As the number of Hong Kong residents using their entitlement to British National Overseas (BNO) passports continues to rise, the city’s government has warned of “countermeasures” to stem the exodus amid a crackdown on dissent under a draconian national security law.

The Iranian Navy is set to receive the country’s largest-ever military vessel, an indigenously-manufactured helicopter carrier outfitted to take on momentous logistical responsibilities in support of the defense force’s maritime missions.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Democratic lawmakers’ push to impeach him in the last days of his presidency is “absolutely ridiculous.” Speaking to reporters for the first time since thousands of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday to try to upend his defeat for reelection, Trump …