The Pentagon said on Tuesday a recent Chinese missile launch in the disputed South China Sea was "disturbing" and contrary to Chinese pledges that it would not militarise the disputed waterway.

China's missile test in South China Sea 'disturbing': Pentagon

Automobile industry legend Lee Iacocca, who is credited with creating the iconic Ford Mustang and saving Chrysler from bankruptcy, died Tuesday at the age of 94, US media reported.

United States auto industry legend Lee Iacocca dies age 94

Several major US-based technology companies are planning to shift substantial production out of China, spurred by a bitter trade war between Washington and Beijing, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

HP, Dell, other tech firms plan to shift production out of China: Nikkei

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation suspending a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, according to the law published on Wednesday on an official government website.

Russian President Putin signs law suspending Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with US

Tokyo Olympic stadium 90 per cent complete; opening set for December

Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass (DUMBO) in Brooklyn, the faithful for England and the U.S. women's World Cup sides came out Tuesday (July 2) for a watch party in which the home team triumphed.

Brooklyn watch party celebrates U.S. World Cup win over England

President Donald Trump's government on Tuesday gave up a controversial attempt to put a question about citizenship on next year's census, handing a victory to those who argued the new item would lead to discrimination against minority residents.

Donald Trump abandons controversial census change

Two people were shot and two others hurt on Tuesday when at least one gunman opened fire at a mall in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno before apparently fleeing on a nearby train, police said.

Two shot, two others hurt in San Francisco-area shopping mall

Top aides in President Donald Trump's White House, including his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will come under increased scrutiny for their use of personal emails and other unofficial messaging to conduct government affairs, a congressional oversight chairman said on Monday.

United States Congress expands probe of White House personal email use

Federal investigators retrieved on Monday the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a downed turboprop plane at a Texas airport as they looked into why it crashed soon after takeoff, killing 10 people, including a family of four.

United States investigators retrieve cockpit voice recorder of Texas plane crash

A Rwandan man was sentenced on Monday to more than eight years in prison after being convicted of concealing his involvement in the African nation's 1994 genocide in hopes of gaining asylum in the United States.

Rwandan man gets eight years in US prison for lying about genocide role

A former University of Southern California gynaecologist accused by hundreds of patients of molestation and other misconduct over the past three decades pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sexually assaulting 16 students who were under his care.

Former University of Southern California gynecologist pleads not guilty to sexual assault

US stock index futures indicated to a flat opening on Tuesday, a day after the benchmark S&P 500 index hit a record high, as optimism sparked by the US-China trade truce waned and a fresh threat of tariffs on Europe kept investors on edge.

Wall Street set to open flat as trade talk euphoria fades

Australian counter-terror police said they arrested three men in raids across Sydney on Tuesday, foiling a plot inspired by militant group Islamic State for attacks targeting a range of public buildings and embassies.

Australian counter-terror police say they foiled Sydney attack plot

China on Tuesday rebuked Donald Trump for "gross interference" in Hong Kong's affairs after the US president said protesters who stormed the city's legislature wanted democracy for the financial hub.

China slams Donald Trump's 'gross interference' in Hong Kong

Iranian prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for several suspects arrested last year for spying for the United States in military and nuclear bodies, state media reported on Tuesday, as tensions rise with Washington over Tehran's nuclear programme.

Iran says several suspected United States spies face possible death sentences

Rival Afghans will meet Sunday in Qatar, officials said, in a fresh attempt to make political headway as the United States seeks a peace deal with the Taliban within three months.

Fresh bid set to bring Afghans to table for peace deal

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday formally inaugurated the National Guard, a militarized police force aimed at cracking down on the country's growing crime rate and securing its borders.

Mexico inaugurates its new National Guard force

A four-day heatwave across western Europe that killed seven people began to ease slightly on Sunday, as temperature alerts were cut back and wildfires slowly brought under control.

Europe's heatwave burns on, but eases from record highs

The US is underestimating the scope of "hybrid warfare" being waged by Russia to undermine democracies in Europe, Central Asia, Africa, and Latin America, a Pentagon white paper has said.

United States underestimating Russia's 'hybrid warfare': Pentagon white paper

Nepal's Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed a deal worth about $100 million with China's Huawei Technologies to bring 4G phone services to the country, CG's chief executive said, shrugging off US security concerns about Huawei's products.

Nepal's Chaudhary Group ties up with Huawei to launch 4G services

A small twin-engine passenger plane crashed in Texas in the United States on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials said. "The Dallas County Medical Examiner has confirmed 10 fatalities and no survivors," a spokeswoman for the town of Addison, Texas told AFP.

Twin-engine passenger plane crashes in Texas, 10 dead

Anti-government protesters laid siege to Hong Kong's parliament on Monday as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, smashing windows, battling police armed with pepper spray and plunging the city further into crisis.

Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary

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