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  • Hong Kong police fire tear gas and arrest protesters

Hong Kong police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters as pro-China groups tear down protest walls

The demonstrations have taken on their own rhythm over the months and now tend to peak on the weekends.

Greenies turn up in red at Hong Lim Park for first Singapore Climate Rally

  • US to send troops to Saudi after oil attacks

United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defences after oil facilities attack

Overall air quality improves in Malaysia; all flights resume at Ipoh airport

How can we breathe if the oxygen has been taken away?': Residents in haze-shrouded Pekanbaru

Formula One: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claims stunning pole at Singapore Grand Prix

Trump calls China a 'threat to the world' as trade talks approach

Malaysia offers cash, incentives to entice Malays in Kampung Baru enclave to redevelop land

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Activists get down and dirty clearing rubbish on mass cleanup day

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  • A protester waving a United States flag in Tsim Sha Tsui district during a pro-democracy protest last month. On Tuesday, the plight of Hong Kong's protesters took centre stage at a hearing of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The pa

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  • US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka in June. As the trade war between the US and China continues, Mr Trump expects America's trading partners to choose betwee

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