Hong Kong police fire pepper spray to break up protests

(Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired pepper spray on Sunday to break up protesters in the Causeway Bay shopping district ahead of a series of planned anti-government demonstrations two days before China’s National Day.

Breath of fresh air: first look at Monsoon's new season collection

The high street is a tough retail fashion landscape but sometimes long-established brands like Monsoon have the power to surprise.

Our fashion editor takes a look at their latest collection, which mixes easy-wearing casualwear with timeless wardrobe classics

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Saudi king's bodyguard shot dead in personal dispute

RIYADH (REUTERS) – The personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman was shot dead in a personal dispute, state television al-Ekhbariya reported on Sunday (Sept 29).

Major General Abdul Aziz al-Faghm was killed in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, where the government relocates for the summer months, the broadcaster said. It did not say when the incident occurred or where exactly it took place.

Faghm had also served as the personal bodyguard of late King Abdullah, according to local media.

“May you rest in peace, hero …” senior Royal Court advisor Turki al-Sheikh tweeted.

Susan Rice blasts Trump over secure server, asked if Obama ever used similar system

Democrats allege Trump abused his power to solicit interference from a foreign government in the 2020 election

Former DOJ prosecutor James Trusty weighs in on a whistleblower complaint that President Trump encouraged the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings.

Susan Rice, who was one of President Obama's closest advisers during his time in office, blasted President Trump on Friday night for storing details about his July 25 call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in a separate, highly secured computer system.

CONWAY SAYS PELOSI WAS PRESSURED BY MEN BEFORE IMPEACHMENT DECISION

Rice, who was a guest at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, addressed whistleblower allegations that the Trump administration worked to "lock down" these records to presumably hide his interaction with Zelensky where he dangled about $400 million in military aid to get Kiev to investigate the Bidens relationship to the country.

The Trump administration reportedly said the phone call with Ukraine’s leader was only added to the server after guidance from  National Security Counsel lawyer.

UK's Labour says no-deal Brexit risk must be averted before any move against PM

MANCHESTER, England, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party must make sure the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal is averted before it considers any plan to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Labour’s education spokeswoman Angela Rayner said on Sunday.

Asked during an interview on BBC television if Labour was planning to call a no confidence vote in Johnson, Rayner said: “We want to make sure that we get no deal off the table before we do anything else.” (Reporting by William James, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)

Myanmar: No sign of lasting peace in Wa State

The far east of Myanmar is run by the country’s largest rebel army which unilaterally declared it Wa State.

In Myanmar, it has been almost four years since a so-called Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement was signed between ethnic rebel armies and the government.

But there is still no sign of lasting peace.

Some groups are refusing to sign the document, including what is regarded as East Asia’s largest non-state army, which runs an isolated state on the borders with China and Thailand.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay takes a rare look at the secretive Wa State.

Kenya: Proposed coal project in World Heritage Site angers locals

Protesters say the project will damage the environment, kill animals and destroy their island.

A plan to build a coal power plant on a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kenya has sparked fears about the impact on the environment and wildlife.

A consortium of multinational companies wants to build the plant on the Lamu archipelago where the heritage Lamu Old Town is located.

But as Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque, reporting from Lamu in Kenya, reports that some locals welcome the project.

Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back

Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly.

In a livestreamed speech from SpaceX’s launch facility near the southern tip of Texas, Musk said Saturday that the space venture’s Starship is expected to take off for the first time in about one or two months and reach 65,000 feet (19,800 meters) before landing back on Earth.

He says it’s essential for the viability of space travel to be able to reuse spacecraft and that it’s important to take steps to extend consciousness beyond our planet.

A crowd watched as Musk spoke from a stage in front of the large spacecraft, which has a reflective, metal exterior.

Musk says Saturday marked the 11th anniversary of a SpaceX rocket reaching orbit for the first time.