China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, the latest in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries. China said the move was a “nec... Read more

For decades, Ritter Sport has marketed its chocolate bars on their unique, square shape. So when Swiss brand Milka challenged its German monopoly on square chocolate, the battle lines were d... Read more

The US says a Chinese scientist suspected of visa fraud and concealing ties to the military has fled to China’s consulate in San Francisco. Court filings by US prosecutors also say oth... Read more

The former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering African-American man George Floyd has been charged with multiple felony counts of tax evasion. Derek Chauvin and his wife are accus... Read more

The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday – a move described as “political provocation” by Beijing. The US State Department said the deci... Read more

The US justice department has accused China of sponsoring hackers who are targeting labs developing Covid-19 vaccines. Officials have charged two Chinese men who allegedly spied on US compan... Read more

The UK government is accused of having “actively avoided” looking for Russian interference during the EU referendum. The Intelligence and Security Committee’s long-awa... Read more

Actor Johnny Depp “threatened to kill” ex-wife Amber Heard “many times”, the US actress has claimed. She described a “three-day hostage situation” during... Read more

The son of a US federal judge has been shot dead and her husband injured in an attack at their family home in New Jersey. Investigators said the judge, Esther Salas, was unharmed. According... Read more

EU talks aimed at reaching an agreement on a huge post-coronavirus recovery fund have stretched into a fourth day. The main division is between countries hit hardest by the virus – suc... Read more