An 88-year-old former boxer, Iwao Hakamada, has been acquitted by a Japanese court after a retrial for a quadruple murder that occurred in 1966.The Shizuoka District Court found that the evidence against Hakamada was fabricated and that he was not responsible for the crime.Hakamada’s acquittal makes him the fifth death…

Two pro-democracy journalists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to prison for “seditious” activities and “illegal ideologies.”Chung Pui-kuen, 55, and Patrick Lam, 36, were found guilty in August of conspiring to publish seditious materials through their Stand News media outlet. Chung was the former editor-in-chief of Stand News and received a…

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The Taliban has dismissed accusations of gender discrimination and human rights violations as absurd.These four countries initiated legal proceedings against the Taliban for breaching a U.N. convention on women, which Afghanistan is bound to uphold.The initiative was launched during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, running until Monday.The Taliban…

Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas, An An and Ke Ke, gifted by Beijing in a grand ceremony, aiming to boost tourism in the city.An An and Ke Ke are the third panda pair sent to Hong Kong since the city’s 1997 return to Chinese rule.With the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shut down reports of a cease-fire at the Israel-Lebanon border on Thursday, saying he “did not even respond” to the U.S. proposal.Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting both in Gaza and against Hezbollah “with full force.” The statement comes as Israel stands on the brink of…

close Video Japan’s Self Defense Force patrolled the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday for the first time in an attempt to send a message to China, the Yomiuri newspaper, reported citing multiple government sources. JAPAN SAYS RUSSIAN PATROL AIRCRAFT VIOLATED ITS AIRSPACE, RESPONDS BY FIRING FLARES SDF destroyer Sazanami entered the…

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Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill was officially written into law Tuesday, allowing same-sex couples to legally wed.The law was published in the Royal Gazette after endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, and will come into effect in 120 days. This means LGBTQ+ couples will be able to register their marriage in…