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Iran lodged a protest with Moscow over what it called the “violent” arrest of two Iranian students in the Russian city of Kazan, state media reported Saturday. The students were detained Friday at Kazan Federal University after visiting a visa extension center, where police allegedly subjected them to “inhumane and unprofessional beating,” according to the […]
North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. Last week, the three countries held a three-day joint exercise, dubbed “Freedom Edge”, featuring fighter jets and marine patrol aircraft as well as the U.S. […]
The Hong Kong government has condemned the throwing of a bottle filled with red paint at its headquarters, warning authorities will follow up on the attack. Security personnel called police on Wednesday at about 7.40am after discovering red paint had been splashed near a flower bed at the headquarters in Tamar, Admiralty. Glass debris was […]
HKSAR gov't condemns smearing remarks by so-called Lai Chee-ying's overseas international legal team
HONG KONG, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Sunday denounced smearing remarks and misinformation spread by the so-called “Lai Chee-ying’s overseas international legal team” regarding Lai’s case involving the national security law in Hong Kong and relevant detention arrangements. “We noticed the so-called international legal team has repeatedly […]
Beijing has condemned US legislators who expressed support for Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy media tycoon whose national security trial resumes in Hong Kong next week and who faces life imprisonment if convicted. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong said some US lawmakers in a letter to Secretary of State Antony […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an attack on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam was a “horrific anti-Semitic incident.” Source link
The National People’s Congress (NPC) foreign affairs committee opposed and condemned the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zone Act on Friday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. In a statement, the NPC noted that the newly-signed Philippine Maritime Zone Act “seriously violated China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.” […]
Top Hong Kong government adviser Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has said any request to release former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying from jail will amount to interference in the city’s rule of law, after US President-elect Donald Trump earlier pledged to get him out of the country. “The United States has often called for Jimmy […]
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Hashimu Argungu, has expressed concern over the presentation of suspects in chains and neglect of crime victims by law enforcement agencies. A statement by Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the PSC, said Mr Argungu expressed the concern on Tuesday in Abuja. He […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised the “cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats” in a deepening diplomatic row with Canada. Both countries expelled each other’s top envoys last month after Canadian officials accused India of being involved in violent acts targeting Indian dissidents on Canadian soil, something the country denies. Modi’s comments came after […]