Speed control on Taiwan train ‘malfunctioned’ before deadly accident
A speed control system was not functioning when a train in Taiwan crashed killing 18 people and injuring 187, in the island’s worst rail disaster in decades, a top investigator said on Tuesday.
China’s Xi opens Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday opened a new bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese city of Zhuhai, one of the world’s longest bridges, across the mouth of south China’s Pearl River.
China’s Xi declares Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge open
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday declared open a new bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese city of Zhuhai, the state news agency Xinhua reported.
Taiwan driver granted bail after 18 killed in train crash
The driver of a train that derailed in Taiwan killing 18 people and injuring 187, was granted bail on Tuesday after being detained in connection with the island’s worst rail disaster in decades.
CIA chief to Turkey as officials seek to clarify prince’s role in Khashoggi death
CIA Director Gina Haspel was traveling to Turkey on Monday to help investigate the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, two sources familiar with the matter said, as security agencies examined what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may …
Trump says he believes Khashoggi’s death was ‘a plot gone awry’: USA Today
President Donald Trump told USA Today in an interview on Monday he believes the death of Jamal Khashoggi was “a plot gone awry,” after the journalist died in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
CIA director Haspel travels to Turkey for Khashoggi case: source
CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey on Monday to work on the investigation into the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Russia pledges ‘balance’ if U.S. quits nuclear pact; Trump eyes more weapons
Russia said on Monday it would be forced to respond in kind to restore the military balance with the United States if President Donald Trump carried through on a threat to quit a nuclear arms treaty and began developing new missiles.
‘Don’t throw baby out with bath water,’ Germany tells U.S. on INF treaty
Germany will seek NATO’s help to maintain a nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States, and is ready to take action to force Moscow to comply with the pact, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
U.S., allied agencies still clarifying prince’s role in Khashoggi affair
Three weeks after Jamal Khashoggi went missing, U.S. and key European security agencies still have an incomplete picture of what role Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have played in the Saudi journalist’s disappearance and death.
