Taiwan to conduct missile live-firing test July 02 2023 at 05:17PM

Taiwan will kick off a two-day missile live-firing test on Monday ahead of its largest annual military exercises as the island ramps up preparations against an increasingly assertive China. The missile firings in southern Pingtung county come as relations between Taipei and Beijing are increasingly strained, with China conducting two major military exercises around the island in the past year.

Grandmom of French teen shot dead by cop pleads with rioters to stop violence July 02 2023 at 05:05PM

The grandmother of the French teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop pleaded Sunday for rioters to stop after five nights of unrest, while authorities expressed outrage at an attack on a suburban mayor's home that injured family members. "Don't break windows, buses ... schools. We want to calm things down," grandmother of 17-year-old Nahel, identified only as Nadia, said.

Rishi Sunak speaks of 'sting' of racism growing up in UK July 02 2023 at 10:36AM

Rishi Sunak, Britain's first Indian-origin PM, has spoken of the "sting" of racism that he experienced growing up in the UK during a special appearance at the England versus Australia Ashes Test match at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.

Mayors targeted in fifth night of protests across France July 02 2023 at 10:14AM

The mayor of a suburb of Paris said on Sunday that protesters had rammed a burning car into his home and then set the vehicle on fire, injuring his wife and one of his children, as violent demonstrations across France over the police killing of a 17-year-old stretched into a fifth night.

France has a 5th night of rioting over teen's killing by police amid signs of subsiding violence July 02 2023 at 04:33AM

Young rioters clashed with police into early Sunday and targeted a mayor’s home with a burning car, injuring members of his family, as France saw a fifth night of unrest after the police killing of a teenager. Overall violence, however, appeared to lessen from previous nights. Police made 719 arrests nationwide by early Sunday following a mass security deployment aimed at quelling France’s worst social upheaval in years.