Police in Hong Kong are bracing for another mass protest.
The demonstrations are expected to be against a controversial bill that allows extraditions to mainland China.
Hong Kong's city centre has been in lockdown since Sunday morning in anticipation for the unrest.
Security forces have shortened a route in the shopping district of Causeway Bay to Wan Chai.
They're expecting tens of thousands of people to march from Hong Kong's famous Victoria Park.
Ukraine's cities quiet as Kremlin-sponsored ceasefire kicks in
A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia came into effect on Thursday morning with skies over Ukraine's major cities quiet, in a change from successive nights of heavy attacks by Russian drones and ballistic missiles.
Putin greets China's Xi at Kremlin
Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks in the Kremlin that Moscow hopes will provide a diplomatic boost for the Russian leader at a key moment in the war with Ukraine.
India, Pakistan remain on high alert after cross-border tensions
Cities bordering India and Pakistan remained on high alert a day after India carried out strikes at multiple locations on its neighbour and Islamabad shot down 5 Indian jets.
Catholic cardinals signal with black smoke there is no new pope yet
Black smoke billowed from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the cardinals locked in a conclave have not yet chosen a new pope to guide the Roman Catholic Church.
Salvage to begin in Italy for Lynch's yacht after fatal sinking
The recovery of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht from the waters of northern Sicily is expected to begin in the coming weeks to help shed light on how a supposedly unsinkable vessel disappeared into the sea last August.
Dubai Police have dismantled three criminal gangs involved in phone scam operations that targeted residents by impersonating official entities.
In a major push for sustainable transport, Abu Dhabi Mobility (Integrated Transport Centre) has announced a large-scale rollout of electric vehicle charging stations across the UAE capital.
The first phase of Dubai's new Al Maktoum International Airport (AMIA) is set to be completed by 2032.
