Concerns over Jimmy Lai’s health in detentionpublished at 03:47 British Summer Time 03:47 BST Today’s court case has now been adjourned until Monday, due to concerns over the 77-year-old Lai’s health. Lai’s family and legal team have over the past few years consistently raised concerns about his health, pointing to recent court appearances where he […]
Donald Trump cold-called Norway’s finance minister last month to ask about a nomination for the Nobel peace prize, Norwegian press reported on Thursday. The Norwegian outlet Dagens Næringsliv, citing unnamed sources, reported: “Out of the blue, while finance minister Jens Stoltenberg was walking down the street in Oslo, Donald Trump called … He wanted the
Thousands at risk as foreign aid cuts hit humanitarian efforts. Sudan’s worst cholera outbreak in years is spreading in a country ravaged by conflict. Health and aid workers are battling desperately to stop it from escalating and crossing into neighbouring countries. What’s driving the outbreak – and how serious is it? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests:
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OPEC+ is opening the oil taps again, while Donald Trump’s tariffs target Russian crude buyers. OPEC+, which includes Saudi Arabia and Russia, has agreed to another large production hike in September. That’s despite a warning by the International Energy Agency, the extra barrels could tip the market into oversupply later this year. US President Donald
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Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence. A judge in the South American nation of Peru has ordered the country’s ex-president, Martin Vizcarra, to be held in pre-trial detention over bribery allegations. In a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Jorge Chavez ordered Vizcarra jailed for five
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Bezalel Smotrich says he approves E1 settlement plan in West Bank | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News “The plan is the ‘final nail in the coffin’ for the concept of a Palestinian state,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich remarked. Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, August 6, 2025 (photo
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China is ramping up construction of its national satellite-internet megaconstellation. A Long March 5B rocket lifted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center on the island of Hainan on Wednesday (Aug. 13) at 2:43 a.m. EDT (0643 GMT; 2:43 p.m. local time), carrying a batch of satellites aloft for the Guowang broadband network. The mission to
Ukraine and European allies are anxious about the upcoming Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska for talks on the war in Ukraine. But concern is increasing in Kyiv and among its European allies over fears of Ukraine being sidelined. So, what’s at
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We claim to value privacy, but surrender it daily, often without knowing. We say we care about privacy, but this episode examines whether our actions reflect that. In The Privacy Paradox, we unravel the disconnect between our stated values and our digital behaviour. From mindless clicks to routine app permissions, this episode exposes how everyday
Asian stock markets see big gains amid growing expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Japan’s benchmark stock market index has topped its all-time high for a second straight day amid expectations of an interest rate cut in the United States and easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. The Nikkei
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