Thousands of protesters paralyze Hong Kong's financial hub over extradition bill

Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong on Wednesday as tens of thousands of demonstrators stormed key roads next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

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Jury couldn't decide if Arizona activist broke law helping migrants

An Arizona jury on Tuesday said it was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of a U.S. human rights activist who was accused of hiding undocumented migrants, but said he was offering them humanitarian aid.

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El Salvador says it was 'bargaining chip' in Mexico's migration deal with U.S.

El Salvador's vice president on Tuesday accused Mexico of leaving Central America out of talks with the United States over measures to stem the flow of migrants headed north, and using the region as a negotiating tool to reach a deal.

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Hong Kong protesters storm key road next to government offices amid chaotic scenes

Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong early on Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators stormed a key road next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

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Topshop empire survival vote 'on a knife edge'

Arcadia Group's creditors will vote on Sir Philip Green's revised rescue deal on Wednesday.

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Brazil indigenous affairs official fired amid push to develop reservation land

The head of Brazil's indigenous affairs agency said on Tuesday he was fired due to pressure from the agriculture ministry which under President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking to open reservation lands to commercial agriculture and mining.

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Hong Kong protesters storm key road next to govt offices amid chaotic scenes

Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong early on Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators stormed a key road next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

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Japan's Shinzo Abe heads to Tehran amid US-Iran tensions

Observers say Shinzo Abe is looking to boost his profile as a global statesman ahead of elections back home.

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Factbox: The ups and downs since Trump first met North Korea's Kim

U.S. President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time at a historic summit in Singapore on June 12 last year and there have been ups and downs in the North's foreign relations since then.

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Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters storm key road as extradition protests mount

Hundreds of demonstrators tried to occupy an important arterial road near the offices of the Hong Kong government on Wednesday as protests mounted against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for trial.

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Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Abha Airport with a cruise missile: Al Masirah TV

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement carried out an attack on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the group's Al-Masirah TV reported early on Wednesday.

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U.S. companies sued over London's deadly Grenfell Tower fire

Defects in products made by U.S. companies ignited and fueled the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people, according to a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday on behalf of injured victims and families of those killed.

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The public art project that entranced post-Cold War Berlin

In June 1995 artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin in fabric.

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Syrian air defenses thwart Israeli missile attack in southern Syria: SANA

attack on Tal al-Hara in southern Syria and shot down a number of them, Syrian state news agency SANA said early on Wednesday.

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Thousands rally as Hong Kong readies for mass strikes over extradition bill

Hong Kong braced for mass strikes on Wednesday after thousands braved thunderstorms overnight to stage a wave of fresh protests against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

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Mexico may consider U.S. 'safe third country' demand after 45 days

Mexico's government will consider legislation to accommodate U.S. demands to make Mexico a so-called safe third country for asylum seekers if it cannot stem migration flows in 45 days, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.

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