Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s legal team accuses automaker of ‘perversion of truth’
Fugitive ex-Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn’s legal team opened fire on Nissan Motor Co Ltd, charging the automaker used a “flawed, biased” internal investigation to engineer Ghosn’s arrest and stop him from more closely integrating Nissan and its Fr…
Venezuela opposition forces open doors of congress after Socialist takeover
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and allied legislators pushed past armed troops and forced open the doors of congress on Tuesday to hold a session two days after the ruling Socialist Party seized control of the body by proclaiming new leadersh…
Profiles of Taiwan’s presidential candidate
Taiwan votes in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, with three candidates standing for the position of president, including current leader Tsai Ing-wen who is up for re-election at the end of her first four-year term.
Taiwan to vote in shadow of China pressure, Hong Kong protests
Taiwan votes on Saturday in an election overshadowed by renewed Chinese efforts to get the island to accept their rule, and as Taiwan nervously watches Hong Kong protests, worried they may be next if China ever succeeds in bringing them under its contr…
UK’s Johnson to tell EU chief: no extension to trade deal talks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen that Britain will not extend its transition out of the European Union beyond Dec. 2020, and is not seeking a new relationship based on alignment with existing rules.
Australian Open matches to be confined to indoor courts if conditions turn hazardous
Action at the Australian Open will be confined to the three stadiums with retractable roofs and eight indoor courts if conditions become hazardous due to the bushfire crisis, organizers of the Grand Slam event said on Tuesday.
Wife of ex-Nissan boss says arrest warrant an act of revenge: Le Parisien
The wife of former Nissan boss Carols Ghosn on Tuesday said a Japanese arrest warrant against her was to avenge her husband’s escape from Japan’s judiciary and described the act as petty.
U.S. should expect Iran to retaliate, defense secretary says
The United States should expect Iran to retaliate over the U.S. killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday, as a top Tehran general vowed a “hard and definitive revenge.”
Pompeo tiptoes away from talk of ‘imminent’ attack planned by Iran’s Soleimani
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared on Tuesday to further distance himself from his assertion last week that Iranian General Qassem Soleimani planned imminent attacks on U.S. targets before he was killed in a U.S. drone strike.
Canada’s Trudeau makes waves online with new beard
For the second time in five months, Canadian social media users are obsessing over Justin Trudeau’s face.
