HK flights resume as airport restricts protesters

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Flights have now resumed at Hong Kong airport Hong Kong airport has resumed operations after a night of chaos which saw protesters clash with riot police. Hundreds of flights were cancelled on Tuesday after protest…
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Nora’s family ‘heartbroken’ by Malaysia death

Image copyrightLucie Blackman Trust/Family handout/PA MediaImage caption Nora Quoirin went missing from her room on 4 August The family of British teenager Nora Quoirin, whose body has been found in Malaysia, have said their "hearts are broken". The body …
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US immigration office shot at in ‘targeted attack’

Image copyrightReutersImage caption ICE has blamed the shootings in San Antonio on "political rhetoric" about the Trump administration's policies. Bullets fired at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices in Texas were a "targeted attack" again…
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German economy slips back into negative growth

Image copyrightGetty Images Germany's economy shrank during the April-to-June period of this year. A decline in exports dampened growth, according to official data, which comes amid concerns of a global slowdown. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% c…
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British-Iranian academic ‘arrested in Iran’

Image copyrightFacebookImage caption Kameel Ahmady's wife (right) said she has not been informed of charges against him A British-Iranian dual national has been arrested in western Iran, according to his family. The wife of Kameel Ahmady, a social anthrop…
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Wildfires leave blackened forests in their wake

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Abandoned cars were left charred after flames ravaged through the forest Fires have been raging through a "unique, untouched pine forest" on the Greek island of Evia as authorities fight to keep the flames under control. Hu…
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ASAP Rocky found guilty of assault

Image copyrightGetty Images US rapper ASAP Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, has been found guilty of assault during a Stockholm brawl and given a suspended sentence. The 30-year-old was involved in a fight in the Swedish capital at the end of June. He spen…
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‘No chance of US deal’ if Brexit hits Irish accord

Media captionNacy Pelosi: The woman Republicans love to hate A US-UK trade deal will not get through Congress if Brexit undermines the Good Friday Agreement, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives has said. Democrat Nancy Pelosi, whose party control…
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UN asks Palestinians to explain hate speech, antisemitism

The Palestinian Authority was called to task for hate speech and antisemitism in its official statements and in its textbooks during the government’s first ever review by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination held in Geneva …
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Hamas to ‘shower’ Israeli cities with missiles

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar vowed to defeat the IDF and “shower” Israeli cities with missile barrages if Israel launches another military campaign in the Gaza Strip. “We will break the defeated occupation army if it crosses into the Gaza Strip. We know what we…
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