Hong Kong: Attacker bites politician’s ear
Hong Kong: A knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a pro-democracy politician in Hong Kong on Sunday, as riot police stormed several malls to thwart protesters who have been demanding Government reforms for nearly five months.
UK lowers terror threat level
London: The UK Government on Monday announced a lowering of its terror threat level from “severe” to “substantial” for the first time in five years. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the scale-down, which means a terrorist attack is now likely as opposed to highly likely, after an independent analysis by the UK’s Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre after its biannual review.
UK electing new speaker to replace john
London: British lawmakers were electing a new House of Commons Speaker to replace the influential but controversial John Bercow. Bercow retired last week after a decade as speaker that saw him become a central player in Britain’s Brexit drama.