A Buddhist monk releases birds, symbolizing the spirits of the victims of the 2004 tsunami. This Chinese tradition of analogy was taken up by the demonstrators in Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong protesters deeply identify with nature, a reference to the current environmental crisis but also a fluid conception of collective action that is inscribed in ancient Chinese tradition.
NATO: in search of direction.
Steve Parsons/PA Wire
NATO had its 70th birthday party in London at an awkward moment.
Media and others prepare the stage for the Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta.
AP Photo/John Amis
Health care, immigration and trade have been hot topics during the campaign and are likely to come up during the fifth Democratic debate.
Hong Kong protesters shelter behind a thin barrier – and umbrellas – as police fire tear gas and encircle a group of demonstrators.
AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Revolutions are built not on deep misery but on rising expectations. History may not provide much hope of immediate change in Hong Kong – but protesters may have a longer view.
Preparing for a clash with police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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How the protest movement in Hong Kong moved onto university campuses – by two researchers who have witnessed the unfolding events.
Police say surrender is the only option for the hundreds of protesters occupying Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University.
Fazry Ismail/EPA
After months of respecting the boundaries of university campuses, the Hong Kong police moved in to make arrests. Now, protesters are defending what had once been sanctified spaces.
Xi Jingping with Greek president Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens.
EPA
Where else were all those hard-headed refusals to make things easier for the eurozone strugglers going to lead?
Omer Bekali, a former detainee in China’s vast camps for Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Muslim minorities, speaking to a news conference in Germany about his experiences.
Felipe Trueba/EPA
The New York Times has published 400 pages of Chinese government documents on the ‘re-education’ camps for Muslim detainees in Xinjiang. Here’s what you need to know.
Andrew Hastie (right) with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Morrison appointed him chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security.
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Coalition members of parliament Andrew Hastie and James Paterson will have to “repent and redress their mistakes” before they are welcome in China.
Police fire tear gas to deter protesters in Hong Kong.
Jerome Favre/EPA
Two deaths and video of a police man shooting a protester have hardened attitudes of Hong Kongers against the police.
Australian media coverage of China can feel alienating to Chinese migrants, but most still hold a positive view of their adopted country.
Lukas Coch/AAP
In a recent survey, a majority of Chinese migrants said they rarely share negative stories about Australia on their social media platforms, and actually side with Australia more on human rights.
Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers.
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The institution of chieftaincy in Ghana must be involved if illegal mining is to be curbed
A group of related women farming.
Credit: Yuping Yang
Struggling with menopause symptoms? New research shows that who you live with may be partially to blame.
Fishing boats in Senegal.
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The EU continues to enter into fresh agreements with countries, despite evidence of serious population declines in the species of interest.
It’s harvest time.
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
American farmers have suffered the most as a result of China’s retaliatory tariffs yet surveys show they still back the president and his trade war.
Canada can benefit enormously from trade with China. That’s why Justin Trudeau’s government should work to lead a China strategy among western nations.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Justin Trudeau’s government should assemble a strong, non-partisan China team led by the West to build a uniquely Canadian Asia strategy, with China at its core.
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and Prime Minister Scott Morrison will both join ASEAN leaders in Thailand, underscoring the importance the government places on the summit.
Mick Tsikas/AAP
Two major initiatives will be on the agenda at the weekend’s summit: a mega trade deal and a regional security framework.
The U.S.-China rivalry extends to digital weapons.
Khanh Tran
The US defense community is coming to understand that AI will significantly transform, if not completely reinvent, the world’s military power balance.
There are often many borders to cross, each bringing potentially fatal risks.
Gareth Fuller/PA
The 39 migrants who froze to death in a lorry crossing the channel join hundreds more who have died trying to get into Europe over land.
Scooters and motorcycles are widely used in developing countries and are better suited to electrification than sedans.
AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.
Electric cars gets lots of attention, but in the developing world, electric two-wheelers have the potential to spread quickly – if batteries continue to improve on performance and cost.