Hong Kong protests enter 12th week, as subway shuts some stations

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UK consular worker Simon Cheng has been freed, says family

A United Kingdom consular worker who was detained in China for 15 days has returned to Hong Kong, according to his family.

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North Korea launches more missiles, US officials say

North Korea fired two short-range missiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, on Saturday, according to an assessment cited by two US officials.

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Rescuers search for missing people after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Rescuers are continuing to search for missing passengers who were on board an Indonesian ferry that caught fire and sank Thursday evening.

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Human chain across Hong Kong expresses solidarity and determination, say protesters

Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong Friday evening in a show of solidarity for the city's pro-democracy protest movement that continues to gain traction almost three months after it began.

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Hong Kong protesters to form human chain across city: Live updates

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters are creating a human chain across Hong Kong. Follow here for the latest developments.

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Chinese state media claim UK consular worker has been detained for soliciting prostitutes. His family say that's a 'joke'

The family of a Hong Kong citizen working for the British consulate, who has not been heard from for more than two weeks, have described reports that he was detained in China for soliciting prostitutes as a "joke."

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North Korea and China are huge winners in the worsening Japan-South Korea spat

The cracks in the relationship between South Korea and Japan are deepening -- undercutting security cooperation on North Korea and potentially handing a win to China.

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Pakistan calls on UNICEF to drop actress Priyanka Chopra as an ambassador

Pakistan has demanded that Indian actress Priyanka Chopra be stripped of her UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador role, saying that her "support for war" and the Indian government amid heightened tensions in the disputed region of Kashmir make a "mockery" of the position.

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South Korea scraps military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan

South Korea is scrapping its military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, the latest escalation in a trade dispute that threatens global supply chains for smartphones and other gadgets.

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British consulate employee detained for 'solicitation of prostitution,' Chinese state-run newspaper reports

A Hong Kong citizen working for the British consulate, who has not been heard from for two weeks, was detained in China for "solicitation of prostitution," China's state-run tabloid Global Times reported on Thursday.

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Kashmir Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership.

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Nepal is banning single-use plastic in the Everest region

Nepal is banning single-use plastic on and around Mount Everest in a bid to cut down on the region's trash problem.

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Rohingya say no to repatriations around anniversary of atrocities

Bangladesh and Myanmar were set to start repatriating Rohingya refugees Thursday, a move that has been widely resisted by many living in the sprawling camps on the border between the two countries.

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Indonesia sends 1,000 police to quell protests

Protests in Indonesia were sparked by allegations of police brutality after a group of Papuan students were accused of throwing the country's flag into a ditch.

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A shared train station symbolizes Hong Kong's fears about China

A train station in the heart of Hong Kong could soon become a symbol of Hong Kongers' worst fears about China, after the detention of UK consulate employee.

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If I protest in Hong Kong and travel to mainland China, will I be able to come home?

In late May, two weeks before the first major anti-extradition bill march in Hong Kong, four high school friends and I took a day trip to Chinese city of Shenzhen for a birthday celebration.

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Hong Kong protesters mark one month since mob attack with sit-in demo

A crowd of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong staged a silent sit-in at the Yuen Long MTR station on Wednesday evening, marking a month since a group of suspected organized crime group members violently attacked demonstrators there.

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China says it has detained a UK consulate employee

An employee of the British consulate who has been missing for almost two weeks has been detained in mainland China, the country's ministry of foreign affairs confirmed Wednesday.

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Trump defies China: $8 billion F-16 fighter jet deal for Taiwan approved

The Trump administration has formally approved a major $8 billion arms sale to Taiwan involving 66 new F-16C/D fighter jets, the State Department announced Tuesday, a move that comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing over a range of issues, including trade and Hong Kong.

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India's Chandrayaan-2 moon mission enters lunar orbit

India's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Tuesday in a small but important step on its journey towards the moon.

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UK Foreign Office 'extremely concerned' for Hong Kong staffer reportedly detained in China

The United Kingdom Foreign Office is "extremely concerned" by reports that a British Consulate staff member in Hong Kong has been detained in mainland China for over 10 days.

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China could overwhelm US in military in Asia in hours, Australian report says

The US military is no longer the primary force in Asia, and missiles from China's rapidly improving military could overwhelm its bases in hours, according to a new report.

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What a wedding massacre says about Trump's plan to leave Afghanistan

An ISIS suicide bomber attacked a wedding hall in Kabul at the weekend, providing a bloody backdrop to US-Taliban peace talks.

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Protesters set fire to a parliament building in West Papua as demonstrations spread

Thousands of protesters in the provincial capital of Indonesia's West Papua have set fire to a local government building amid widespread demonstrations sparked by alleged police discrimination against Papuan students.

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Bangladesh slum fire leaves 10,000 people homeless

More than 10,000 people have been left homeless after a massive fire engulfed a slum in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, destroying thousands of shanties, according to Bangladeshi officials.

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