Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is set to announce the formal withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of protests.
The decision, which will be relayed later on Wednesday, will mean that the government is finally acceding to the demands of the protesters.
Lam had earlier said the bill, which would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, was "dead" but did not withdraw it.
Her move follows a weekend of fierce clashes between protesters and riot police.
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Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon
The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship, hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, docked near Tenerife, will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain's health minister said on Sunday evening, adding that 94 passengers had been evacuated so far.
Six people found dead in boxcar in Texas, police say
Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police, with an investigation ongoing to determine the cause of death.
Fire breaks out on Turkish Airlines flight in Kathmandu
A minor fire has broken out on a Turkish Airlines flight that landed on Monday in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the airport for an hour until it was brought under control.
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time.
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