On Monday, a Hong Kong court convicted Jimmy Lai of national security offences, the end to a landmark trial for the city and its hobbled protest movement.
The verdict was expected. Long a thorn in the side of Beijing, Lai, a 78-year-old media…
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Why Russia Should Bet Big on India Now — Russia in Global Affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on 4-5 December 2025 was more than a ceremonial state visit: it has cemented a new financial backbone for India-Russia trade—a formalized rupee-ruble payment and settlement system. With many Russian banks…
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Hong Kong court finds pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces
Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Digital Ltd., exits a Correctional Services Department vehicle as he arrives at the Court of Final Appeal for the verdict of his bail hearing in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Prosecutors in Hong Kong…
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Oxfam chief forced to step down over ‘serious issues’ with conduct, charity says
The chief executive of Oxfam GB has been forced out by the charity’s board after an independent review found “serious issues” with her behaviour and decision making.
The organisation’s trustees decided Dr Halima Begum’s position was “untenable”…
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Bondi beach terror attack: father and son duo alleged to be behind shooting using licensed firearms | Bondi beach terror attack
The alleged gunmen behind the Bondi beach attack are a father-son duo suspected of using legally obtained firearms to commit the massacre, according to police.
Naveed Akram, 24, was arrested at the scene and taken to a Sydney hospital with…
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Reddit says it’s not a social media platform. Australia’s High Court is unlikely to agree
Reddit is asking Australia’s High Court to rule that it’s not a social media platform and therefore should not have to comply with the under-16s social media account ban.
The US-based web forum’s High Court case raises two issues….
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Yoon prepared martial law plan as early as October 2023: special counsel
Special counsel Cho Eun-seok speaks during a press briefing at the Seoul High Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, Seoul, Monday, as he announces the final results of the investigation into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law case….
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The Nama’s once mineral-rich land has left them in poverty
Karnie SharpBBC Focus on Africa, South Africa’s west coast
BBCMartinus Fredericks is fighting to get the land back for his Nama people There is a disturbing contrast along South Africa’s remote west coast.
The 800km (500 mile)-journey north from…
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Cockroaches, fitted with tiny backpacks, could be part of the future of spycraft, search-and-rescue missions
The future of spy bugs may be an actual insect: the Madagascar hissing cockroach.
SWARM Biotactics, a German startup, is working to fit cockroaches with tiny backpacks that could carry cameras, microphones, and Doppler radar. The species is…
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