Explainer: Why proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition law are fuelling protests
Cracks have appeared in the support base for a proposed Hong Kong law to allow extraditions to China, with local media reporting the city’s government will suspend the bill after widespread anger and violent protests.
Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson’s views on the EU
Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, was the face of the official campaign to leave the European Union. But he has made contradictory statements in the past about the relationship he wants Britain to have with the world’…
Kim Jong Un’s sister to visit DMZ separating two Koreas, Seoul says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister will visit the demilitarized zone separating the North from the South on Wednesday to pay her condolences to former South Korean First Lady Lee Hee-ho, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said.
Hong Kong protests send stocks lower, spark scramble for cash
Hong Kong’s financial markets came under pressure on Wednesday, with stocks falling and demand for cash surging, as protests against the territory’s controversial extradition shut down key parts of the city.
Missing British hiker found dead in New Zealand: police
The body of a 49-year-old British hiker who went missing nearly two weeks ago on a mountain range in New Zealand was found on Wednesday, police said.
Tens of thousands paralyze Hong Kong’s financial hub over extradition bill
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong surrounded the city’s legislature on Wednesday, forcing it to postpone a second round of debate on an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.
Trump and Kim one year on: A “beautiful letter”, stalled diplomacy
A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time, they appear committed to a personal bond upon which hopes for peace seem to rest despite a stalemate in efforts to get Kim to abandon his nuclear weapons.
Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, preparations limited
With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war are low and sources say there has been little preparation for a meeting even as the health of the world econo…
A year after Singapore, little change seen in U.S.-North Korea ties: poll
A year after the first U.S.-North Korea summit, most people in countries with a stake in the process think relations between the old rivals have not improved significantly, highlighting a stalemate in their nuclear talks, a poll shows.
With flowers and personal stories, Japan sexual abuse survivors seek reform
Sexual abuse victims and their supporters rallied in nine cities around Japan this week to protest against recent court acquittals of alleged rapists and urge reform of the nation’s anti-rape law.
