600 police stations shut in eight years

LONDON - More than 600 police stations in England and Wales have been shut in the last eight years, a major British newspaper, The Sunday Times, reported on Sunday, saying that the central government's funding cuts are to blame.

Appeal for cool heads over China-US trade dispute

Researchers and former government officials from China and the United States have urged Washington and Beijing to remain rational and keep communicating, and stop slapping tariffs on each other, so to de-escalate their trade frictions.

Lawmakers vote to tighten California's ties with China

Eighty California State Assembly members have unanimously passed a bill to declare the legislature's support for continued coordination and collaboration between the US state and China.

Syria denies claim of Israeli attack on air base

DAMASCUS - The Syrian army denied reports that an Israeli missile attack targeted an air base west of Damascus early on Sunday, saying a short circuit caused an explosion in an arms depot, according to state television.

No second Brexit referendum, says British PM

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed on Sunday to stand by her blueprint for future trade ties with the European Union, amid fierce opposition from Brexiteers and doubts from the bloc.

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McCain ends 81-year journey with burial at Naval Academy

WASHINGTON - John McCain is being laid to rest at the US Naval Academy after a five-day procession that served as a final call to arms for a nation he warned could lose its civility and sense of shared purpose.

Trump visits golf course while Washington mourns senator

STERLING, Virginia - For US President Donald Trump, it was just like any other Saturday.

Nine injured in anti-migrant protests

CHEMNITZ, Germany - Nine people were injured on Saturday on the sidelines of opposing demonstrations by the far-right and the left in the German city of Chemnitz, which was hit by anti-migrant protests last week.

'Terrorist motive' alleged in attack on US tourists

AMSTERDAM - An Afghan man shot by police at Amsterdam's central station on Friday after stabbing two US tourists had a "terrorist" motive, city officials said on Saturday.

The fight to save, not shut, a McDonald's in France

MARSEILLE - For decades, McDonald's was the brand French people loved to hate.

Avant-garde approach

Italian designer Miuccia Prada has always been at the cutting edge of fashion's drive.