Tens of thousands of Muscovites staged Russia’s biggest political protest for years on Saturday, rallying to demand free city-wide elections in spite of a government crackdown. Hours before the demonstration, police detained one of the leading opposition activists, Lyubov Sobol, who is on...

China's economy already is slowing amid the trade conflict with the United States, but if Washington were to ramp up tariffs even further it could cut Chinese growth sharply, the IMF warned Friday. The International Monetary Fund already had trimmed its growth forecast for China to 6.2...

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists kept up the pressure on authorities with a colourful "family rally" and a sit-in at the city's airport on Saturday, as protests enter a third month. There was little sign of a softening in the position of the financial hub's chief executive, who ruled out...

Washington will not do business with technology giant Huawei unless a trade deal with Beijing is brokered, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday.  Trump told reporters at the White House before departing for his summer vacation at his New Jersey golf club that the U.S. is currently...