Both U.S. and Iranian officials say the Islamic Republic shot down an

American military drone Thursday. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping has

arrived in Pyongyang, where he’ll meet with Kim Jong Un during a two-day visit.

Both U.S. and Iranian officials say the Islamic Republic shot down an

American military drone Thursday. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping has

arrived in Pyongyang, where he’ll meet with Kim Jong Un during a two-day visit.

President Donald Trump launched his reelection campaign at an Or-

lando rally, one marked by complaints against his political opponents. Meanwhile,

Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to meet on the sidelines of the

G-20 summit in Japan next week

Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said yesterday that Washington will send 1,000 more troops to the Middle East to monitor Tehran’s moves. Meanwhile, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam formally apologized to protesters but refused to resign.

Weekend protests in Hong Kong ballooned, with organizers estimating crowds reached 2 million.

Meanwhile, the spokesman for Iran’s atomic agencyannounced that his country

would soon surpass the 2015 nuclear deal’s 660-pound limit on enriched uranium.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has indefinitely postponed extradition legislation that sparked mass protests last week, saying she was “heartbroken” and urged a return to “calmness.” Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has ratcheted up accusations that Iran is behind explosions that crippled two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman Thursday.

U.S. officials blamed Iran for explosions that disabled two tanker ships near Iran in the Gulf of Oman yesterday, sparking fears that Washington is planning to retaliate. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump praised departing press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Explosions hit two tanker ships near Iran in the Gulf of Oman today, driving up crude oil prices and inflaming tensions in the region. Meanwhile, after police used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong, the city was quiet this morning.

Legislators in Hong Kong said they would debate a controversial

extradition bill at “a later time” after thousands of protesters blocked entry to the

government headquarters Wednesday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump and

former Vice President Joe Biden traded scathing remarks about one another

during their visits to Iowa.

The Justice Department has agreed to hand House Democrats more evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Meanwhile, with Hong Kong’s Parliament poised to consider a controversial extradition bill tomorrow, analysts are wondering what effect the new measure might have on the territory’s reputation as an international business hub.