Hong Kong should remain vigilant over “complex and severe” external and internal national security threats it still faces, while also leveraging its unique strengths to boost connectivity with the world and integrate with the country, a senior Beijing official has said. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, on Saturday laid…
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British police said Sunday that they had arrested eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, on suspicion of “terrorism offences.” The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that the authorities felt they had been dealing with an imminent attack.(Representative) Britain’s interior minister, Yvette Cooper, described the arrests, which come amid heightened concerns about Iranian activities on UK soil,…
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