The British and French governments are under renewed pressure after more people die trying to cross the English Channel. The English Channel has once again become the site of tragedy, with more people dying while trying to reach the shores of the United Kingdom. The latest incident highlights an escalating migrant crisis that is posing […]
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Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws. A Hong Kong man faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt featuring a protest slogan. In court on Monday,
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Leaflets dropped on a Lebanon border village urging residents to leave were unsanctioned, the Israeli military has said. The leaflets, which were released on Sunday, were the first evacuation order that residents of south Lebanon have received amid 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel, sparked by the war on Gaza. However, Israel’s
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Reuters — An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said on Sunday. Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by several men as he headed home in his car from church, an official told Reuters, speaking on
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Investigations into Israeli soldiers’ attacks on civilians rarely lead to prosecutions. The killing of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old American-Turkish activist in the occupied West Bank, has once again brought a troubling issue into the spotlight: Israeli forces targeting civilians. Despite international condemnation and calls for justice, questions linger about whether anyone will be held
The Israeli military has said there is a “high probability” that three hostages found dead in a tunnel at the end of last year were mistakenly killed in a strike that also took the life of Hamas’s northern Gaza brigade chief, Ahmed al-Ghandour, in November. The families of Col Nik Beizer and Sgt Ron Sherman,
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About 20 people have lost their lives in two weeks while making the perilous journey on overcrowded boats. At least eight people have died overnight while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom, according to French authorities. The regional prefect, Jacques Billant, said the incident happened at about 1am (23:00
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CNN — At least 74 people have died and scores more are still missing in Myanmar following heavy flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi, state media reported on Sunday. The flooding across the civil war-torn country has impacted more than 450 villages and wards, according to Myanmar News Agency (MNA). It added that search
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No green light for Ukraine to use long-range, Western-made missiles in Russian territory. The war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. Western allies are considering a shift in their support and may allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles against targets deep inside Russian territory. Ukraine has been pleading for the go-ahead for months, but
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