SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies refuted Australian claims it poses a security risk, calling the criticism “ill-informed” in an open letter on Monday that threatens to inflame already heightened Sino-Canberra tensions.

We’ve decided that doling out opportunity on the basis of race is wrong. Even when it changes an institution’s ‘character.’ Even when Harvard does it.          

Trump and his loyalists have tried to convince the public that the FBI violated its usual operating procedures, including installing “spies” inside Trump’s campaign, though there’s no evidence that’s the case.          

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the U.S. internet giant’s efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including Amazon.com.

Atlanta has turned its stocked farm system into a major league contender faster than expected          

A gunman injured a teen and shot a man in a pair of carjacking attempts Sunday, before being killed by a bystander outside a Washington state Walmart store. Police say a bystander killed the gunman. (June 18)          

Thomas Markle reveals how he told his daughter and Prince Harry he was missing their big day.

LGBT football fans going to Russia receive threats, as groups voice concern over increase in anti-gay chants in country.

More than 200 injured by earthquake that struck during morning rush-hour in Osaka Prefecture, officials say.

South Korea on Monday began two days of war games to practise defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast — against an unlikely attack by Japan. The drills come just days after President Donald Trump announced the suspension of long-running US joint exercises with South Korea — aimed at deterring North Korea — calling them expensive and “provocative”. …