China said the sea and air drills were meant as a “stern warning” to its opponents after Taiwan’s new president asserted the island’s sovereignty in defiance of Beijing. from World News https://ift.tt/bf2R8Hu
After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly placed there by a former employee, the airline now says it has requested that its law firm change its response. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/lgaZGeD
New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, is on the brink of civil war as pro-independence activists protest a law that would expand voting rights. from World News https://ift.tt/PujVqQg
But it remains unclear whether Gen. To Lam, the new president, can rise to the post of the top leader, the chief of the Vietnamese Communist Party. from World News https://ift.tt/TzMjFUh
Passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday described a sudden, dramatic drop as “all hell broke loose” on board the Boeing airliner carrying 229 passengers and crew. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/KSMc1ka
French actor Gerard Depardieu and companion Magda Vavrusova were allegedly involved in a run-in with Rino Barillari after being snapped by the celebrity photographer at the legendary Rome bar. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/anElNC2
A hearing on Monday will determine whether Julian Assange has any more recourse in the British courts to appeal his extradition to the United States. from World News https://ift.tt/4slgxRc
Robert O’Brien, one of Donald Trump’s closest foreign policy advisers, said he was there as a “private citizen.” from World News https://ift.tt/cK1advX
Top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler finished strong Sunday at the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, days after being arrested as he drove to the tournament’s second round. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/fJWe7EV
Lai Ching-te, the incoming president, has vowed to stay on his predecessor’s narrow path of resisting Beijing without provoking it. It won’t be easy. from World News https://ift.tt/jaSLUnH
Thirty miles to the north, Russian forces are invading again. But in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, life cracks on. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/TvKBdOc
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/UpIyJ5Q
Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with you.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/d1eHo2k