Hong Kong Court Convicts 14 Pro-Democracy Activists in Major Case

A Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent. Those who were found guilty included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung, Lam Cheuk-ting,…[#item_full_content]

London’s Evening Standard Goes Weekly Amid Losses

London’s Evening Standard newspaper, which has been read by the city’s inhabitants since it was founded almost 200 years ago, said it plans to switch to a weekly format after its daily print edition ran up heavy losses.[#item_full_content]

Trump Trial Jurors to Begin Second Day of Deliberations

Jurors in Donald Trump’s legal expenses trial return for a second day of deliberations Thursday, applying extra scrutiny to a pair of high-profile witnesses as they weigh the fate of the first U.S. president to be charged with a crime.[#item_full_content]

China says military drills around Taiwan met goals, warns of further action if provoked

China’s military achieved its “expected goals” during two days of drills around Taiwan last week but is prepared for further action if provoked, a defense ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, staged two days of war games around the island following the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te, […]

Authorities arrest Chinese suspect behind $99M botnet, dismantling major crime network

An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams. The U.S. Department of […]