Starmer’s team has been courting closer relations with Berlin since they were in opposition, particularly on defense and security, which was the focus of a separate agreement signed last October. An ally of the German chancellor said that he was keen to put a “personal face” on the U.K.- German relationship. However, the date of…
HONG KONG, June 27 — Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong shrugged and shook his head after a Hong Kong court this month announced a fresh charge of breaching the city’s national security law. The 28-year-old protest icon has spent more than four years behind bars and hoped to be let out in early 2027. Now,…
HONG KONG — The League of Social Democrats, one of the last political groups advocating pro-democracy causes in Hong Kong, is set to disband, multiple major local media outlets reported on Wednesday. The reports came on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the strict national security law Beijing imposed on the city. The LSD’s…
WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were the tipoff to a sophisticated cyberattack that may have allowed hackers to infiltrate…
SYDNEY — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Chinese President Xi Jinping were scheduled to meet in Beijing on Friday as they seek to manage challenges in their relations that have heightened of late in connection with growing Chinese clout in the South Pacific. Luxon is on a three-day visit to China, his first…
Trade Secretary’s message comes after UK sealed landmark deals with India, the US and EU Jonathan Reynolds to meet G7 and EU counterparts in Paris and Brussels to discuss economic security and global trade. Trade Secretary targets economic growth and jobs, saying deals with India, US and EU make UK the most connected economy for…