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HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper; Martin Lee, the founding chairman of the city’s Democratic Party; and five former Continue reading

Hezbollah launched 30 rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel early Monday, though no casualties were reported, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed. “Following sirens that sounded a short while ago in northern Israel, approximately 30 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon toward the area of Kabri, a number of which fell in open areas,” an Continue reading

Brittney Griner’s tears during national anthem show how much this Olympic gold medal means Show Caption Hide Caption Biles, Ledecky give us best moments from Paris Olympics The Paris Olympics are over and Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the top moments including Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky cementing their GOAT legacies. It wasn’t long ago she Continue reading

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed on social media Sunday that a crowd at a Michigan rally for Vice President Kamala Harris last week “DIDN’T EXIST,” “nobody was there” and that photos of the event were fabricated by artificial intelligence. But Trump’s repeating of the false claims about the crowd size and photos, with multiple Continue reading

The field, which is located in Kings County just south of Corcoran, started grabbing attention after aerial footage of the massive “TRUMP” sign went viral on social media. The property is owned by Gilkey Farm Inc. Ralph Gilkey, a third-generation farmer, and his son told KFSN they had spent a day mapping out the design Continue reading

Although former President Donald Trump has very publicly distanced himself from the conservative Heritage Foundation’s infamous Project 2025 plan, we should take seriously much of what the 920-page document tells us about a potential second Trump term. For one, if Trump wins in November, he may end federal protections for grizzly bears, gray wolves and Continue reading

PARIS — A glass of sancerre shattered on the marble staircase, slicing through the remarks of the first second gentleman, who might soon be the first first gentleman. “And you’re cut off,” joked Doug Emhoff in the direction of the offender, as another guest shouted a more ceremonial “Mazel tov!” Then everyone was applauding, and Continue reading

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

What many sub-Saharan African governments – even those that privately mistrust Moscow – will probably view as Kyiv’s unhelpful outside military adventurism could dispel the goodwill so painstakingly cultivated over the past two years through peaceful Ukrainian diplomacy. Of course in narrow military terms, helping to inflict the heaviest-ever African defeat on Wagner was a Continue reading

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Setting out to prove that topping Paris isn’t mission impossible, Los Angeles rolled out a skydiving Tom Cruise, Grammy winner Billie Eilish and other stars on Sunday as it took over Olympic hosting duties from the French capital, which closed out its 2024 Games just as they started — with joy Continue reading