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(Adds Chinese foreign ministry comment) By Martin Petty MANILA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said his Chinese counterpart has offered Manila a controlling stake in a joint energy venture in the South China Sea, if it sets aside a…

Image copyrightReutersImage caption US flags flew in Sunday's demonstrations near the US embassy Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are appealing to President Donald Trump for help as they march near the US consulate general in the city. They flew US …

(Updates with Joshua Wong interview in Bild) WUHAN, China, Sept 7 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel renewed calls for a peaceful solution to unrest in Hong Kong on Saturday during her trip to China. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed a three…

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel renewed her calls for a peaceful solution to unrest in Hong Kong on Saturday. The Hong Kong protests have overshadowed a three-day trip which Merkel had planned to use to press for greater access to C…

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters plan to block one of the world’s busiest airports on Saturday after a night of violence in which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds, the latest clashes in 14 weeks of unrest in the Chinese-rul…

Aerial view of damage after Hurricane Dorian in Great Abaco Island, Bahamas. Jose Jimenez/Getty Images President Trump has promised to help the Bahamas recover from Hurricane Dorian, the devastating storm that has decimated parts of the island nation. The …

Hong Kong’s protests continue. The unrest began in response to a proposed law that would allow Hong Kong to extradite its citizens to face prosecution in mainland China’s court system, a plan that stoked fears China could use the law to seize political dissid…

Inevitably, that raises the memory of Tiananmen. But that was 30 years ago, before China grew into an economic powerhouse with global reach, capable of sustaining a trade war with the United States and of dismissing criticism from Britain, Hong Kongs former c…

U.S. tariffs on foreign goods keep climbing. They are higher than at any time since the 1960s. This week, the trade war with the worlds other leading economy, China, worsened as yet more U.S. tariffs were levied, raising the average tax on Chinese goods to 2…

Reuters Here is what you need to know. 1. The pound plunged to a 2-year low after Boris Johnson threatened a general election, fanning fears of more Brexit chaos. Sterling slumped 0.6% against the dollar to $1.1991, the first time it has dropped below $1.20…