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Life sentence looms for media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Mitigation hearings for Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, Jimmy Lai, concluded on Tuesday, in the final step before the court hands…
Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota
US President Donald Trump Thursday threatened to deploy US military forces to respond to protests in Minnesota, writing that he would “institute…
Port Assab becomes flashpoint for Ethiopia–Eritrea relations
Tensions between Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea have escalated after Ethiopian police said they had seized a lorry full of ammunition allegedly sent…
Iran’s regime crushing protests in bloody crackdown
The field in front of Tehran’s Kahrizak Forensic Institute seems to be loaded with dead bodies. Amid widespread protests and…
Canada’s Carney hails new ‘strategic partnership’ with China
Ottawa and Beijing are forging a new strategic partnership which will yield “historic” gains for both nations, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark…
Deadly South Africa floods trigger Kruger Park evacuations
Kruger National Park, South Africa’s most famous wildlife reserve, temporarily shut its gates to visitors Thursday after weeks of torrential…
How Kyiv is surviving icy winter
Ukraine is currently undergoing a particularly cold spell with temperatures in the capital Kyiv reaching lows of minus 17 degrees Celsius….
Does Moldova’s president want unification with Romania?
“If we have a referendum I would vote for the unification with Romania. Look at what’s happening around Moldova today. Look at what’s…
Machado presents Trump her Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado visited the White House on Thursday for a closed-door lunch with US President Donald Trump. Machado…