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A muddled view of US-China trade talks once again seems to be weighing on investors.

In 2006, Prince Andrew invited Jeffrey Epstein to the 18th birthday party of his daughter Beatrice. Andrew didn't know, he claims, that an arrest warrant had been issued for Epstein earlier that year for sexual assault of a minor -- because Epstein had never mentioned it to him. (Even though the British royal family have numerous staff who vet guests.)

Jennifer Arcuri, the American businesswoman at the center of a controversy over whether Boris Johnson failed to declare a potential conflict of interest when he was Mayor of London, has said she has kept the Prime Minister's "secrets" and accused him of refusing to talk to her since he entered Downing Street.

North Korea has said it is not "interested" in further meetings with the US, a day after President Donald Trump tweeted a message to the country's leader Sunday saying "See you soon!"

With China's economy slowing, many market and economic experts believe that the United States has more leverage to negotiate favorable terms to end the trade war.

A small number of protesters remain trapped inside a Hong Kong university campus that was the site of a prolonged battle with police into the early hours of Monday morning, after the majority fled as authorities closed in.

It's possible there's no better place than Budapest to while away an afternoon in a coffee house with a cake -- or three.

Google is about to take a big step into the video game market with a service that some have likened to a Netflix for games.

As part of its commitment to return artifacts stolen during colonial times, France is returning a sword that belonged to a 19th century Islamic scholar and ruler in Senegal.

Iran's Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazil has said security forces will take action against those protesting against a nationwide increase in gas prices if the "vandalism" continues, according to state-run Press TV.

Senior members of ISIS are plotting mass prison breaks and a resurgence of terror after taking refuge in Turkey, according to the head of Iraqi Military Intelligence.

SoftBank founder Masaoyshi Son is trying to orchestrate a $30 billion merger of two Japanese internet companies to build a tech business that can survive in the "winner-takes-all" world of Google and Facebook

Twenty-eight people are in quarantine in China's northern Inner Mongolia province after a hunter was diagnosed with bubonic plague Saturday, the local health commission said.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 1.3% Monday morning, continuing a slight rebound after last week's losses.

One of Asia's most famous tourist attractions is taking a major stand for animals.

With their pleasing colors and playful compositions, Nguan's images of Singapore portray the city-state as a dreamy wonderland. But this is somewhat at odds with the photographer's view of his hometown as a high-functioning but sterile place.

CNN's Scott McLean reports from Venice, Italy, where rising water is raising concern for the city's architecture and threatening some of the its artisan workshops.

Tyler Stallings was 4 years old when he first learned that some veterans are homeless.

If Prince Andrew hoped that a TV interview about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein would stop the flow of negative press coverage he faced, he could not have been more wrong.