Thousands of people in typhoon-prone central Philippines have had their Christmas plans ruined after they were told to leave their homes as a severe tropical storm approaches.
Hong Kong police seized 12 replica guns and other offensive weapons and arrested four people on Monday afternoon in Yuen Long, police said in a statement on Tuesday.
Former US national security advisor John Bolton says the Trump administration might soon need to admit publicly that its policy on North Korea has failed badly.
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey last year.