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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong faces longer prison sentence after second national security guilty plea
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong could face years more behind bars after pleading guilty in a national security case that has drawn renewed scrutiny over political freedoms in the city.
US launches deadly strike on alleged drug boat, believed to be the first in two months
The U.S. military has resumed strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific, killing two people and reigniting questions from lawmakers and human rights groups about the legality and effectiveness of the Trump administration’s aggressive counter-narcotics campaign.
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil fell dark years ago. Now its organizers have been convicted
Hong Kong has convicted two prominent organizers of its former Tiananmen Square vigil under the city’s national security law, marking another major blow to public remembrance of the 1989 crackdown.
US deports Venezuelans for the first time since deadly earthquakes in June
The United States has resumed deportation flights to Venezuela for the first time since devastating earthquakes struck the country, returning more than 100 migrants as recovery efforts continue.
Trump has vowed to free Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court is about to decide the media mogul’s fate
Days before winning his second presidential term, Donald Trump made a bold promise: if he returned to the White House, he would free a pugnacious, self-made billionaire from a Hong Kong prison.
Victims of New Orleans Bourbon Street attack include student, former college football player and loving father
A loving father of two, a former college football player, and a student from the University of Alabama were among at least 15 people killed when a rented pickup truck plowed into a crowd celebrating the New Year in New Orleans during Wednesday’s early hours.