LISBON — It was the party to be seen at during the Cannes Film Festival, where being seen was the whole point. A Swiss jewelry company had rented out the opulent Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, drawing celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi…

Fenwick Pier is to be razed to the ground after the government terminated its lease with the Servicemen's Guides Association. Photo: Dickson Lee Government terminates lease for Fenwick Pier Fleet Arcade, with Servicemen's Guides Association to…

American voters must choose between three sharply divergent visions of the future. The incumbent president, Donald Trump, is clear about where he is guiding the Republican Party — white nativism at home and America First unilateralism…

HONG KONG — A mass protest in Hong Kong came to an abrupt and chaotic end on Sunday when demonstrators attacked plainclothes police officers, sparking a response from authorities that included pepper spray, tear gas and numerous arrests.

YARKAND, China — The winding, crowded lanes of old Yarkand, an ancient Silk Road town, preserve patterns of life that go back centuries. On a recent morning, smoke wafted from sputtering grills of lamb and ovens lined with baking flatbread.