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Israel to deport intercepted Gaza flotilla activists
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel said on Thursday it will deport to Europe pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla headed towards Gaza as the Israeli navy intercepted vessel after vessel in the Mediterranean.
Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel said on Thursday it will deport pro-Palestinian activists on an aid flotilla intercepted at sea as they headed towards Gaza, adding that none of the vessels had successfully breached its maritime blockade.
Timor-Leste's membership divides Asean
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 13/05/2025
» Timor-Leste's long-awaited bid to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is in jeopardy. It has encountered unexpected headwinds -- this time from the Philippines. The sudden diplomatic friction stems from Dili's refusal to extradite Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr, a former Filipino congressman accused of terrorism and multiple murders, back to Manila.
Pompeo urges Kabul, Taliban cooperation after 'appalling' attack
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral dealt a blow to US efforts to end the war.
Hun Sen invites foreign military forces to Cambodia
Published on 02/06/2020
» Cambodia's prime minister invited foreign powers Monday to conduct military drills in the country as he called for overseas funding to build a pier and relocate an army training centre.
Hong Kong Bar Association 'gravely concerned' by security law
AFP, Published on 02/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Bar Association has said it is "gravely concerned" by Beijing imposing a sweeping security law on the financial hub, warning the broadly worded legislation undermines the city's independent judiciary and stifles freedoms.
Hong Kong police help #HKIndependence trend on Twitter
AFP, Published on 30/07/2020
» HONG KONG - As China moves to intimidate and punish anyone who voices support for Hong Kong independence, an unlikely source has inadvertently ignited a Twitter trending hashtag advocating just that –- the city's police force.
US sells oil seized from Iran to Venezuela for $40 million
AFP, Published on 30/10/2020
» WASHINGTON - The United States said Thursday that it had sold Iranian oil seized on its way to Venezuela for more than $40 million.
Hong Kong police make national security arrests over campus protest
AFP, Published on 07/12/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested three people on Monday for chanting banned slogans at a university campus last month, accusing them of violating a draconian national security law imposed by China.
Eight Hong Kong activists arrested over security law protest
AFP, Published on 08/12/2020
» HONG KONG - Eight Hong Kong democracy activists including three former lawmakers were arrested Tuesday for their part in a July protest, the latest in a broad crackdown by authorities under a sweeping new security law.