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The Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong offered a rare public reaction in the face of taunts from protesters Sunday, as violence escalated across the city over the weekend.

In the middle of a beautiful sunset in May, Emily's boyfriend knelt before her on a beach in Japan and proposed. Overjoyed, she said yes.

Extinction Rebellion says it has organized climate protests in 60 cities worldwide in October. On the first day of protests, hundreds were arrested.

The founder of India's biggest hotel chain is pumping $2 billion into his own company, upping his stake in the business and making it India's second-most valuable startup.

The maker of Ben & Jerry's and Dove has committed to halving its use of new plastic by 2025.

Record revenues off the field, record deficits on it. Welcome to Manchester United's new world circa 2019.

Buckingham Palace confirms that the Duke of Sussex has filed claims against the owners of The Sun and The Daily Mirror in relation to the illegal interception of voicemail messages. The development comes just days after Harry launched a scathing attack on the UK tabloid media for its treatment of his wife, Meghan, and accusing The Mail on Sunday of unlawfully publishing a letter from her to her father and deliberately editing it to change its meaning.

Several Chinese businesses are suspending ties with the Houston Rockets after the American basketball team's general manager expressed support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests.

An Iranian Instagram star famous for her radical appearance and cosmetic surgery has been arrested for blasphemy by the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, according to the country's semi-official Tasnim News agency.

"It looks like the weather tomorrow will be good for us," says Þórdís Anna Gylfadóttir as she studies the pink-hued sky. "When it's a nice day, we have more people coming to the valley."

• Brexit's frontline: Why the Irish border matters

"Delayed" and "canceled," two words that infuriate and frustrate train commuters on platforms all over the world. South Africa is no exception to this, as these words regularly appear on the signal boards of the state-owned service, but that could be about to change as major investments aim to modernize the rail network.

Skateboarding brand Vans is facing a boycott in Hong Kong after it removed a shoe alluding to the city's anti-government protests from a sneaker design competition.

CNN's Arwa Damon has the latest out of Baghdad where protesters are demanding government reform and better opportunity for Iraqis.