Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison.
International outrage over sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
Human rights groups concerned after handing down of sentences of up to 10 years
Governments and human rights groups have expressed concern and outrage at the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong after the city’s largest national security trial.
On Tuesday, a court handed down sentences, ranging from four years and two months to 10 years, to activists, former legislators, councillors and academics, who with two people acquitted in May made up a group known as the Hong Kong 47.
Continue reading...Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’ – CNN
- Nearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’ CNN
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- Cigarettes for $1,000: regulated aid in Gaza leads to rise in looters, smugglers The Jerusalem Post
Police, residents kill dozens of Haitian gang members after attack in Pétion-Ville – Miami Herald
- Police, residents kill dozens of Haitian gang members after attack in Pétion-Ville Miami Herald
- At least 28 suspected gang members killed in Port-au-Prince, say Haiti police The Guardian
- More than two dozen killed after attempted attack on Haiti suburb Yahoo! Voices
- Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents Al Jazeera English
- Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack The Associated Press
Onslaught of Online Hate for Israeli Arab Woman Killed in Hezbollah Barrage – Haaretz
- Onslaught of Online Hate for Israeli Arab Woman Killed in Hezbollah Barrage Haaretz
- Tel Aviv suburb hit by rocket fired from Lebanon Al Jazeera English
- Israel at War day 408: What's happening in Gaza, Lebanon? The Jerusalem Post
- Woman killed in Hezbollah attack on north; 5 hurt by missile fragments near Tel Aviv The Times of Israel
- At least 5 people wounded as rocket shrapnel falls on Israeli city NBC News
Video Of Māori Lawmakers Performing Haka To Protest Anti-Indigenous Bill Has Internet Cheering – Comic Sands
- Video Of Māori Lawmakers Performing Haka To Protest Anti-Indigenous Bill Has Internet Cheering Comic Sands
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- Watch: New Zealand's Māori protests explained BBC.com
- Tens of thousands rally at New Zealand Parliament against bill to alter Indigenous rights NBC News
Atacms: what are the missiles Ukraine has fired into Russia for first time?
Joe Biden gave the green light for the US-made weapon to be used inside Russia. How will it affect the war?
Senior US and Ukrainian officials have confirmed that US-made Atacms missiles have been fired into Russian territory for the first time during the Ukraine war.
The attack in Russia’s south-western Bryansk region came two days after Joe Biden’s administration permitted their use, and on the 1,000th day of the war since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
Continue reading...Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill
Minister says law change is ‘right thing to do’ while Keir Starmer gives strongest hint yet that he will vote for bill
The health minister Stephen Kinnock has said he will vote in favour of the assisted dying bill next week, arguing that it is the “compassionate” thing to do and will not automatically place NHS palliative care services under extreme pressure.
Kinnock, the minister responsible for palliative care, said he did not believe there was a conflict between backing a change in the law and supporting hospices, as had been suggested by his boss Wes Streeting, the health secretary.
Continue reading...China defense minister declines US meeting, breaking military talks – Defense News
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- Chinese defense minister declines meeting with Pentagon chief Reuters
- Pentagon Chief Says China Declined Meeting During His Asia Visit Bloomberg
- China rebuffs meeting with US defense secretary CNN
- Myanmar's behaviour risks undermining ASEAN centrality: Ng Eng Hen CNA
Somaliland opposition leader defeats incumbent to win presidential election – The Associated Press
- Somaliland opposition leader defeats incumbent to win presidential election The Associated Press
- Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi 'Irro' wins presidential vote BBC.com
- Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row Al Jazeera English
- Somaliland opposition leader Cirro wins in presidential election, beating incumbent Reuters.com
- Finnish citizen elected president of Somaliland YLE News
Ukraine fires US-made Atacms missiles into Russia after ban lifted by Biden
First such use of missiles came hours after Vladimir Putin lowered Moscow’s threshold for using nuclear weapons
Ukraine has fired US-made long-range missiles into Russia for the first time since the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use, drawing a warning from Moscow that it would respond “accordingly”.
Russia’s defence ministry said Ukraine launched six US-made Atacms missiles targeting the south-western Bryansk region overnight. Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy did not directly confirm the Bryansk attack but said: “We now have Atacms, Ukrainian long-range capabilities, and we will use them.”
Continue reading...England’s national parks facing financial peril due to budget cuts, say CEOs
Exclusive: Leaders warn cost savings will lead to mass redundancies and that spaces could become ‘paper parks’
England’s national parks face a 12% real-terms cut to their budget which would lead to mass redundancies of wardens and the closure of visitor centres and other facilities, park leaders have warned.
The chief executives told the Guardian that soon the spaces would become “paper parks” designated by a “brown sign on the motorway” and they will have to “turn the lights off, close the doors and put up closed signs” if the cuts go ahead.
Continue reading...Public’s understanding of paedophiles has not improved, says charity boss
Rev Harry Nigh, who set up Circles in 1994 to support sex offenders, says it is easy for politicians to say ‘lock them up’
Public understanding of paedophiles has not improved over the past 30 years, according to the founder of the pioneering charity Circles, which offers support to some of society’s most reviled offenders.
While the Rev Harry Nigh says child protection must always be paramount, he stresses the importance of breaking the isolation and shame that often leads people who commit child sexual abuse to reoffend, arguing that “anything that drives people underground even further endangers the community itself”.
Continue reading...Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion
Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.
Israel hit part of Iran nuclear programme, Netanyahu says – BBC.com
- Israel hit part of Iran nuclear programme, Netanyahu says BBC.com
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- Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu Al Jazeera English
- Netanyahu confirms Israel strike against Iran hit nuke program during October retaliatory strikes Fox News
Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about?
The Hong Kong 47 were first arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial elections that authorities likened to a 'coup'.
Zelenskyy groans over Scholz’s call with Putin during speech to EU Parliament – POLITICO Europe
- Zelenskyy groans over Scholz’s call with Putin during speech to EU Parliament POLITICO Europe
- Satellite images show how war in Ukraine has altered the landscape CNN
- Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian community to mark 1K days since Russia invaded Ukraine with Chicago rally, march on Michigan Avenue ABC7 Chicago
- Zelenskyy takes apparent dig at Scholz during EU parliament speech – video The Guardian
- How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia NPR
Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup – NBC News
- Police arrest ex-Bolsonaro aide, four others, in alleged plot to kill Brazil’s Lula in coup NBC News
- Brazilian Police Arrest Soldiers in Alleged Plot to Kill President Lula The New York Times
- Brazilian police arrest 5 officers in alleged 2022 coup plot to kill President Lula, others The Associated Press
- Brazil arrests five military and police officers over alleged plot to kill Lula Financial Times
- Brazilian police uncover military plot to kill Lula before 2023 inauguration Reuters Canada
EU court starts hearing case over Hungary’s alleged anti-LGBTQ law
The EU alleges the Hungarian law undermines core human rights values while Budapest says it wants to protect children.
As truce talks progress, Lebanon’s army cornered by politics, funding – The Jerusalem Post
- As truce talks progress, Lebanon's army cornered by politics, funding The Jerusalem Post
- Squeezed by Hezbollah and US, Lebanese army will struggle to implement truce — sources The Times of Israel
- Mikati urges end to 'genocidal war' in talks with Hochstein Naharnet
- Lebanon's prime minister calls for UN Resolution 1701 enforcement Middle East Eye
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