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Trump threatens 10 percent tariffs on China, sending stocks plummeting

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. will apply a new tariff of 10% on about $300 billion worth of products from China beginning Sept. 1, escalating the two countries' festering trade dispute.

Reports of riot charges for demonstrators prompts sudden protest in Hong Kong

By Katie Tam, Associated Press

Several hundred protesters mobilized in the streets outside a police station after Hong Kong media said that 44 people had been arrested on riot charges.

Police fire tear gas as Hong Kong protesters block roads

By Katie Tam, Chanwoo Bang, Associated Press

Police fired tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Sunday for the second night in a row in another escalation of weeks-long pro-democracy protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions

By Kiyoko Metzler, Associated Press

Representatives from Europe, China and Russia, which are still committed to the Iran nuclear deal, were meeting Sunday with Iran's representative in Vienna to discuss how to salvage the unraveling accord.

Hong Kong police fire tear gas after protesters defy ban

By Alice Fung, Katie Tam, Associated Press

Hong Kong police on Saturday fired tear gas and swung batons at protesters who defied authorities' warnings not to march in a neighborhood where six days earlier a mob apparently targeting demonstrators brutally attacked people in a train station.

U.S. presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

In a memo, Trump directed U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to "use all available means" to get the WTO to prevent countries from claiming developing country status if their economic strength means they don't need beneficial treatment.

Hong Kong protesters crowd one of the world's busiest airports

By Alice Fung, Yanan Wang, Associated Press

More than 1,000 demonstrators dressed in black filled the arrival hall at Hong Kong International Airport, chanting, "There are no riots, there's only tyranny!"…

News Wrap: China condemns pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

In our news wrap Monday, China condemned pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on Sunday night. More than 100,000 people marched in the streets, some vandalizing the Chinese government’s office there. Beijing warned they are directly challenging the central government’s authority.

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Hong Kong crisis escalates after mob attack on protesters

By Nadia Lam, Associated Press

An overnight attack by white-clad assailants apparently targeting pro-democracy protesters raised tensions to new levels in Hong Kong on Monday as China harshly criticized the weekend demonstration, saying "central authority cannot be challenged.

Hong Kong residents deface Chinese emblem in latest protest

By Alice Fung, Yanan Wang, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, with some of the marchers defacing a national Chinese emblem in their latest expression of protest against mainland authorities.