay marriage legislation. The vote came almost two years after the island’s Constitutional Court ruled that the existing law — which said marriage was between a man […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order barring US firms from using telecom gear from sources the administration deems national security threats. The decision comes as tensions with China continue to escalate as the two nations clash over trade and whether Huawei — the world’s largest provider of telecommunications equipment — poses […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The State Department ordered Wednesday the departure of non-emergency US government employees from Iraq amid increasing tensions with Iran and warned US citizens not to travel to the country, citing a “high risk for violence and kidnapping.” The department said in a statement that employees working in the US embassy in Baghdad and the […]
HONG KONG — The escalating trade war between the United States and China is causing more market volatility around the world, with stocks in Asia suffering Tuesday while European markets and US futures turned positive. Wall Street’s rout Monday was followed by losses on most major Asian markets. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng closed 1.5{b738c8d81c72d45da79d596f76991eeb044315dc3b27bc6668899a5a04085174} lower, […]
STOCKHOLM — Sweden will reopen the investigation into an allegation of rape against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the country’s deputy chief prosecutor announced on Monday. Swedish Deputy Director of Public Prosecution Eva-Marie Persson revealed Sweden would resume proceedings at a press conference in the capital of Stockholm on Monday morning. The Australian whistleblower was accused […]
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis issued new global rules Thursday for reporting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, mandating for the first time that all dioceses set up systems for reporting abuse and cover-ups. The new rules require all Catholic dioceses around the world to have a “public and accessible” system in place for reporting […]
SEOUL, South Korea. — North Korea has launched two “short-range missiles,” South Korea’s military said it suspected on Thursday, adding yet another complication into Pyongyang’s stalled negotiations with the United States and peace talks with South Korea. It launched the projectiles at shortly before 4 a.m. EDT towards the east, which had an estimated range of […]