Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election | Hong Kong Protests

Hong Kong jails pro-democracy activists over controversial election | Hong Kong Protests

NewsFeed Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison, over a move to challenge Beijing’s influence on Hong Kong elections. The trial has been criticised as political and unfair. Published On 19 Nov 202419 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest News and…

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

Hong Kong democracy activists jailed: Who are they, what’s the case about? | Hong Kong Protests News

A Hong Kong Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to jail terms of up to 10 years on Tuesday, in the first-ever mass sentencing since Beijing imposed a controversial national security law on the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The activists were among 47 people arrested in 2021 for organising unofficial primary elections…

‘Many’ children injured in car crash at school in China, reports say | News

‘Many’ children injured in car crash at school in China, reports say | News

Videos circulating on Chinese social media show screaming children and people lying injured on the ground. Multiple schoolchildren have been injured following a car crash outside a school in central China’s Hunan province, state media outlets have reported. “Many” children were injured in the incident, but the specific number of…

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case | News

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case | News

Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Benny Tai, a 60-year-old legal scholar who played a prominent role in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy…

Tottenham’s Bentancur banned for seven games over racist remark about Son | Football News

Tottenham’s Bentancur banned for seven games over racist remark about Son | Football News

Uruguayan midfielder found guilty of ‘aggravated breach’ in comments about his South Korean club captain Son Heung-min. Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance, the English…

‘I will not be silent’: Australia censures senator for King Charles protest | Indigenous Rights News

‘I will not be silent’: Australia censures senator for King Charles protest | Indigenous Rights News

Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch. Australia’s Senate has voted to censure Indigenous lawmaker Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain’s King Charles III during his visit to parliament last month. The vote, led by Australia’s governing Labor Party,…

Australian veteran broadcaster arrested over alleged sexual offences | Sexual Assault News

Australian veteran broadcaster arrested over alleged sexual offences | Sexual Assault News

Radio host Alan Jones previously denied allegations of indecent assault aired by local media. Australia’s veteran broadcaster and former rugby coach Alan Jones has been arrested following an investigation into alleged sexual offences spanning two decades, local media outlets have reported. Jones, 83, had been a fixture of Australian broadcasting…

Lebanese Australians reminded of past wars as Israel attacks Lebanon again | Israel attacks Lebanon

Lebanese Australians reminded of past wars as Israel attacks Lebanon again | Israel attacks Lebanon

Melbourne, Australia – Israel’s devastating bombing of Lebanon has reverberated around the world, reaching as far as the suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney’s Bankstown neighbourhood and Coburg in Melbourne, where Australia’s vibrant Lebanese community is visible in the local shops, restaurants and places of worship, Israel’s latest war…

Japan’s troops to train with US, Australian forces amid concerns over China | Military News

Japan’s troops to train with US, Australian forces amid concerns over China | Military News

The joint amphibious training is announced after three countries express concerns about ‘dangerous conduct’ by the Chinese military. Japan’s troops will participate in joint training with United States Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia next year, the defence ministers from the three countries have said, as they expressed concerns…