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A protester in Wan Chai holds a sign denouncing police violence during a march against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on July 21, 2019.

Hong Kong Protesters Demand Police Accountability, Full Withdrawal of Extradition Bill

Weeks of protests have plunged the city into political turmoil

This photo distributed by Kremlin Press Service shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during an interview with American movie director Oliver Stone for his Revealing Ukraine documentary in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.

Putin Says Russians and Ukrainians Are 'One People'

He said the countries should find a way to integrate

A British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized by the Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday is photographed in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Iran Says Its Seizure of British Ship Was a 'Reciprocal' Move

Two weeks ago, Britain's Royal Marines took part in the seizure of an Irani...

Two weeks ago, Britain's Royal Marines took part in the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker

In this undated photo issued Friday July 19, 2019, by Stena Bulk, showing the British oil tanker Stena Impero at unknown location, which is believed to have been captured by Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced on their website Friday July 19, 2019, it has seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest provocation in a strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in the tensions between Tehran and the West.

Iran Seizes Two Vessels, Escalating Tensions in Strait of Hormuz, U.K. Says

One of the ships was British-flagged and the other sailed under Liberia's f...

One of the ships was British-flagged and the other sailed under Liberia's flag

German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on July 3, 2019. - After three days of bitter wrangling, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was named to replace Jean-Claude Juncker at the head of the European Commission for the next five years.

The Quick Read About… the New President-elect of the European Commission

What Happened This Week: Europe has a new president! Sort of. Germany’s for...

What Happened This Week: Europe has a new president! Sort of. Germany’s former defense minister Ursula Von der Leyen became the new president-elect of the European Commission (EC) this week following a close vote in...

A picture taken on June 24, 2019 shows a thermometer reaching almost 37 degrees Celsius in the French northern city of Godewaersvelde, near Lille. - Up to 40 degrees celsius during the day, 25 at night: France will know this week a heat wave exceptional in its precocity and intensity, warns on June 21, 2019 Meteo-France, saying that the heat waves are multiplying with the global warming.

A Deadly Heat Wave After the Hottest June On Record: How the Climate Crisis Is Creating 'a New Normal'

Scientists say July will likely be the hottest July on record, following th...

Scientists say July will likely be the hottest July on record, following the hottest June on record, as global warming continues.

In this May 1, 2019, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the San Diego Bay in San Diego, Calif. President Donald Trump says the USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump says it's the latest hostile action by Iran.

U.S. and Iran Clash Over Claim U.S. Warship Downed Iranian Drone

President Donald Trump said flatly of the Iranian drone: "We shot it down."

Hong Kong Protesters Demand Police Accountability, Full Withdrawal of Extradition Bill

Putin Says Russians and Ukrainians Are 'One People'

Iran Says Its Seizure of British Ship Was a 'Reciprocal' Move

Iran Seizes Two Vessels, Escalating Tensions in Strait of Hormuz, U.K. Says

The Quick Read About… the New President-elect of the European Commission

A Deadly Heat Wave After the Hottest June On Record: How the Climate Crisis Is Creating 'a New Normal'

U.S. and Iran Clash Over Claim U.S. Warship Downed Iranian Drone

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