WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it had informed Hong Kong on Wednesday that Washington had concluded or terminated three bilateral agreements with the semi-autonomous city following China’s introduction of a sweeping national security law. The termination of the talks follows US President Donald Trump’s mandate …
Read More »Exclusive: Facebook staff ask internal question about policy after controversy over India content – sources, memos
NEW DELHI / BENGALURU (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) and its top lobbying executive in India, Ankhi Das, face internal questions from employees about how political content is regulated in its largest market, according to sources with direct knowledge and internal messages seen by Reuters. Ankhi Das, Facebook’s Director of Public …
Read More »Hezbollah of Lebanon ‘gained power but lost the country’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fifteen years after the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, Hezbollah has risen to power in a country that is now collapsing in the midst of a series of devastating crises. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the damaged port area in the aftermath of …
Read More »Thai police arrest activist over protest against monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police arrested activist lawyer Anon Nampa on Wednesday over a protest on August 3, demanding the reform of the powerful monarchy, the second time he has been arrested this month, a police officer said. Anon, 36, has been at the forefront of a movement that has …
Read More »Thai police arrest activist over protest against monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police arrested activist lawyer Anon Nampa on Wednesday over a protest on August 3, demanding the reform of the powerful monarchy, the second time he has been arrested this month, a police officer said. Anon, 36, has been at the forefront of a movement that has …
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