Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for 20 years on a separate national security charge.[#item_full_content]

Russian Ambassador to US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66
Russia’s Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev, 66, died suddenly Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced. “The leadership and staff of the Russian Foreign