International News

March 15, 2019

China foreign investment law: Bill aims to ease global concerns

China has passed a new foreign investment law in a move widely seen as an effort to facilitate US trade talks. Delegates voted overwhelmingly in favour […]
March 15, 2019

IDF: Hamas rocket fire on Tel Aviv was a ‘mistake’

The two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Tel Aviv on Thursday night, were likely launched mistakenly by Hamas, the IDF said on Friday. The […]
March 15, 2019

Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket fire

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military carried out reprisal strikes against Hamas in Gaza early on Friday, hours after rockets were fired from the Palestinian enclave, sources said. […]
March 14, 2019

Amnesty report: EU complicit in violence against refugees

In a report released on Wednesday, Amnesty International stated that European governments, by prioritizing border control, are complicit in “the systematic, unlawful and frequently violent pushbacks” […]
March 14, 2019

Dozens indicted in US college admissions conspiracy

The US Attorney’s Office of Massachusetts on Tuesday unsealed documents related to a federal investigation into a large-scale college admissions and testing bribery scheme. The conspiracy […]
March 14, 2019

UN experts find violations of North Korean sanctions

A UN panel of experts on Monday released a report that details numerous sanction violations by North Korea. Economic sanctions against North Korea were originally imposed […]
March 14, 2019

Pentagon to implement Trump’s transgender military policy

The Deputy Secretary of Defense released a memorandum Tuesday announcing the implementation of Trump’s policy barring most transgender people from serving in the military. This announcement […]
March 14, 2019

Spotify files antitrust suit against Apple

Spotify announced on Wednesday that the company has filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission, a regulatory body responsible for keeping competition fair and […]