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Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong handed in their resignation letters Thursday, carrying out a pledge to step down after Beijing paved the way for four of their colleagues to be kicked out. ( read original story ...)

"We're quitting the legislature at this juncture, but we're NOT quitting the Hong Kong democracy fight," said opposition lawmaker Claudio Mo. ( read original story ...)

Britain on Thursday said China had broken its main bilateral treaty on Hong Kong by imposing new rules to disqualify elected legislators in the former British colony, cautioning that it would consider ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators have began resigning in protest one day after the government ousted four members of their camp. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's opposition staged a final show of defiance in the legislature on Thursday before resigning to protest against the dismissal of four of their colleagues in what they see as another bid by ... ( read original story ...)

Of the past 148 days, I've spent nearly one-third of them in quarantine. I started in Beijing and have journeyed to Hong Kong and now Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

Here is a timeline of developments since China imposed national security legislation in Hong Kong this year, making anything Beijing regards as subversion, secession, terrorism or colluding with ... ( read original story ...)

China's government has condemned the mass resignation of most of Hong Kong's opposition as a "farce" and an "open challenge" to its authority. On Wednesday, 15 opposition members announced their ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong was in the throes of political crisis, with riot police and anti-government protesters facing off in the streets amid calls for greater democracy. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Chinese officials could face further sanctions from the United States over a new law that disqualified four pro-democracy legislators as “unpatriotic” and prompted a mass resignation by ... ( read original story ...)

Investigations are continuing into a Covid-19 case in South Australia to determine if the infection in the aged care worker, who recently returned from Victoria, will derail plans to ease border rules ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's legislature opened Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members. One of ... ( read original story ...)

The United States on Wednesday warned of further sanctions against China, which it said "flagrantly violated" Hong Kong's autonomy after the ousting of four pro-democracy lawmakers. "Beijing's recent ... ( read original story ...)

A look at key moments in the showdown between pro-democratic forces and the Beijing-backed authorities who have clamped down on Hong Kong’s freedoms. ( read original story ...)