Nail designs, food reviews ‘not politically sensitive’: Taiwanese users rail against Xiaohongshu ban
The ban comes amid concerns over cybersecurity gaps and influence campaigns associated with the Chinese app.
The ban comes amid concerns over cybersecurity gaps and influence campaigns associated with the Chinese app.
Dec 14 - Syria has arrested five people suspected of having links to the shooting of U.S. and Syrian troops in the central Syrian town of Palmyra on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.
The horrible events on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on December 14th, when 12 were killed and 29 wounded, by at least two gunmen, illustrates the level of threat to the Jewish community in Australia and globally. Australia has been plagued by rising antisemitism fueled, in
At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event.
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, reaches a key moment in his long fight on Monday, with the verdict in his years-long trial on national security charges seen as a test case of the city's rule of law.
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai faces a verdict on Monday in his landmark trial on charges including conspiracy to collude with foreign forces, which could mean life in prison.
Lai's hearing bookends a year of the essential disappearance of Hong Kong's democratic opposition,
HONG KONG, Dec 15 - Supporters of Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai queued outside a Hong Kong court overnight before Monday's verdict in his landmark trial as international calls have grown to release the China critic who has already spent five years in jail.
The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier was killed in a May skirmish.
BERLIN, Dec 14 - Major cities including Berlin, London and New York stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
JERUSALEM, Dec 14 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Sunday's deadly shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney and said he had warned his Australian counterpart that the country's support for Palestinian statehood would fuel antisemitism.
Australian police say one gunman was dead, another in critical condition.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - At least 11 people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australian officials said.
The facility, Boss E.Zo Fukuoka, houses a hall where idol group HKT48 holds concerts and fan events.
Footage of the man's actions spread quickly on social media.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - A bystander captured on video tackling and disarming an armed man during an attack in which 12 people were shot dead at a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday has been hailed as a hero whose actions potentially saved lives.
About one-third of Australia's Jewish community are estimated to live in Sydney's eastern suburbs, including Bondi.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - Days after Hamas attacked Israel in 2023, killing some 1,200 people and sparking the war in Gaza, an inverted red triangle was spray-painted on the front of a Jewish bakery in Sydney, the first of a string of antisemitic incidents in Australia.
DHAKA, Dec 14 - At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight wounded in a drone attack on a U.N. base on Saturday in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, Bangladesh's armed forces said.
At least 11 incidents have been reported this year.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - Australia has experienced a string of antisemitic attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars since the beginning of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - Twelve people were killed and dozens wounded when gunmen opened fire during a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, Australian officials said.
The military government is overseeing phased polls that are set to start on Dec 28.
MOSCOW, Dec 14 - The Kremlin said on Sunday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's remarks about preparing for war with Russia were irresponsible and showed that he did not really understand the devastation wrought by World War Two.
OU CHROV DISTRICT, Cambodia, Dec 14 - At nine months pregnant, 27-year-old Suang Sreang fears she will have to give birth in a rudimentary displacement camp after fleeing fighting between Cambodian and Thai troops along their disputed border.
SYDNEY, Dec 14 - Australian police said on Sunday they were responding to a developing incident at Sydney's Bondi Beach and were urging the public to avoid the area.
One of the suspected attackers was known to authorities but had not been deemed an immediate threat.
One of the suspected attackers was known to authorities but had not been deemed an immediate threat.
A further 11 people are reported to be injured.
The authorities have commissioned a study that looks into the feasibility of the plan.
“Her brain has been damaged, resulting in amnesia like the cases you see on TV dramas," her husband said.
The calico cat died at the age of 15 in November.
The Unification Church has long viewed political access as a means of fulfilling religious purpose.
The character appeared in the top 10 Chinese characters for six consecutive years from 2014 to 2019.
Thailand's curfew covers five districts of Trat province that neighbour Koh Kong. Residents are prohibited from leaving their homes between 7pm and 5am.
More than 300 fines were issued at checkpoints within the first week of crackdown, announced on Dec 7.
DHAKA, Dec 13 - At least six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and eight injured in an attack on a United Nations base in Abyei, Sudan, the Bangladesh Army said on Saturday.
Thais who said they didn’t believe there were any suitable candidates for PM jumped to 40.6%.
It had ordered mobile manufacturers and importers to preload a government app on all new devices.
New Delhi’s air quality index surged to 555, a level classified as hazardous.
At least 5,400 people were injured in the disaster and 217 were reported to be missing.
Of 121 votes cast, 117 voted to disband while four abstained.
HONG KONG, Dec 14 - Hong Kong's last major opposition party holds a final vote on Sunday on whether to disband, as China ratchets up pressure on the city's remaining liberal voices in a years-long national security crackdown.