Royal showdown: queen to chair crisis talks over Meghan and Harry

Published On: January 13, 2020 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND, Jan 13: Queen Elizabeth and her heirs will meet Prince Harry on Monday to thrash out a plan for Harry and Meghan after the couple triggered a royal crisis by announcing they would be stepping back from their duties and spending more time in North America.

AP PHOTOS: Japan honors young adults on Coming of Age Day

Published On: January 13, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

TOKYO, Jan 13: Japan is celebrating Coming of Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday to honor those who have turned 20 over the past year.

BERLIN, Jan 13: The shift to electric vehicles could cost 410,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, daily Handelsblatt reported on Monday, citing government advisers.

Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital

Published On: January 13, 2020 02:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, Jan 13: Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami.

Australian prime minister's approval rating goes up in flames

Published On: January 13, 2020 01:49 PM NPT By: Reuters

MELBOURNE, Jan 13: Public support for Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slumped to its lowest levels amid widespread anger over his government’s handling of Australia’s bushfire crisis, according to a survey released by Newspoll on Monday.

Ahead of impeachment trial, Trump suggests not having it

Published On: January 13, 2020 01:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan 13: President Donald Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the chamber for the historic trial.

DUBAI, Jan 13: Videos on social media recorded gunshots fired in the vicinity of Iranian protests that were staged after Tehran admitted bringing down a passenger plane in error.

DUBAI, Jan 13: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame.

HONG KONG, Jan 13: Hong Kong’s strengths as a global financial hub have not been undermined by months of pro-democracy protests, the Chinese-ruled city’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, said on Monday.

BANGKOK, Jan 12: Thousands of Thais joined a run in the capital on Sunday in what appeared to be the biggest show of dissent against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, although he also drew a big show of support at a rival event.