7 h. ago Hong Kong court backs lesbian couple on registering as parents of son together

A Hong Kong court has ruled it unlawful for authorities to bar a lesbian couple from registering together as parents of their son conceived through fertility treatment, saying it violates the boy’s privacy and family rights. In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, the Court of First Instance sided with the women seeking legal recognition of their parental status after their success in a previous legal bid left major questions regarding their rights and obligations unanswered. The pair, a Chinese...

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9 h. ago 9 pig heads left outside Paris mosques, French police investigate as hate crime

At least nine pigs’ heads were found outside several mosques in the Paris region on Tuesday, the French capital’s police chief said – an incident that has sparked alarm over rising anti-Muslim hatred. “Pig heads have been left in front of certain mosques Four in Paris and five in the inner suburbs,” Laurent Nunez told a press conference, adding that police were not “ruling out the possibility of finding more”. There may be parallels with past incidents linked to “foreign interference” Nunez...

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9 h. ago Extending Hongkongers’ UK settlement period to 10 years a ‘breach of trust’: MP

The UK Home Office minister has said that the proposal to extend the settlement period for Hongkongers from five to ten years is subject to consultation, but their economic contribution remains ‘huge and lasting’. Other parliamentarians in the debate agreed that Hongkongers should be exempt from the proposed extension announced by British authorities in May. They argued this change would be a betrayal of trust by moving the goalposts and would delay access to lower university tuition fees in the...

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9 h. ago Changing Hongkongers’ UK settlement period to 10 years ‘subject to consultation’

A UK Home Office minister has said that a proposal to extend the settlement period for Hongkongers from five to 10 years is subject to consultation, but their economic contribution is “huge and lasting”. Other parliamentarians in the debate agreed that Hongkongers should be exempt from the proposed extension announced by British authorities in May. They argued this change would be a betrayal of trust by moving the goalposts and would delay access to lower university tuition fees in the UK and...

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10 h. ago ‘Frankly brutal’: Russian bomb kills 21 Ukrainian civilians waiting for pensions

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people lined up outside to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 21 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a regional official said. The bomb hit the Donetsk region village of Yarova, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. The village lies less than 10km (six miles) from the front line. It was the latest Russian attack to kill civilians. More than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been...

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10 h. ago ‘Frankly brutal’: Russian bomb kills 23 Ukrainian civilians waiting for pensions

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people lined up outside to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 23 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a regional official said. The bomb hit the Donetsk region village of Yarova, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. The village lies less than 10km (six miles) from the front line. It was the latest Russian attack to kill civilians. More than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been...

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10 h. ago ‘Frankly brutal’: Russian bomb kills 24 Ukrainian civilians waiting for pensions

A Russian glide bomb struck a village in eastern Ukraine as people lined up outside to receive their pensions on Tuesday, killing at least 24 and wounding nearly two dozen others, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a regional official said. The bomb hit the Donetsk region village of Yarova, Zelensky said in a post on Telegram. The village lies less than 10km (six miles) from the front line. Yarova resident Hennadii Trush said his wife was killed in the blast as she waited to collect the...

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12 h. ago Alibaba donates to Tsinghua University in effort to groom AI talent

Alibaba Group Holding has donated an undisclosed sum of money to China’s prestigious Tsinghua University to “contribute to the cultivation of high-quality AI talent”, as the nation rallies around efforts to embrace the development and use of the advanced technology. The donation would go to Tsinghua’s Wuqiong College, or Boundless College, a new school created in May to train the country’s top artificial intelligence undergraduates with a focus on core AI innovations and applications, according...

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13 h. ago Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China

Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China  The New York Times

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16 h. ago China military dog quartet bow out after brave careers, millions view ceremony online

Four military dogs which have sunk their teeth into everything from bomb threats to emergency storm rescues during their careers have been given a special send-off at a retirement ceremony in eastern China. The recent event held by a People’s Armed Police (PAP) unit in Shanghai attracted more than 3 million views online. The retiring animals, adorned with red flowers, completed their final training session before being handed over to adoptive families. One of the crime-fighting canines was...

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16 h. ago Hong Kong court extends bankruptcy of man who forged Nina Wang’s will by 4 years

A Hong Kong court has extended convicted forger Peter Chan Chun-chuen’s bankruptcy by four years, citing his failure to repay his debt to the estate of the late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum since losing a high-profile lawsuit over her billion-dollar assets 15 years ago. The High Court on Tuesday suspended Chan’s automatic discharge from a bankruptcy order made in 2021 and ordered that he pay HK$55,000 (US$7,000) in legal fees to an accounting firm that is now in charge of his assets. EY,...

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17 h. ago Trump administration launches immigration crackdown in Chicago

US President Donald Trump has started his immigration crackdown in Chicago, with federal agents stepping up enforcement in an escalating campaign against Democratic-run cities that the White House said were suffering from rampant crime and disorder. Operation Midway Blitz has begun in the city and other parts of Illinois targeting “criminal illegal aliens”, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement on Monday. DHS blamed Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat and potential...

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17 h. ago Netanyahu warns ‘leave now’ as Israel intensifies Gaza City bombardment

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City on Monday to evacuate, as the military ramped up its deadly assault on the Palestinian territory’s largest urban centre. Israel has been intensifying its bombardment of the city in preparation for an operation to conquer it, despite repeated entreaties from Western nations and aid agencies to stop. Gaza’s civil defence agency meanwhile said at least 39 people had been killed by Israel, including 25 in Gaza City, on Monday. The...

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17 h. ago Israel says to act with ‘great force’ in Gaza City, urging full evacuation

Israel’s military said on Tuesday that it would act with “great force” in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up its deadly assault on the Palestinian territory’s largest urban centre. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a similar warning, as Israel intensified its bombardment in preparation for an operation to seize Gaza City despite global calls to end the war. “To all residents of Gaza City the defence forces are determined to defeat Hamas and will act with great force...

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24 h. ago Ukrainian refugee’s US murder fuels political debate on crime

The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in the United States has taken on sweeping political dimensions, with the American right denouncing Democrats’ supposed lack of action on crime as US President Donald Trump seeks to expand a crackdown. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was attacked with no warning by a man sitting behind her, security video shows. Her murder made little national news last month but it recently surged...

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24 h. ago US crime debate intensifies after Ukrainian refugee’s murder on train

The fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee in the United States has taken on sweeping political dimensions, with the American right denouncing Democrats’ supposed lack of action on crime as US President Donald Trump seeks to expand a crackdown. Iryna Zarutska, 23, was sitting quietly on a train in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 22 when she was attacked with no warning by a man sitting behind her, security video shows. Her murder made little national news last month but it recently surged...

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27 h. ago 8 dead after goods train slams into a bus outside Mexico City

A goods train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring 45, authorities said. The accident took place in an industrial area of warehouses and factories in the town of Atlacomulco, about 130km (80 miles) northwest of Mexico City. The state of Mexico’s civil defence agency said via social media that authorities were still working at the site of the accident. The bus from the Herradura de Plata line was ripped apart by the...

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28 h. ago China Launches Corruption Probe Into Former Securities Regulator

China Launches Corruption Probe Into Former Securities Regulator  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP

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30 h. ago First freight train departs from Poland to China via Beijing’s New Silk Road

First freight train departs from Poland to China via Beijing’s New Silk Road  TVP World

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30 h. ago First freight train departs Poland for China, via New Silk Road

First freight train departs Poland for China, via New Silk Road  TVP World

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