Fourteen pro-democracy activists, including former lawmakers, have been convicted in Hong Kong’s largest national security case.Dissent in Hong Kong has been suppressed through reduced public choice, media crackdowns and a Beijing-backed security law.Those found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion could face up to life in prison when sentenced.Fourteen pro-democracy…

The Laax, a Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran.As shipping through the Red Sea has dropped during the months of Houthi attacks, the rebels have struck vessels associated with Iran, their main…

A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims crashed on a mountainous highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, resulting in at least 21 fatalities, according to officials.35 passengers sustained injuries in the accident, with some in critical condition.The bus plunged approximately 150 feet into a gorge, officials say.A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skidded and rolled…

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Iran has opened a five-day registration period Thursday for candidates who want to run in the June 28 presidential election.All candidates ultimately must be approved by Iran’s 12-member Guardian Council, a panel of clerics and jurists ultimately overseen by Khamenei. Iran’s previous president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash on…

Traumatized survivors of the massive landslide in Papua New Guinea have been slow to relocate to safer areas due to concerns about triggering another landslide.Government and army officials are assessing the stability of the debris, with Australian and New Zealand experts expected to join them.The United Nations estimates 670 deaths…

The European Union delegation in South Sudan has denied reports that it is working to delay elections in the country as was alleged by President Salva Kiir.Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Lothar Jaschke said Thursday that his group is fully supporting an environment to enable elections, a constitution and…

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Uganda’s parliamentary speaker, her husband and several other officials over corruption and serious abuses of human rights.Parliament Speaker Anita Among was sanctioned “due to involvement in significant corruption tied to her leadership” of Uganda’s national assembly, the U.S. State Department said.ACTIVISTS SEEK…

President Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use American-made weapons to strike inside Russia, marking a major reversal of policy, Fox News has confirmed. A senior U.S. official confirmed that President Biden has signed off on the Ukrainians’ use of U.S. long-range weapons near the city of Kharkiv…

Lava continued to spurt from a volcano in southwestern Iceland on Thursday but the activity had calmed significantly from when it erupted a day earlier.The eruption Wednesday was the fifth and most powerful since the volcanic system near Grindavik reawakened in December after 800 years, gushing record levels of lava…