Asia
China Hong Kong police arrested several protesters on national day
Police in Hong Kong on Thursday arrested at least 60 protesters on suspicion of "illegal assembly". They had gathered for a demonstration, which coincided with China's National Day. …
EU
Ukraine summons Belarusian ambassador to Crimea
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Belarusian diplomat to attend a Russia-Belarus regional forum on behalf of the Crimean occupation administration, the ministry said on Thursday. …
EU
Alexei Navalny: The Kremlin says the CIA works by poisoning Putin
The Kremlin has rejected Alexei Navalny's allegations that Vladimir Putin was responsible for his apparent poisoning. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Thursday that "I have s…
WorldNews
Trump signed the Stop Gap Funding Bill to stop the government shutdown
The White House said President Donald Trump signed the Stop Gap Spending Act early Thursday to prevent a government shutdown in the weeks leading up to the presidential election. At midnigh…
EU
New Armenia, Azerbaijan shelling despite calls for halt
Heavy shelling between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces persisted Thursday despite fresh calls from world leaders for an end to days of fighting over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region. In…
Business
Tokyo Course Halts Trading for the whole day in the worst outage
The Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended all-day trading on Thursday due to a hardware malfunction, which led to the worst malfunction in the world's third-largest course. Japan Exchange Grou…
