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Critics Say Hong Kong's Extradition Bill Targets Democracy Activists

6:10am June 13, 2019

Noel King talks to Lee Cheuk Yan, a former Hong Kong legislator and pro-democracy activist, about the recent protests in Hong Kong over a controversial extradition measure.

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Protests Over Extradition Bill Turn Violent In Hong Kong

5:19pm June 12, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

Wednesday was full of violent protests in Hong Kong as protesters demanding the withdrawal of an extradition bill to China clashed with police.

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Founder Of Demosisto, Pro-Independence Party, Reacts To Protests In Hong Kong

5:19pm June 12, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-independence political party Demosisto, about the protests in Hong Kong.

Protesters react after police fired tear gas during a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Wednesday.

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Hong Kong Police Use Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets In Clashes With Thousands Of Protesters

2:52pm June 12, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Huge demonstrations began over the weekend. But now they've reached new intensity, with thousands of mostly young protesters blocking lawmakers from considering a controversial extradition bill.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to well-wishers on his departure from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday for a two-day visit to Iran.

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On Historic Visit To Iran, Japan's Abe Hopes To Play Role Of Mediator With U.S.

1:35pm June 12, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The Japanese prime minister has offered to try to calm nerves between Washington and Tehran amid rising tensions that have followed the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal.

The skeletal remains of a mosque stand amid overgrown shrubs. Authorities say 25 mosques were destroyed in the district most affected by the five months of fighting between government forces and ISIS militants in Marawi.

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The Philippines' Marawi City Remains Wrecked Nearly 2 Years After ISIS War

1:32pm June 12, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

The city has a rich heritage of buildings and mosques. Today, the battle scars are as prominent as ever and residents displaced by the conflict complain about the sluggish reconstruction.

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Trump Appears Confident That His Tariff Tactics Will Work With China

8:13am June 12, 2019

Noel King talks to Amy Celico, a former China trade negotiator, about President Trump's negotiating tactics, and the potential impact on reaching a trade agreement with China.

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In China, What 's The Attitude On The Street About The U.S.?

6:18am June 12, 2019

by Steve Inskeep

What do people in China think of America? And how do Americans describe China? For answers, we interview people on the street in China and in Baltimore, Md.

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Protests Force Hong Kong's Lawmakers To Delay Vote On Extradition Bill

5:52am June 12, 2019

by Rob Schmitz

Demonstrations block roads around Hong Kong's legislature as lawmakers prepared to debate a bill that would allow people accused of a crime in Hong Kong to be sent to mainland China for trial.

News Brief: Hong Kong Protests, Trump V. Biden, Sudan Prisoners

5:52am June 12, 2019

Hong Kong protesters force a delay in a controversial extradition bill. Trump focuses on Biden, in crowded Democratic presidential field. Sudan's military junta agrees to release political prisoners.

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