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- 2 organizers of Hong Kong's Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case PBS
Dozens of migrants land on Spanish coast surprising beachgoers
Footage circulating on social media shows dozens of migrants arriving by boat on Spain’s southeastern coast.
Former Liberal MP condemns Coalition for backing gambling reforms that ‘let down’ vulnerable Australians
Jenny Ware, member of inquiry that recommended wagering advertising ban, says ‘public health crisis’ demands stronger response from major parties
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The former Liberal MP Jenny Ware has condemned her one-time Coalition colleagues for backing Labor’s gambling legislation, claiming “vulnerable Australians have been let down”, as the parliament failed to back a full ban on wagering ads.
Ware, a member of the Peta Murphy-led inquiry in 2023 that recommended entirely ending wagering advertising and inducements, called gambling a public health crisis that demanded a much stronger response from both sides of politics.
Continue reading...Hamid Karzai Helped Oust the Taliban. Now He Lives Under Their Rule – Bloomberg.com
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This photojournalist was sentenced to 15 years in an Iranian prison. She refuses to be silenced – CNN
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Hong Kong Tiananmen activists found guilty of national security charges
Activist group says the 'twisted' Hong Kong judicial system had long ago decided that the pair were guilty.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan back to prison after evaluation at hospital
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was sent back to prison after being transferred for a medical evaluation.
2 organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case – AP News
- 2 organizers of Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils convicted in national security case AP News
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- Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists convicted in national security trial BBC
- Hong Kong court convicts Tiananmen vigil group leaders of inciting subversion Reuters
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists guilty in national security trial
Three activists were accused of inciting others to subvert state power under the China-introduced law.
What happened to Harry and Meghan’s American dream?
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After GERD, can Egypt shape Ethiopia’s next Nile dams?
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US sanctions more Cuban companies and officials
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Brazil launches AI supercomputer push while balancing US and Chinese tech
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Sycophancy in stereo as former Trump hater Michael Cohen loses his nerve
Fawning, deferential, oleaginous – this was the Untruth and Reconciliation Commission as Trump called in to 77 WABC
“Our next guest is a ‘racist’, a ‘conman’ and a ‘cheat’ – someone who behaves more like a ‘mobster’ than a president. Please welcome Donald J Trump!”
That is how Michael Cohen could have introduced Trump on his New York radio show on Thursday. After all, Cohen used such terms to describe the US president in his testimony to Congress in 2019. But now Trump’s former personal lawyer and self-described fixer had different words: “boss” and “sir”. Just like old times.
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