Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty Monday on three national security charges, a conviction rights groups denounced as a death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub. Prosecutors said Lai was the mastermind behind two conspiracies to ask foreign countries to take action against Hong Kong or China, and […]
Read MoreWorkers at the Louvre Museum are set to begin a rolling strike on Monday to demand extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding, adding to the woes of the Paris landmark. It is unclear if the walk-out will close the world’s most-visited museum, nearly two months after it was victim of an embarrassing daylight heist […]
Read MoreThe sentencing hearing for a British man who ploughed his car through crowds of fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory, injuring over 100 people, is set to begin on Monday. Paul Doyle broke down in the dock and dramatically changed his plea during his trial in November, admitting to deliberately driving his car through the […]
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A father and son opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in a shooting spree that killed 15 people including a child, authorities said Monday as they denounced the attack as antisemitic “terrorism”. The duo fired into crowds packing the beach for the start of Hanukkah on Sunday evening, sending people fleeing […]
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The North Korean leader’s powerful sister Kim Yo Jong has been spotted with a likely Chinese-made foldable phone, as Pyongyang’s elite skirt sanctions to get their hands on the latest gadgetry from abroad. Images released by state media on Sunday showed Kim holding the phone in her right hand during a trip to a hospital […]
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When she first started learning to ride a motorbike, Iranian Maryam Ghelich, now an instructor, would drive through Tehran’s empty streets at night to avoid scrutiny over her clothing or lack of a licence. Fifteen years on, Ghelich has trained hundreds of women, helping them navigate not only the capital’s gridlocked streets but the barriers […]
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With rifles at their feet, Burundian soldiers watch from behind barriers as more than 500 of their compatriots cross the Kavimvira border, returning home. The group of civilians had been stranded in the Democratic Republic of Congo by fighting after the M23 militia launched an offensive in early December. Days after signing a US-brokered peace […]
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US President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a Friday deadline to release decades of government secrets on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest milestone in the long-running effort to uncover the full extent of his network. Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) must release by December 19 its vast […]
Read MoreNach der ersten Gesprächsrunde zwischen Delegationen der USA und der Ukraine in Berlin hat der US-Sondergesandte Steve Witkoff ein positives Zwischenfazit gezogen. Es seien “große Fortschritte” erreicht worden, erklärte Witkoff nach dem gut fünfstündigen Treffen im Kanzleramt am Sonntagabend im Onlinedienst X. Die Verhandlungen würden am Montagmorgen fortgesetzt. Am Abend sollen dann zahlreiche europäische Staats- […]
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