The arrest of U Min Zin, a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley and founder of a research group in Myanmar, took place soon after President Trump met with Xi Jinping in China.
Princess Bha of Thailand, Second in Line to the Throne, Dies at 47
Ever since she collapsed in a park three and a half years ago, speculation has swirled in Thailand about who could become the next monarch.
US authorities investigate huge ‘8647’ marking on grounds of National Mall in Washington
The term “8647” has been adopted by opponents of President Donald Trump as a protest against his administration.
Taylor Swift becomes youngest woman in Songwriters Hall of Fame
Taylor Swift became the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at 36. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette and Walter Afanasieff also joined this year’s class.
DR Congo coach Desabre hopes World Cup return can lift spirits
DR Congo coach Sebastien Desabre said Thursday he hopes his side can deliver a strong World Cup showing after arriving in the US following a quarantine period linked to the Ebola outbreak. The team, making their first appearance at the tournament sinc…
DR Congo coach Desabre hopes World Cup return can lift spirits
DR Congo coach Sebastien Desabre said Thursday he hopes his side can deliver a strong World Cup showing after arriving in the US following a quarantine period linked to the Ebola outbreak. The team, making their first appearance at the tournament sinc…
US officer shot by fellow cop during ‘horseplay’
US Police have released dashcam footage of a cop being shot by another officer during “out-of-policy horseplay” inside a police car park.
Iran Says ‘Text Not Final’ After Trump Claims Khamenei Approved Peace Deal
Trump said his understanding was that the Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, had given his approval to the proposal.
On the ground in the Belfast riots – podcast
The Guardian reporter Hannah Al-Othman on the anti-immigrant rioting in Northern Ireland and the residents afraid for their livesStella and Sumayah are housemates. Both care workers and students from Uganda, they live together in west Belfast.On Tuesda…
Nesto, a Montreal-based mortgage and finance tech startup, raised a CA$302M Series E at a CA$1.47B valuation to expedite deployment of its lending platform (Alex Riehl/BetaKit)
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Nesto, a Montreal-based mortgage and finance tech startup, raised a CA$302M Series E at a CA$1.47B valuation to expedite deployment of its lending platform — Montréal-based digital mortgage lender wants …