World

“I’ve been tear-gassed a few times, but never when I was outside my office – popping out to get my lunch,” says one trader at HSBC.

The massive bushfires raging across Australia are expected to flare up again as temperatures rise in coming days.

Flooded Venice has been hit by a new high tide of 54cm (5ft), giving residents no respite from a crisis costing Italy millions of euros.

Chile has announced it will hold a referendum on the country’s constitution following weeks of anti-government protests.

US President Donald Trump’s adviser Roger Stone has been convicted on seven counts of lying to Congress, obstruction and witness tampering.

At least one person was killed and three were injured when a gunman wearing black clothing opened fire in the grounds of a high school in California, officials say.

Italy has declared a state of emergency in Venice after the Italian city was engulfed by 1.87m (6ft) high water levels, flooding its historic basilica and cutting power to homes.

An international inquiry into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 believes high-level Russian officials were directing separatists in eastern Ukraine linked to the attack.

The army general overseeing the reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has said the building’s chief architect should “shut his mouth”.

At least 28 Afghan nationals have been killed in a crash in Iran, according to the country’s Ilna news agency.

Hong Kong has announced that all schools including kindergartens will be closed on Thursday as the territory faces another day of escalating unrest.

Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has assumed the interim presidency of the South American country following Evo Morales’s resignation.