The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father’s trial in the Chinese territory was a “sham” but that he was “proud” of how he was handling himself in court.The 76-year-old media tycoon has been testifying for three days in Hong Kong about claims that he colluded with foreign …
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that efforts to secure a ceasefire in Lebanon were “in the final stages”, and that a deal could help end the Gaza conflict.”We’re not there yet, but I believe we are in the final stages,” Blinken told reporters after a meeting near Rome with G7 counterparts, …
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Bangladeshi supporters of an arrested Hindu leader clashed with security forces on Tuesday after the outspoken monk was denied bail on sedition charges, with one person killed, police said.Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesman of a newly-formed Hindu group leading protests calling for the protection of the minority, was arrested on Monday afternoon.Religious relations have …
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French supermarket group Carrefour attempted Tuesday to end a supplier “boycott” of its stores in Brazil by apologizing for refusing to sell Mercosur-origin meat in its outlets in France.”We apologize” if the domestic French retail ban announced last week “created confusion,” Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard said in a letter to Brazil’s agriculture minister released to media …
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Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan called late Tuesday for more supporters to join protests over his incarceration in the capital, after a day of deadly confrontations between marchers and security forces.Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and skirmishing with police and paramilitary forces firing volleys of …
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Israel’s security cabinet convened to discuss a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday, as a flurry of air strikes hit central Beirut.The United States, European Union, United Nations and G7, among others, have pushed for a halt to the long-running hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated into full-scale war …
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Rescuers on Tuesday recovered five survivors and four bodies from a dive boat that capsized off Egypt’s eastern coast a day earlier, Red Sea governor Amr Hanafi said.A military-led team rescued two Belgians, one Swiss national, one Finnish tourist and one Egyptian, the governor said, bringing the total number of survivors from the accident to …
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French prosecutors on Tuesday demanded sentences of up to 15 years for the remaining co-defendants in the trial of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious.On Monday, prosecutors requested a maximum 20-year jail term for Dominique Pelicot, 71, who has been on trial in …
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The mix of people milling around Windhoek’s Zoo Park reflect the hopes and disappointments of Namibians who head to the polls Wednesday in a test for the party that brought independence 34 years ago but has left many feeling let down.Employees on their lunch break and young homeless people share spots on the grass of …
The Socialist mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, acclaimed by supporters for squeezing traffic in the city centre but accused by opponents of failing to get to grips with day-to-day problems in the French capital, said in an interview published Tuesday she would not seek a new term in 2026 elections.Hidalgo, who has been at the …
