30 h. ago Hong Kong court gives ‘Mr Ho’ suspended jail sentence for insecticide attack

An elderly Hong Kong man, known on the internet as “Mr Ho” after a whirlwind romance with a much younger mainland Chinese woman, has received a suspended jail sentence for an insecticide attack on a passer-by who taunted him about controversies arising from his marriage. Tuen Mun Court on Tuesday suspended Ho Huen’s two-month jail sentence for two years after rejecting the defence’s suggestion to settle the case by imposing a fine. The court also ordered the 77-year-old retiree to pay the...

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5 d. ago China spy scandal 'kills' UK intelligence operations in Beijing

China spy scandal 'kills' UK intelligence operations in Beijing  The i Paper

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1 week ago Paedophile singer Ian Watkins killed in UK’s ‘Monster Mansion’ jail attack

Ian Watkins, the former frontman of the British rock band Lostprophets, was killed on Saturday in a prison attack in England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex crimes against children. Watkins, 48, pleaded guilty in November 2013 to 13 child sex offences – including making or possessing child pornographic images, sexually assaulting at least one child under 13 and attempting to rape a baby. He was sentenced the following month for what the judge called “new depths of...

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2 w. ago 2 killed in UK synagogue attack on Yom Kippur, suspect shot by police

Two people were killed, and three others were seriously wounded on Thursday in a synagogue attack in northern England on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said. The suspect is also believed to be dead after being shot by officers, but that couldn’t be immediately confirmed because of concerns he had an explosive on him, Greater Manchester Police said. A bomb disposal team was at the scene. The incident took place as people gathered at the synagogue on Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement...

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2 w. ago 2 killed in UK synagogue ‘terrorist attack’ on Yom Kippur, suspect shot

Two people were killed on Thursday and four wounded outside a Manchester synagogue packed with worshippers on a Jewish holiday, UK police said, adding they shot dead the suspect in the “terrorist attack”. Two other people were arrested after the car and stabbing attack, which occurred as Jewish communities around the world mark the Yom Kippur holiday, the holiest in the Jewish calendar. Police said the two dead victims were Jewish, and declared the attack a “terrorist incident” in the northwest...

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3 w. ago US, Russia spar over Ukraine war amid calls for ‘killing to stop’

US Vice-President J.D. Vance warned on Wednesday that Donald Trump was “growing incredibly impatient” with Moscow as Washington’s stance on Russia hardens after diplomatic efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine stalled. Trump performed a stunning about-turn at the United Nations on Tuesday, suggesting that Ukraine could not only retake all of the territory it lost to Russia militarily, but also take even more. Trump “doesn’t feel like they’re putting enough on the table to end the war. If the...

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen softens tone as EU seeks China’s help on global issues

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing to help “stop the killing in Ukraine”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a meeting with Chinese...

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3 w. ago Von der Leyen softens tone as EU seeks China’s help on Ukraine war, climate

Despite frictions on trade and geopolitics that hang over their bilateral ties, leaders from the European Union and China vowed to work together to tackle global challenges on Wednesday, a day after US President Donald Trump ridiculed the “green scam” of climate change. Europe wants to work more with China on climate and biodiversity, even as it called on Beijing to help “stop the killing in Ukraine”, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen following a meeting with Chinese...

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