Hong Kong protesters run riot in legislature, smashing paintings, doors in challenge to China
Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters stormed the legislature on the anniversary of the city’s 1997 return to China on Monday, destroying pictures and daubing walls with graffiti in a direct challenge to China as anger over an extradition bill spiraled out …
Iran’s stock of enriched uranium exceeds nuclear deal’s limit, IAEA says
Iran has followed through on its threat to breach a central limit of its nuclear deal with major powers, accumulating more enriched uranium than allowed under the accord, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed on Monday.
Gun battle ends in Afghan capital after Taliban blast wounds 105
Afghan security forces killed five Taliban gunmen who stormed a building in Kabul on Monday after detonating a bomb-laden truck that wounded at least 105 people, including 51 children, officials said.
Factbox: A breach of Iran nuclear deal could trigger sanctions snapback
Iran has breached the limit of its enriched uranium stockpile set in a 2015 deal with major powers, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday, according to the ISNA news agency. Exceeding the limit could culminate in the return of all intern…
U.S., China trade talks on positive track: PBOC’s Yi
Trade negotiations between China and the United States at a G20 meeting over the weekend went better than expected and provide a positive roadmap for further talks, People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang said on Monday.
German armed forces helicopter has crashed in northern Germany: police
A German armed forces helicopter crashed in northern Germany on Monday, a police spokesman said, but he could not confirm a report that one person was killed in the incident.
India sends out 250 civil servants to try to tackle water shortages
India is sending more than 250 civil servants to some of the driest areas of the vast country as part of efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to tackle water shortages.
Police confirm crashed helicopter belonged to German armed forces
The helicopter that crashed in northern Germany belongs to Germany’s armed forces, a spokesman for local police said on Monday, adding that he could not confirm whether one person was killed.
Russia proposes prisoner swap with U.S.: Ifax
Russia called on the United States on Monday to free Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko and proposed a prisoner swap with Washington to win the release of any American national held in Russia, Interfax news agency reported.
German migrant rescue ship captain faces Italian court
The German captain of a charity rescue ship appeared before a court in Sicily on Monday after she was arrested for forcing her way into an Italian port carrying migrants she had rescued off the Libyan coast.
