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A surgeon who was part of a medical team providing treatment to those injured during violent clashes at Polytechnic University, says the actions of the police fell far below accepted international norms. Dr Darren Mann detailed his experience at the ca...

Pope Francis tended to the needs of Thailand's tiny Catholic hierarchy on Friday, urging priests and nuns to find ways to communicate the faith with “a Thai face and flesh” in the predominantly Buddhist country. Thousands of Thais welcomed the pontiff ...

New Police Commissioner Chris Tang says the force is planning a high-profile presence around polling stations for the district council elections on Sunday. He said this will make sure that voters feel safe. A source has confirmed to RTHK that the plan ...

Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen, who's been helping young protesters leave the Polytechnic University, says although there's still water and electricity on campus, hygiene conditions are poor, making it difficult for those holed up inside. It's b...

A lawyer representing some of Jeffrey Epstein's victims says Britain's Duke of York should put himself forward to be interviewed by US investigators. Gloria Allred questioned Prince Andrew's pledge that he would assist with investigators into the convi...

The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act has been passed in the US House of Representatives by 417 votes to one - a day after the Senate unanimously approved the bill, provoking an outcry from Beijing. The act requires the US president to annually ...

A top pro-Beijing figure has played down suggestions that mainland authorities are trying to undermine Hong Kong's judicial independence by criticising the High Court for ruling the ban on masks at protests unconstitutional. Maria Tam, who's a deputy d...