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One of the main faces of Hong Kong’s pro-Democracy scene, British citizen and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, has started testifying in court. It is the first time he has spoken in court in a case that has been delayed for years. Lai, 77, has been charged under Hong Kong’s national security law with two counts

Police are searching for a British woman who was last seen more than a week ago at an airport in southern Poland. Ania Czopinski, 18, was spotted on CCTV around 11pm on 11 November at Krakow-Balice Airport. Officers say she did not have a passport with her. Image: Ms Czopinski was last spotted on CCTV

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been arrested on suspicion of rape, police have said. Marius Borg Hoiby is the son of Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship and the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon. Borg Hoiby was arrested in Oslo late on Monday on a preliminary

Barely anyone speaks – there is virtual silence apart from the sounds of passing vehicles and the wind whipping through flags and photographs commemorating the dead in a war that started 1,000 days ago when Russia invaded. What is really striking is the sheer number of people who have died, and this memorial in Kyiv’s

Schools have been shut in New Delhi after “hazardous” toxic smog worsened. Authorities in India‘s capital, which is home to more than 33 million people, have also halted construction as part of efforts to control the air pollution. Airlines have warned of delays due to visibility dropping to around 100 metres due to the worst

Dozens of people are said to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza, while another Israeli strike in Beirut has killed Hezbollah’s head of media relations. Residents and medics said a multi-storey residential building housing at least six families had been targeted in the Gazan town of Beit Lahiya. About 70 people

As the two most powerful countries in the world, the relationship between the United States and China is the most consequential of all bilateral ties. Any change in interactions and behaviour by either side does not just impact security, economic activity and trade in Washington and Beijing, but also affects the rest of the planet.

Eight people have died after a stabbing attack at a Chinese school, with 17 others injured. Authorities said in a statement that a 21-year-old student is believed to have carried out the attack in Yixing City, in China’s Jiangsu province. The incident took place at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology at around

Ten newborn babies have died after a fire swept through a neonatal intensive care unit at a hospital in northern India. The fire, which also injured 17 other babies, spread quickly through the ward in Maharani Laxmibai Medical College in Jhansi city late on Friday, where 49 infants were being treated, according to state deputy

A stolen portrait of Sir Winston Churchill that was swapped with a forgery during the pandemic has returned to its rightful place in a Canadian hotel. Police said The Roaring Lion portrait – which appears on the UK’s £5 note – was stolen from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa at some time between

UN climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and should only be hosted by countries who are trying to give up fossil fuels, veterans of the process have said. An open letter to the United Nations, signed by former UN chief Ban Ki-moon, made a dramatic intervention in the 29th COP climate summit, under

Sexual assault and indecent exposure are among the crimes alleged to have been committed by people with diplomatic immunity last year. The Foreign Office has revealed that, in 2023, nine serious and significant offences were allegedly carried out by overseas officials who are exempt from being prosecuted. Politics live: PM ‘may have heeded warning’ from

Argentinian negotiators have been summoned home from global climate talks in Azerbaijan by the President Javier Milei’s government. The team were ordered to pack up and leave on Wednesday, just three days into the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan. No reason was given, but the Argentinian president – a right-wing populist who has previously dubbed

A video showing a “white orb” UFO coming out of the ocean off Kuwait has been found on the US Department of Defense’s own network, a congressional hearing has heard. Giving evidence to House representatives on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), the now-preferred term for UFOs, journalist Michael Shellenberger said he had been told of the

Headlights illuminate a group of soldiers smoking and drinking steaming cups of coffee on the side of a road in northeastern Ukraine. A fine sleet on another freezing night falls on the silhouetted barrel of a Soviet-era anti-aircraft gun mounted on an ancient, battered lorry. These are the men of a mobile air defence unit,

At least 14 people have been killed after a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into a river in Pakistan. The bus was carrying around two dozen passengers. Searches continue for bodies and survivors. There are differing reports about the number of people who have died, with some local officials saying 18 people had been confirmed