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Hong Kong court hands stiff jail sentences to Tiananmen vigil activists 

11 September 2026

News|Hong Kong Protests A Hong Kong court has sentenced three activists to five to seven years in prison for their roles...

‘Everything changed’: The human cost of 25 years of US wars 

11 September 2026

Less than a month after 9/11, the US invaded Afghanistan, launching what President George W Bush called the “War on Te...

Taiwan vice president makes rare Europe visit for conference on democracy 

11 September 2026

News|Politics Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim is making a rare visit to Europe, attending a forum on democracy in...

Republican midterm convention wraps up in Dallas, Texas: Key takeaways 

11 September 2026

Dallas, Texas – Night two of the first-of-its-kind Republican midterm convention has wrapped up, with the party offici...

Brazil’s Supreme Court shuts down early as political chaos mounts 

10 September 2026

Brazil’s Supreme Court has cancelled a second straight day of deliberations as suspicions of corruption, political bia...

Putin lands in India for BRICs summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars 

10 September 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Indian capital on Friday ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit set to be do...

Maduro’s wife seeks home detention as heart condition worsens in US custody 

10 September 2026

Venezuela’s former first lady, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has asked a judge to release her from federal detention in the ...

Iran war live: IRGC attacks US unmanned vessel in Hormuz; two ships hit 

10 September 2026

Vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on September 5, 202...

Israeli film on Gaza receives 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere 

10 September 2026

A film documenting Israel’s use of AI-powered systems to target Palestinians in Gaza has received a 25-minute standing...