Hong Kong police offers bounties for five activists living overseas

Hong Kong police offers bounties for five activists living overseas

The US and the UK have condemned the move as Hong Kong authorities expand crackdown under national security law. Police in Hong Kong have offered bounties for information leading to the arrest of five activists living overseas, expanding a crackdown on those involved in the city’s once vibrant pro-democracy protest movement under a harsh national […]

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Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies | Obituaries News

Turkish MP who suffered heart attack during speech in parliament dies | Obituaries News

Hasan Bitmez dies at a hospital in Ankara two days after heart attack during anti-Israel speech. A Turkish opposition legislator who suffered a heart attack and collapsed in parliament during a speech railing against the government’s policy towards Israel has died. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Thursday that Hasan Bitmez, a 54-year-old member of

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Photos: South Korea island is a field of dreams for young baseball hopefuls | Baseball

Photos: South Korea island is a field of dreams for young baseball hopefuls | Baseball

Dreaming of making it big in baseball, teenage brothers An Seung-han and An Seung-young travelled hundreds of kilometres away from home to remote Deokjeok Island, where the sport and their team are now the closest thing they have to a family. The boys are among a few dozen teenagers who have left the bright lights

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Pakistan extends deadline for Afghans awaiting third-country resettlement

Pakistan extends deadline for Afghans awaiting third-country resettlement

More than 450,000 Afghans have left the country since Pakistani authorities launched a deportation drive in October. Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistani government has announced that undocumented Afghans awaiting paperwork to resettle to a third country will be allowed to stay in Pakistan for two more months. The extension of the deadline on Wednesday from

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S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

S Korea scrambles jets after Chinese, Russian aircraft enter defence zone | Military News

Four Russian, two Chinese aircraft crossed into Korea Air Defense Identification Zone over Sea of Japan, South Korea says. South Korea’s military says it has deployed fighter jets in response to Chinese and Russian military planes flying into its air defence zone unannounced. Four Russian and two Chinese aircraft crossed into the Korea Air Defense

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Meet the Press NOW — Dec. 13 – NBC News

Meet the Press NOW — Dec. 13 – NBC News

Meet the Press NOW — Dec. 13  NBC News Panel: Biden impeachment would lead to ‘political impeachments’ whenever government divided  NBC News Chuck Todd: Planned Biden impeachment ‘designed to be a distraction’ from Trump’s trials  NBC News Chuck Todd: Why this impeachment may be meaningless to voters  NBC News Rep. Dan Goldman on whether impeachment becoming the new normal

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How is the Gaza War seen beyond the US and the West? | Israel-Palestine conflict

How is the Gaza War seen beyond the US and the West? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel was isolated with a few allies in the UN General Assembly vote. An overwhelming call at the United Nations General Assembly for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel and the United States were among the few voting against the resolution. How isolated are these two nations from most of the world, which opposes the war?

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The Pesticide Playbook | Al Jazeera

The Pesticide Playbook | Al Jazeera

A global chemical giant covered up its product’s links to Parkinson’s. Fault Lines investigates. For decades, one of the world’s largest pesticide manufacturers deployed the Big Tobacco playbook to keep its flagship product ubiquitous—despite the company’s own internal research showing that it harmed farmers. Today the pesticide, paraquat, is banned in 58 countries—but its use

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Israel-Palestine live: Heavy rain worsens conditions for displaced Palestinians – Middle East Eye

Israel-Palestine live: Heavy rain worsens conditions for displaced Palestinians – Middle East Eye

Israel-Palestine live: Heavy rain worsens conditions for displaced Palestinians  Middle East Eye Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens with displaced Palestinians threatened by hunger, disease  CBS News Israel-Gaza latest news: Heavy rain adds to Gazans’ misery as Israeli bombardment continues  BBC.com Palestinians ‘going hungry’ as Israel pounds Gaza  Al Jazeera English ‘We have the right to live.’ Starvation, disease, and

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UN’s Philippe Lazzarini: Gaza’s agony – hungry, forsaken, dehumanised | Israel-Palestine conflict

UN’s Philippe Lazzarini: Gaza’s agony – hungry, forsaken, dehumanised | Israel-Palestine conflict

UNRWA chief depicts Gaza’s plight – inhumane conditions, hunger, and people feeling betrayed by the world. For 74 years, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA, has provided healthcare, education and social services to many. Yet, the war on Gaza has severely affected the UNRWA as Israeli air

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