Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters hit and run
Weeks of increasingly violent protests have plunged Hong Kong into its biggest political crisis for decades, posing a serious challenge to China’s central government in Beijing.
Thousands defy crackdown in Moscow’s biggest protest for years
Tens of thousands of Russians staged what a monitoring group called the country’s biggest political protest for eight years on Saturday, defying a crackdown to demand free elections to Moscow’s city legislature.
Trump says Kim will stop short-range missile tests when US-South Korean drills end
Trump also said that Kim stated he would like to start negotiations as soon as the exercises are over.
Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide a month after arrest in child sex trafficking case
Epstein, 66, hanged himself in Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was being held without bail.
Typhoon forces evacuations, flight cancellations in eastern China
Hundreds of flights were cancelled and a million people were evacuated from their homes as the third-largest typhoon on record in China hit the east of the country, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday.
South Korea says North Korea’s short-range missile launches a show of force, more could come
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Saturday, South Korea said, in a “show of force” against U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises.
Real pay cut for millions since 2010, TUC study suggests
Lower and middle-income jobs saw pay falls in the last decade, research suggests.
Are you able to switch off when on holiday?
Many feel pressured to check work emails when on annual leave, but it may be counter-productive.
Navarro says US will take strong action against China if it devalues yuan to ‘neutralize tariffs’
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Beijing plans to devalue its currency — and if it does, the U.S. will respond forcefully.
IMF says trade war threatens China’s growth, pushes for an equitable resolution
The IMF urges the world’s two largest economies to resolve the trade war quickly and fairly.