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UK calls on Hong Kong to stop targeting tycoon Jimmy Lai Toggle share menu Advertisement UK calls on Hong Kong to stop targeting tycoon Jimmy Lai FILE PHOTO: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 14 Dec 2020 09:54PM Share this content Bookmark LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called...

Supporting the work of the IRMCT and ensuring impunity does not prevail Statement by Amy Townsend, UK Legal Counsellor and Deputy Legal Adviser, at the UN Security Council Briefing on the IRMCT From: 14 December 2020 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you, Mr President. I would like to start by thanking the President, His Honour Judge Carmel Agius, and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings to the Security Council today and we welcome their re-appointment to the...

2:40 PM MYT HONG KONG (SCMP) known to the world as a model free-market economy, as in Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose TV programme, or a city with a stunning skyline, as in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight – has joined Tibet and Xinjiang as one of China’s human rights trouble spots. Australia, a long-time trade and investment partner of Hong Kong, went out of its way before 1997 to enact a special statute to grant Hong Kong’s economic and trade office in Sydney immunities and priv...

Preface The ministry entrusted to the bishop is a service of unity both within his diocese and of unity between the local church and the universal church. That ministry therefore has special significance in the search for the unity of all Christ’s followers. The bishop’s responsibility for promoting Christian unity is clearly affirmed in the Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church among the tasks of his pastoral office: “He is to act with humanity and charity toward the brothers and sisters...

General Assembly Adopts 4 Humanitarian Aid Resolutions, as Delegates Brace for COVID-19’s Broader Impact amid Threat of Famine, Economic Hardship Format SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION, 42ND & 43RD MEETINGS (AM & PM) The General Assembly adopted four humanitarian-focused resolutions today, with delegates warning of ever-growing challenges in 2021 as the broader effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic — including prolonged economic hardship and threat of major famine — begin to take hold. Volkan Bozkir (...

Modern Diplomacy Published 4 months ago The mayhem of the presidential elections left the American policy-makers locked in heated arguments about the future of the US domestic and foreign policy alike. One of the most pressing issues on the agenda is the Middle East developments, especially the U.S. role in Syria. After his ultimate defeat in the national vote Donald Trump handed down his successor a controversial legacy of multiple unresolved issues coupled with the badly damaged image of the...

| VNA | December 10, 2020 05:47 AM Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 9 suggested Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (CLV) practically expand their cooperation, tighten the links between the CLV Development Triangle Area and the member economies, and further optimise their potential. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the 11th CLV Summit on Development Triangle Area. (Photo: VNA) The leader made the suggestions while addressing the 11th CLV Summit on Development Triangle Area (CLV-11) t...

12/10/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/10/2020 04:46 10th Anniversary of ADMM-Plus: Dedication to Ensure Regional Peace and Stability Strong.. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen attended the 7th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM)-Plus and the ADMM Informal Meeting with Japan today. The meetings were held virtually via video conferencing. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of ADMM-Plus [1]. Over the last decade, the ADMM-Plus has successfully facilitated o...

The Straits Times Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen attending the 7th Asean Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus.PHOTO: MINDEF PublishedDec 10, 2020, 9:18 pm SGT https://str.sg/Ja5J They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at ...

Prime Minister suggests CLV expand cooperation 09:18 | 10/12/2020 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends the 11th CLV Summit on Development Triangle Area. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on December 9 suggested Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (CLV) practically expand their cooperation, tighten the links between the CLV Development Triangle Area and the member economies, and further optimise their potential. The leader made the suggestions w...