Heavy police presence is seen on the sentencing day for the 45 pro-democracy activists convicted of … [+] violating the Beijing-imposed National Security Law outside a court in Hong Kong on November 19, 2024. (Photo credit: Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images On November 19, 2024, 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders were…
HONG KONG — The landmark national security trial of prominent Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai resumes Wednesday, with the founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily expected to testify in his defense soon. Lai was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong starting in 2019. He…
During their meeting over the weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a stern warning to US President Joe Biden, widely perceived to be intended for Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The underlying message was loud and clear: do not try to seek regime change in China. Xi outlined Beijing’s core stance, expectations and “guardrails” the Chinese…
Hong Kong’s Beijing-controlled government has sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to prison for their participation in a 2020 unofficial primary election, further stifling political freedoms in the once-autonomous city. The individuals, who include some of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates, were handed sentences ranging from four to 10 years for “conspiracy to commit subversion.” The…
Donald Trump, who made criticizing high prices a campaign mantra as voters struggle with the lingering effects of 2022′s post-pandemic inflation spike, is set to take office with an economy that experts agree is healthy. All the key data points ― notably inflation, which is nearly back down to normal — are trending in the…
The South Africa-born billionaire now seems poised to be onboard from the onset of Trump’s second term. In a surprising development, the tech tycoon joined a call between the United States president-elect and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week. Barrot is familiar with Musk, having been France’s junior minister for tech when the Tesla owner completed…
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government will pay an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional meetings, state-run media reported on Monday, amid concern by the opposition. It will be the first time Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has traveled to…
Washington: How much influence can the world’s richest man have over one of the world’s oldest democracies? Next week’s elections are not just about Donald Trump and Kamala Harris but also a measure of Elon Musk’s influence on American democracy. Although Musk has donated modestly to both Republicans and Democrats in the past, including $5,000…
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, addressed a crowded town hall Saturday in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he downplayed the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot and suggested mail ballots were a “recipe for fraud.” In response to a man who asked Musk what his message was to young voters who worry “that voting for a…
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while describing mail ballots as a “recipe for fraud.” The freewheeling…