US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as Democratic lawmakers questioned whether the action was ju ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-06
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said there are indications Iran or forces it backs may be planning additional attacks, Reuters reports. He also warned that the “game has changed” and it is possible th ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-03
Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, while Turkey launched an investigation into his daring escape from Japan via Istanbul, Reuters reports. ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-03
Tens of thousands of holiday makers raced to evacuate popular seaside towns on Australia’s east coast on Wednesday, fleeing ahead of advancing bushfires, as military ships and helicopters began rescui ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-02
A pro-democracy march in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day spiraled into chaotic scenes as police fired several rounds of tear gas and water cannon at crowds including families before halting the event. Abo ...More
EJ Insight2020-01-02
Dear Mr. Xi, As a new decade dawns, it may be fitting to reflect upon the events of 2019 in Hong Kong and how to ensure, as you have said, that "one country, two systems" will be "fully applied ... wi ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-30
The US military carried out air strikes in Iraq and Syria on Sunday targeting an Iran-backed militia group which has been blamed for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that killed a US civilian ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-30
Police defended the action of an officer who drew his gun on a crowd during a confrontation with protesters on Sunday, saying he was forced to brandish his weapon in order to save himself and his coll ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-24
Three people died of injuries sustained in intensifying protests against a new citizenship law in India on Thursday with thousands taking to the streets nationwide in defiance of temporary bans on pub ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-20
Micron Technology said on Wednesday that it expects a recovery in 2020 after a “cyclical bottom” in its fiscal second quarter, and that it had received all requested licenses to supply some products t ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-19
The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed changes to its decades-old definition of a professional investor in order to allow more Americans to buy shares in private companies, Re ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-19
Hong Kong football fans booed as the Chinese national anthem was played before their team’s clash with China in South Korea, Reuters reports. The Korea Football Association said on Wednesday it had ta ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-19
Pope Francis announced sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with cases of sexual abuse of minors, abolishing the rule of “pontifical secrecy” that previously covered them, Reute ...More
EJ Insight2019-12-18
