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Turkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij

US President Donald Trump has authorized sanctions and imposed steel tariffs against Turkey

China denied the allegations of having apps that give Beijing superuser privileges to invade their users' privacy.

Japan dedicated its Rugby World Cup win against Scotland to victims of Typhoon Hagibis

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Hong Kong is sliding towards becoming a police state, US senator Josh Hawley warned Monday, as tens of thousands filled the strife-torn city's streets waving American flags and calling on Washington to punish China over sliding freedoms.The international finance hub was battered by another weekend of unrest as hardcore pro-democracy protesters and police fought running battles with officers warning the violence had now reached "life-threatening levels". rotests pushing for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability have raged for the last 19 weeks and there is little end in sight as Beijing and local leaders refuse concessions.

U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to sign the phase 1 deal at next month's APEC summit in Chile.

"We also must strengthen our laws to ensure that no future president can ever again use the office for personal gain," the proposal says.

Beijing's current levels of PM2.5 -- tiny particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs -- are still four times higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization

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German car exports to Britain fell sharply

Hong Kong's more hardline pro-democracy protesters have embraced increased violence towards private property, businesses and even people, triggering some soul-searching within the movement. But few moderates are willing to abandon their more radical comrades.Even by the standards of Hong Kong's summer of rage, the last fortnight has been brutal.After months of focusing their anger towards police, local government and symbols of Beijing's rule, hardcore protesters went on an unprecedented city-wide vandalism spree after the city's leader invoked emergency powers to ban face masks.

China's President Xi Jinping has warned that any attempt to divide China will end in "crushed bodies and shattered bones.” While he didn’t mention any names, the comments, made during a state visit to Nepal, were seen as a warning to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

China and the United States have imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion of goods in two-way trade

China's exports and imports continue to fall but the country still manages to rack-up a trade surplus versus the U.S.

President Xi Jinping warned that any attempts to split China would result in 'bodies smashed and bones ground to powder'

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) originally wanted to send turtles to the dark side of the Moon as part of its lunar exploration program. The animals would have been part of the experiments carried by the agency’s Chang’e 4 mission.

President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that China had "already begun" buying large quantities of U.S. agricultural products only two days after he announced a partial but only verbal trade deal with China.

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