Hong Kong protests: China says protesters ‘trample rule of law’ China has accused protesters who vandalised Hong Kong’s parliament on Monday of “serious illegal actions” that “trample on the rule of law”. A group of activists occupied the Legislative Council (LegCo) building for several hours after breaking away from a peaceful protest. Hundreds of …

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  Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary Police in Hong Kong have clashed with protesters marking the anniversary of its handover from UK to Chinese rule. In chaotic scenes on Monday, police used pepper spray and batons to contain protesters outside a venue hosting an annual flag-raising ceremony. A small group of protesters …

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  Donald Trump invites Kim Jong-un to visit US after stepping into North Korea US president steps over demarcation line as two leaders chat in historic meeting Ben Quinn (now), Kate Lyons and Alison Rourke(earlier) Sun 30 Jun 2019 09.24 BST After announcing that the sides would be setting up new teams to take forward negotiations, Trump was asked during the press …

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    G20 summit: Trump and Xi agree to restart US-China trade talks The United States and China have agreed to resume trade negotiations, easing a protracted row that has fuelled a global economic slowdown. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached the agreement on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan. …

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  India has just five years to solve its water crisis, experts fear. Otherwise hundreds of millions of lives will be in danger By Jessie Yeung, Swati Gupta and Michael Guy, CNN Updated 0536 GMT (1336 HKT) June 28, 2019 The world’s second-most populous country is running out of water. About 100 million people across India are …

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  Dalai Lama says Donald Trump has a ‘lack of moral principle’ Tibetan spiritual leader also reiterates that his female successor must be ‘attractive’ Kate Lyons  @MsKateLyons The Dalai Lama has said Donald Trump lacks moral principle and that he is open to the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists being a woman, but only if she is …

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  Democrats get their man — Mueller — for blockbuster hearings Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Updated 0522 GMT (1322 HKT) June 26, 2019 Robert Mueller’s long-awaited public testiomony next month will give Democrats their best and perhaps last chance to seize on the Russia scandal to try to inflict a decisive political wound on President Donald Trump. The …

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  Gangnam: The scandal rocking the playground of K-pop By Laura BickerBBC News, Seoul Earlier this year, the meticulously managed world of K-pop was rocked by scandal. Seungri, a singer in one of the world’s most famous boy bands, Big Bang, was questioned by police over allegations he was procuring prostitutes for his business and …

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    Erdogan’s party suffers blow after Istanbul re-run poll defeat Turkey’s ruling AK Party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, delivering a stinging blow to President Erdogan. With nearly all ballots counted, main opposition party candidate Ekrem Imamoglu had a lead of 775,000 votes, a huge increase on …

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    Ethiopia army chief shot dead in Ethiopia attacks The chief of staff of the Ethiopian army, Gen Seare Mekonnen, has been shot dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, state media confirm. He and another officer died trying to prevent a coup attempt against the administration in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, PM Abiy Ahmed said. …

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