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Boris Johnson is expected to be elected leader of Britain’s governing Conservative Party and the country’s next prime minister, tasked with following through on his “do or die” pledge to deliver Brexit in just over three months time. Arriving at his London office on Tuesday morning, Johnson was confronted by a silent protester wielding a sign reading ‘Freedom, Independence, Identity, Democracy, Sovereignty’. He declined to answer questions from the media. Johnson and his rival, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, have spent the last month criss-crossing the country seeking to win over the less than 200,000 Conservative Party members who will choose…

India successfully launched a rocket into space, in a bid to perform a soft landing of a rover on the moon, the country’s most ambitious mission yet to cement its position as a leading low-cost space power. The 10-billion rupee ($146 million) mission, if successful, will enable India to carry out studies on the presence of water on the south pole of the moon. Only the United States, Russia and China have been on the moon. The rocket, carrying the unmanned Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, blasted off from a southern Indian space centre to cheers from onlookers, a live telecast showed. The…

Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas in running clashes with protesters late on Sunday, amid chaotic scenes as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against what many see as a broader erosion of freedoms by Beijing. Hundreds of riot police faced off with protesters more than a kilometre from the Liaison Office, firing tear gas as police and ambulance sirens echoed through the chanting crowds.  Local broadcaster RTHK and other local media reported police also fired rubber bullets, while protesters fought back or counter-attacked with bottles, bricks, poles, and umbrellas.  Millions have taken…

The U.S. military accused a Venezuelan fighter aircraft of “aggressively” shadowing a U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries II plane over international airspace, in yet another sign of the increasing hostility between the two nations. The encounter between the U.S. and Venezuelan planes occurred on Friday, the same day that the Trump administration announced it was sanctioning four top officials in Venezuela’s military counterintelligence agency. In a statement issued Sunday, the U.S. military said that it had determined the “Russian-made fighter aggressively shadowed the EP-3 at an unsafe distance in international airspace for a prolonged period of time, endangering the safety of…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard to discuss migration and trade, amid heightened bilateral tension ahead of a deadline on a deal that removed tariff threats on Mexican exports. Under the June agreement with the United States, Mexico averted punitive tariffs on U.S.-bound Mexican shipments threatened by President Donald Trump by promising to stem the flow of illegal migrants from Central America by July 22. If the United States deems that Mexico has not done enough to thwart migrants, the two countries are due to begin talks over changing rules to make most…

An Iranian flag was hoisted atop a seized oil tanker docked in Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, footage obtained by reporters from an Iranian news agency shows. The British-flagged Stena Impero was seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, because it had been involved in an accident. This is in apparent retaliation for the British capture of an Iranian tanker at Gibraltar two weeks earlier. The Iranian capture of the ship in the global oil trade’s most important waterway was the latest escalation in three months of spiralling confrontation with the West that began when new,…

London’s Crossrail project will probably go even further over budget, according to a report by MPs. Commuters have been “let down” by a programme that is well behind schedule, the Public Accounts Committee said and MPs said they were “sceptical” about the Department for Transport’s “ability to oversee major rail projects”. In response, the Department for Transport said it had acted “swiftly and effectively” when problems at Crossrail became clear. Construction on the Crossrail route began in 2009. It is Europe’s biggest infrastructure project. It has been officially named the Elizabeth Line in honour of the Queen. When completed, it…

Boeing said it would take an after-tax charge of $4.9 billion in the second quarter related to estimated disruptions from the grounding of its money-spinning 737 MAX after two deadly crashes. The charge will result in a $5.6 billion reduction in revenue and pre-tax earnings in the second quarter, the world’s largest planemaker said in a statement less than a week before it plans to release financial results on July 24. Boeing is facing one of the worst crises in its history as its fastest-selling jetliner, the 737 MAX, remains grounded after crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia that together killed…

UK prime ministerial candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt vowed to stand up for Britain’s diplomats around the world. Diplomatic memos from Darroch describing the Trump administration as “inept” were leaked to a British newspaper, infuriating the U.S. president, who launched a Twitter attack on both the envoy and outgoing prime minister Theresa May, who had given Darroch her full support. Johnson pointedly refused to back Darroch during a televised debate on Tuesday, leading to accusations from fellow Conservative Party lawmakers that he had thrown the ambassador “under the bus” in order to bolster his own ties with Trump. Conservative…

A petition has been launched after the popular marketplace site Amazon pulled a number of books on leaving homosexuality — some that could be considered “conversion therapy” books and others that were simply writings from those who were delivered from homosexuality by the power of Jesus Christ. As of press time, the petition had generated over 9,900 signatures. An organization called Voice for the Voiceless is now speaking about against the deletion of even personal testimonies and religious content, calling it “tantamount to religious discrimination and discrimination based on sexual orientation.” Amazons action came as a result of pro-gay supports…