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Morning news brief: South China Sea dispute, Trudeau admits 'mistake' and more

Morning news brief: South China Sea dispute, Trudeau admits 'mistake' and more

South China Sea

Russian bounties: Pompeo speaks with Russia's Lavrov about Afghanistan

Washington has been in an uproar over reports that Russian intelligence paid bounties for Taliban-linked fighters to kill US forces in Afghanistan.

China says Pompeo's South China Sea illegal claim 'unjustified'

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Beijing hit back Tuesday at the US branding of Chinese pursuits in the South China Sea as illegal, saying the accusation was "unjustified' and a bid to sabotage regional peace.

Canada's Trudeau admits 'mistake'; apologises over controversial charity contract

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Monday for not recusing himself from discussions about a government contract to a charity that had paid his family large sums of money for speaking appearances.

Watch: Pakistanis sing 'Jan Gan Man' and 'Vande Mataram' with Indians in the UK during the anti-China protest

People of Indian and Pakistani origin were seen holding ‘anti-China’ placards during the protest that happened after India and China face-off in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley.