Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure
Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, in a blow to media freedom in the city.…
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Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother
A Spanish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing his mother and eating her remains. Alberto Sánchez Góme…
Germany withdraws platoon from Nato mission in Lithuania
Germany has recalled a platoon from a Nato mission in Lithuania after reports emerged of troops engaging in racist and anti-…
Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down after clashes
A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leav…
Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains
The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first s…
Tenerife: Protests against violence as search for baby’s body continues
A deep-water search for the body of a one-year-old girl, believed murdered by her father, is continuing off Tenerife in the …
Belarus plane: Ryanair boss says pilot had no choice but to land in Minsk
The pilot of a flight that was diverted to Belarus, allowing the arrest of an opposition journalist, had been warned that a …
China denounces G7 after statement on Xinjiang and Hong Kong
China has accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised Beijing over a range of issues. In a jo…
Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial of ousted Myanmar leader begins
The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got under way, four months after a military coup removed the elected…
Reality Winner: US ex-NSA contractor and leaker released from prison
A former US contractor and military veteran who was jailed for leaking classified documents to the media has been released f…
