U.S. says concerned about China’s attempts to influence Taiwan’s presidential vote
The United States is concerned about China’s attempts to influence Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election, the top U.S. official in Taiwan said on Friday, as China stepped up pressure on the self-ruled island ahead of the vote in January.
U.S. warships sail in disputed South China Sea, angering China
U.S. Navy warships twice sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea in the past few days, the U.S. military told Reuters on Thursday, at a time of heightened tension between the world’s two largest economies.
Defying U.S. pressure, South Korea to end intelligence pact with Japan
South Korea is set to let an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan lapse on Saturday over a feud about history and trade, defying U.S. pressure to maintain an important element of trilateral security cooperation in Asia.
China urges United States to stop provocative acts in South China Sea
China on Friday urged the United States to stop provocative acts in the South China Sea after two U.S. Navy ships sailed near islands claimed by Beijing there.
Handful of Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours of Friday, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot officers surrounded the campus.
U.S. charges Chinese national with stealing trade secrets: Justice Department
A Chinese national who worked for Monsanto before it was purchased by Bayer AG was charged in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with stealing trade secrets for China, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Colombian protests end with tear gas, curfew in city of Cali
Colombian unions, student groups and other protesters marched on Thursday against rumored economic reform plans and amid rising discontent with the government of President Ivan Duque, while the city of Cali imposed a curfew from 7 p.m.
Manila-bound Philippine Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Los Angeles
A Philippine Airlines flight bound for Manila suffered an apparent engine failure on Thursday shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles and made an emergency landing, authorities said.
Sydney gasps for air as Australia bushfire smoke reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales is gasping under the worst levels of air pollution recorded as smoke from widespread bushfires causes a spike in hospital visits and hazards including poor visibility for drivers.
Trump travels to Delaware base to honor two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Thursday to receive the remains of two American soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan this week.
