WeChat, Weibo and Baidu under investigation
WeChat, Weibo and Baidu under investigation China’s largest social media platforms – Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Tieba – are under investigation for alleged violations of cyber security laws. The Office…
Migrant crisis: Spain arrivals triple compared with 2016
Migrant crisis: Spain arrivals triple compared with 2016 Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016, the International…
Eggs scandal: EU food safety chief calls for end to ‘blaming’
Eggs scandal: EU food safety chief calls for end to ‘blaming’ The EU’s food safety commissioner has called for an end to “blaming and shaming” between countries, after eggs were…
North Korea: US diplomacy is gaining results, says Mattis
North Korea: US diplomacy is gaining results, says Mattis US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said America still hopes to solve the North Korea crisis using diplomacy. After days of…
Transgender military personnel in legal bid to block Trump ban
Transgender military personnel in legal bid to block Trump ban Five transgender people in the US military have launched a legal bid to block a ban announced by President Trump…
Fifth Venezuela opposition mayor sentenced over protests
Fifth Venezuela opposition mayor sentenced over protests Venezuela’s Supreme Court has removed the mayor of El Hatillo neighbourhood in Caracas from office and sentenced him to 15 months in prison.…
Paris attack: ‘Algerian-born’ suspect in Lille hospital
Paris attack: ‘Algerian-born’ suspect in Lille hospital The man wounded by French police after an alleged attack on soldiers has been identified as a 36-year-old Algerian who was not on…
Fukushima disaster: ‘WW2 bomb’ found at Japan nuclear site
Fukushima disaster: ‘WW2 bomb’ found at Japan nuclear site A suspected unexploded bomb has been found at the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. The US is thought…
North Korea Guam missile strike plan ‘ready by mid-August’
North Korea Guam missile strike plan ‘ready by mid-August’ North Korea says a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will be ready…
Iran’s Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism
Iran’s Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant following criticism of his all-male cabinet.…