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Hong Kong Court Convicts Pro-Democracy Activists Under National Security Law

A Hong Kong court convicted activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung of incitement to subversion over their leadership roles in organizing annual Tiananmen Square vigils, in a ruling that further restricts political opposition in the territory.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Give Ukraine Classified Storm Shadow Blueprints for Domestic Missile Production
UK Graduate Job Vacancies Plunge 45% to Lowest Levels on Record
Turkey Seeks Interpol Arrest Warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Over Gaza Aid Attacks
TikTok Agrees to Four Hundred Million Dollar Settlement With United States Authorities Over Children's Data
Hong Kong Court Convicts Pro-Democracy Activists Under National Security Law
United States Cancels Joint Military Exercises With South Korea Over Force Constraints Linked to Iran Conflict
United States National Debt Crosses Forty Trillion Dollars for the First Time
United States Imposes Fifty Percent Tariffs on Canadian Imports as Trade Conflict Escalates
United States and Iran Escalate Conflict as Washington Targets Tehran With New Economic Measures
Iranian Hackers Shut Down British Power Plant for Four Days in Landmark Cyber Attack
Novak Djokovic Reveals Relentless Self-Doubt and Rejects Retirement in New Documentary
Trump Imposes 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods After Bilateral Trade Talks Collapse
Bill Rasmussen, ESPN Co-Founder and Sports Television Pioneer, Dies at Ninety-Three
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, Former Kansas Republican Senator, Dies at Ninety-Four
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