Donald Trump threatens ‘retaliation’ if China targets US farmers

The move will help the country clear its foreign arrears, which stand at $1.8bn

A UN report shows half the number of children worldwide died in 2017 from preventable diseases and other complications compared with the number in 2000

In Hong Kong residents are helping with the clean up — in the Philippines people are using human chains to remove debris after extensive landslides

The cabinet has agreed to renew MTN’s licence, but it is not clear whether the company will have to comply with the new requirements for operators

During his first state of the nation address in parliament, opposition parties walked out, as planned, complaining that the president is offering nothing new

China calls Trump’s ‘protectionist and unilateral measures’ unacceptable

Some suggest that the $200bn US move has been largely priced in to markets following weeks of reports and social media speculation

A report by the Bill and Miranda Gates Foundation says by 2050 a full 40% of people living in extreme poverty will be in just two African countries

The drills may be seen as a challenge to China, which claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea

Prison Reform Trust warns women are often jailed despite being recognised as trafficking victims

The violence targeting minorities is a blow to leader Abiy Ahmed’s efforts at reconciliation

In the heart of the cocoa belt farmers say trees are laden with good-sized pods promising high yield

The incident prompts officials to ban all electronic dance music festivals in Hanoi

The diplomacy marks an effort to move beyond the bitter legacy of Lisbon’s rule which ended in 1975

British diver Vernon Unsworth’s lawsuit seeks at least $75,000 of compensatory damages, plus unspecified punitive damages

Besides winning the World Cup, France is also one of the big winners in the global harvest sweepstakes this year as a dry and sunny summer promises an ...