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A photographer in Hong Kong has been convicted of disrespecting the Chinese national anthem. Cheng Wing-chun, 27, is the first person to be convicted under the law after he edited footage of fencer Edgar Cheung Ka-long at the Tokyo Olympics award ceremony to replace the Chinese national anthem with the protest song “Glory to Hong […]

Russian officials are trying to link the U.S. and NATO to an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow on Tuesday, saying Western countries provided “necessary intelligence” for the raid. Russia claims its air defenses fended off an attack on the nation’s capital by five Ukrainian drones on Tuesday. Officials now claim the attack would not […]

A French court Tuesday upheld the freezing of the assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor, rejecting his appeal to have them released, an official close to the investigation said. Several European countries are investigating central bank Gov. Riad Salameh and his associates over myriad alleged financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and laundering of $330 […]

Civilians in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions are being victimized by the army, separatists and militias who are carrying out killings, torture and sexual violence, according to an Amnesty International report released Tuesday. Researchers from the human rights group spoke with more than 100 victims of armed violence, documenting extrajudicial killings and the razing of homes and […]

A renowned Russian journalist has been hospitalized after being beaten in Chechnya. Elena Milashina, an award-winning writer and reporter, was “savagely” beaten by a group of attackers while on a trip to Chechnya, a Russian republic.  “Elena Milashina’s fingers have been broken and she is sometimes losing consciousness. She has bruises all over her body,” […]

A Massachusetts woman was found alive and unharmed in a state park more than a week after she was reported missing, with rescuers saying she was likely stuck in mud for as much as three days. Emma Tetewsky, 31, was first reported missing on June 26. There was no news of her whereabouts until a […]

Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in the country is raising security concerns and questions about Sweden’s credentials for possible NATO membership. But Hakan Fidan said Turkey would still approve Sweden’s membership in the military alliance if Stockholm “completes its homework” and presses ahead with efforts to address […]

Hong Kong’s leader said Tuesday that eight pro-democracy activists who now live in the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia will be pursued for life for alleged national security offenses, dismissing criticism that the move to have them arrested was a dangerous precedent. Chief Executive John Lee expressed his support for the police efforts to […]

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Tuesday that she received an anonymous note alleging that her imprisoned husband, also an opposition figure, died behind bars. Siarhei Tsikhanouski, 44, a popular blogger and opposition activist, was arrested in 2020 after announcing plans to run against Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, in presidential elections that year. His […]

The Spanish government on Tuesday declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies. Over the past two years, Spain has gradually ended the mandatory mask wearing, first in public and then on public […]