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Protests on anniversary of Hong Kong handover

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Crowds of activists in Hong Kong have taken over streets and set up barricades, ahead of large protests expected later on the anniversary of the territory's handover to mainland China.

The authorities in Sudan say seven people have been killed and nearly two hundred injured during renewed protests in several cities. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to keep up the pressure on the interim military rulers to hand power to civilians.

Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea, after meeting Kim Jong-un in the area dividing the two Koreas.

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