Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong sent back to jail
One of the young leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 “Umbrella” pro-democracy street protests was sent back to jail on Thursday after losing an appeal against a prison term for contempt of court.
China says detained Canadians have been formally arrested
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that two detained Canadian citizens, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, have been formally arrested.
Under Modi, Hindu hardliners turn Indian theater into a battleground
Five days after a suicide bomber killed 40 Indian policemen in February in the Kashmir Valley, playwright and director Abhishek Majumdar was forced to cancel a play looking at the behavior of Indian security forces in the disputed region.
Who burned Notre Dame? Brussels goes after fake news as EU election nears
The European Union has launched a coordinated fight against fake news ahead of this month’s European Parliament elections, but officials acknowledge there are limits to what can be achieved against a danger barely recognized a few years ago.
Weapons tests, stalled talks complicate South Korea’s push for food aid to North
Impoverished North Korea is suffering its worst drought in decades and food supplies are reportedly running low, but South Korea’s push to provide aid is bogged down in the growing tension marked by missile tests and sanctions crackdowns.
Britain to renationalize probation services after failed privatization
The British government will renationalize the management of probation services in England and Wales five years after a heavily criticized program of privatization was deemed to have put members of the public at risk.
Right or Left: Can Australia’s election winner revive a slowing economy?
Australians have a choice between tax cuts and greater public spending when they vote in a general election on Saturday, the starkest distinction in economic policy in years from the two main political parties.
Hardliners target Iran’s president as U.S. pressure grows
Growing U.S. pressure on Iran has weakened pragmatic President Hassan Rouhani and made his hardline rivals more assertive at home and abroad, recent developments show.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen carries out air strikes on Sanaa: residents
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen carried out several air strikes on the capital, Sanaa, residents and Al Arabiya news channel said on Thursday.
Two Indian climbers die on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal
Two Indian climbers died near the summit of Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal and a Chilean mountaineer was missing on the world’s third highest mountain, their hiking company said on Thursday.
