Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested nearly 200 people on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in defiance of a new security legislation introduced by China.

Hong Kong police arrest nearly 200 in first protest under new security law

The United States has told Japan that it wants to organise an in-person Group of Seven leaders’ summit in late August, according to a Reuters report. In response, Japan told the United States that its Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would be willing to attend the summit if it were to be held in late August.

US is hoping for an in-person G7 summit in late August, say Japanese sources

China on Wednesday rebuffed international criticism over a controversial new national security law for Hong Kong. Critics have warned the new law would curb the city's autonomy and undermine the "One Country, Two Systems" policy meant to protect freedoms unseen on the mainland.

'None of your business': China slams foreign critics over Hong Kong law

Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden. Bush was the country’s 43rd president.

Hundreds of George W Bush administration officials to back Biden, says report

Italian police said Wednesday they had seized a 14-tonne haul of amphetamines made by the Islamic State group in Syria, calling it the biggest seizure of such drugs in the world.

Italy seizes IS-made drugs worth one billion euros

A 44-year-old permanent resident of Singapore, who returned from India, has tested positive for the COVID-19. Singapore has reported 215 new coronavirus cases, including 205 foreign workers living in dormitories.

Woman who returned from India tests COVID-19 positive in Singapore

Indian Naval ship 'Kesari' arrived here on Sunday after 55 days of deployment in the southern Indian Ocean region as part of 'Mission Sagar.' The ship was deployed on a special 'COVID Relief Mission' and made port calls at Male (Maldives), Port Louis (Mauritius), Antsiranana (Madagascar), Moroni (Comoros Islands) and Port Victoria (Seychelles) for delivery of 580 tonnes of food aid and essential medical supplies to local authorities, a Defence release said here.

Naval ship 'Kesari' returns after deployment in southern Indian Ocean region

US President Donald Trump on Sunday shared a video of a stand-off between his supporters and naysayers in which a man chants "white power". He later deleted the tweet amid an outcry.

Trump tweets, then deletes, video of a man chanting 'white power'; WH defends

A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra.

Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant

Four men have been charged for attempting to remove a statue of former president Andrew Jackson from outside the White House as part of anti-racism protests in the United States.

Four men charged for trying to pull down statue outside White House

India is seeking the extradition of a top Pakistan militant suspected to have planned the 2008 Mumbai attacks after the United States said last week he was living freely in Pakistan, government officials said on Sunday.

India seeks extradition from Pakistan of suspected Mumbai attack mastermind

The president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande -- in an apparent message to China -- changed the phrase of the resolution to be adopted by UN on the 75th anniversary of its existence.

UNGA Prez says no to Chinese Communist Party language for 75th anniversary resolution

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