Representative Andy Biggs said on Tuesday that he is challenging Republican colleague Kevin McCarthy to become the next Speaker of the House in order to dislodge establishment control of the lower chamber

US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker in the next Congress is imperiled by opposition to his leadership by five fellow Republican congressmen, Fox News reported on Monday

The UK Foreign Office has summoned a Chinese envoy in connection with the beating of a pro-democracy Hong Kong citizen during a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, a senior foreign office official said on Tuesday