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• Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting again after Trump ceasefire

  11-12-2025 00:03 via bbc.com
  Between the neighbours is a gulf of mistrust that has proven near impossible to bridge.
  
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• Governments and rights groups condemn conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai

  15-12-2025 19:59
  UK, EU and Australia say guilty verdict against 78-year-old is further blow to democracy and press freedom in territoryGovernments, institutions and rights groups across the world have condemned the conviction of the former pro-democracy media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on national security charges.The 78-year-old was found guilty in West Kowloon district court on Monday of one count of conspiracy to publish seditious publications and two counts of conspiracy to foreign co
  
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• Bondi becomes focus of fury over Australia’s tide of antisemitism

  15-12-2025 14:22
  Deadly terror attack on Jewish beach festival comes after sharp rise in incidents of hatred
  
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• Trump stiffs farmers and China stiffs Trump

  15-12-2025 13:31
  US agriculture is at the bottom of the trade policy food chain
  
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• Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai facing life in prison after conviction on security charges

  15-12-2025 13:18
  Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itselfJimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.Soon after the ruling
  
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• Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai convicted of national security offences – video

  15-12-2025 12:22
  Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.The Guardian's correspondent Helen Davidson explains what happenedJimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedomThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself Continue reading..
  
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• US backs $7.4bn critical minerals smelter to counter China

  15-12-2025 12:13
  Korea Zinc to build processing plant in Tennessee with government investment
  
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• Hong Kong Mixtape review – dissident artists keep hope alive in the face of China’s crackdown

  15-12-2025 12:00
  San San F Young’s passionate documentary records a vibrant creative scene that continues to resist Beijing’s repression Dotted with towering corporate skyscrapers, the skyline of Hong Kong attests to its global reputation as a financial hub; this image is profoundly challenged by San San F Young’s passionate documentary. Turning her camera to the streets and taking us into artists’ studios, the film-maker captures the vibrant creative scene of the city. The turmoil of the
  
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• Australia to toughen gun laws after 15 die in attack on Jewish festival

  15-12-2025 11:55
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will do more to combat antisemitism
  
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• China investment decline deepens as Xi attacks ‘reckless’ spending

  15-12-2025 10:56
  Weakest retail sales growth in three years underlines challenge for Beijing to cut waste and boost domestic demand
  
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• The Great Flood review – Korean apocalypse movie swerves into sinister sci-fi territory

  15-12-2025 10:00
  The storytelling is brittle, but there is still enjoyment to be had from this story of a mother and child and rescue from a catastrophic flood in SeoulKim Byung-woo’s chimeric but not unenjoyable sixth feature begins like a normal apocalypse movie, with a deluge inundating Seoul. Then it flirts with taking on social stratification baggage as a beleaguered mother tries to climb up her 30-storey apartment block to escape the rising flood waters. But once it is revealed that An-na (Kim Da-mi)
  
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• ‘Hero’ who tackled Bondi gunman draws global praise

  15-12-2025 09:05
  Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the shooters in deadly Sydney attack
  
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• Roomba maker iRobot swept into bankruptcy

  15-12-2025 08:34
  US-listed group behind autonomous vacuum cleaner to be taken over by its Chinese supplier
  
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• Hong Kong media tycoon convicted – as it happened

  15-12-2025 06:29
  This blog is now closedJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offencesThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itselfThe three high court judges have entered the courtroom and taken their seats.The hearing is due to begin and Lai has entered the court, news reports are saying, adding that he waved to his family. Continue reading...
  
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• The elite British private school that lost its way in Singapore

  15-12-2025 06:00
  Former staff allege bullying, misogyny and safeguarding lapses at the city-state outpost of North London Collegiate School
  
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• Afghan data breach victims take first step in suing UK Ministry of Defence

  15-12-2025 06:00
  Law firm Barings is representing 1,000 claimants who say they fear reprisals from the Taliban after their names were leaked
  
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• The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself

  15-12-2025 05:31
  Progressing from child labourer to billionaire, Lai used his power and wealth to promote democracy, which ultimately pitted him against authorities in BeijingOn Monday, a Hong Kong court convicted Jimmy Lai of national security offences, the end to a landmark trial for the city and its hobbled protest movement.The verdict was expected. Long a thorn in the side of Beijing, Lai, a 78-year-old media tycoon and activist, was a primary target of the most recent and definitive crackdown on Hong Kong&r
  
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• China investment falls for third straight month in blow to economy

  15-12-2025 05:22
  Deepening decline and weakest retail sales growth in 3 years underline challenge for Beijing
  
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• Jimmy Lai conviction is ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong press freedom, says Amnesty – live

  15-12-2025 05:07
  Group says guilty verdicts against incarcerated media tycoon also show city’s national security laws designed not to protect but ‘to silence’ peopleJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offencesThe three high court judges have entered the courtroom and taken their seats.The hearing is due to begin and Lai has entered the court, news reports are saying, adding that he waved to his family. Continue reading...
  
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• Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong pro-democracy figure convicted of national security offences

  15-12-2025 04:07
  Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges were city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesJimmy Lai verdict – liveJimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.The 78-year-old has been in jail since late 2020 on remand and serving several protest-related sentences totalling alm
  
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• Jimmy Lai: conviction of Hong Kong pro-democracy figure decried as attack on press freedom

  15-12-2025 04:07
  Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesThe rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itselfJimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being found guilty of national security and sedition offences, in one of the most closely watched rulings since the city’s return to Chinese rule in 1997.Soon after the ruling
  
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• Labubus, TikTok and KPop Demon Hunters: how childhood went east Asian – podcast

  15-12-2025 04:00
  Has east Asia replaced the US as the world’s cultural centre? With Jeff YangFrom matcha and bubble tea to manga and Studio Ghibli, east Asian culture has become mainstream culture for millions of young people around the world.Jeff Yang, the co-author of Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now, describes to Nosheen Iqbal how after decades of American pop-cultural exceptionalism, the Covid-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of interest in east Asian culture, particularly
  
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• China investment falls for third successive month

  15-12-2025 03:50
  Deepening decline feeds concerns over growth in world’s second-biggest economy
  
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• Hong Kong convicts Jimmy Lai in national security trial

  15-12-2025 03:44
  Billionaire media boss found guilty on charges of conspiring to commit sedition and foreign collusion
  
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• Australia to review gun laws after 15 die in attack on Jewish festival

  15-12-2025 03:40
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says country will do more to combat antisemitism
  
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• Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong court to decide on national security charges against pro-democracy figure – live

  15-12-2025 01:35
  Incarcerated activist and media owner has been on trial for more than two years on national security chargesJimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security chargesIt’s now 8.35am in Hong Kong and its high court is set to begin delivering its verdict on on the national security charges against Jimmy Lai at 10am (2am GMT).The three judges delivering the verdict are Esther Toh, Alex Lee and Susana D’Almada Remedios. Continue reading...
  
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• Jimmy Lai verdict: Hong Kong judges set to rule on national security charges

  15-12-2025 00:51
  Verdicts on foreign collusion and sedition charges are city’s most closely watched rulings in decadesLong-awaited verdicts in Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial will be delivered on Monday, one of the city’s most closely watched rulings since its return to Chinese rule in 1997.The Apple Daily founder has pleaded not guilty to two counts of “conspiracy to foreign collusion” under the security law, which carry a maximum penalty of
  
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• FirstFT: Gunmen who killed 15 in Sydney attack on Jewish festival were father and son

  14-12-2025 23:21
  Also in today’s newsletter: Ukraine offers to drop Nato membership demands and EU plans crackdown on ‘dangerous’ Chinese parcels
  
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• Gunmen who killed 15 in Sydney attack on Jewish festival were father and son

  14-12-2025 22:52
  International condemnation of Bondi Beach shooting which targeted people celebrating Hanukkah
  
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• Gunmen accused of killing 15 at Sydney Jewish festival were father and son

  14-12-2025 22:52
  International condemnation of Bondi Beach shooting which targeted people celebrating Hanukkah
  
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