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The 52-year-old was convicted of money laundering and campaign finance violations in 2023 in a global foreign influence scandal led by Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho. Michel’s lawyer said his client would appeal. Source link
Hongkongers hoping to settle in the United Kingdom under a bespoke visa pathway will face a tougher English test and potentially an income threshold as part of an overhaul of the country’s immigration system, British authorities have told the Post. The confirmation came as BN(O) visa holders, who were relieved about the unchanged five-year settlement qualifying period revealed by the UK government on Thursday, plunged into anxiety hours later after reading the fine print of the consultation… Source link
Joe Anderson has denied charges including “sending himself threatening letters”. Source link
Exclusive: Concession follows fierce criticism of the workaround but may not be enough to convince minor party Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Labor would prevent a contentious “national interest” exemption being used to approve coal and gas projects if the Greens agreed to support its nature laws, Guardian Australia can reveal. The offer follows a groundswell of criticism about the discretionary power, including from the author of the review that inspired the new laws, Graeme Samuel, and the former treasury secretary Ken Henry. Continue reading… Source link
When an insurer for FBI and CIA agents was sold to a Chinese entity, it led the US to tighten investment laws. Source link
South Africa anticipates strong demand for a planned eurobond sale, citing an improved economic outlook as it considers raising $2.7 billion in global markets to meet foreign-currency commitments for the fiscal year, National Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse said. Source link
Ukraine must slash the size of its army and cede territory, under a US plan to end the Russia war. Source link
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém Cop30 – latest updates In the negotiating rooms at the Cop30 climate conference, representatives from vulnerable countries work to get the best deal they can. Here, three of them reveal what happens behind closed doors. Continue reading… Source link
A Hong Kong judge has called on elderly drivers to regularly assess their ability to continue with their jobs, as she jailed a 70-year-old cabby for two years over a fatal collision that killed a teenage cyclist last year. Lau Chor-hi was sentenced on Friday for causing the death of student Wong Ho-chun, 17, after speeding along a bridge section of Kwai Tsing Road in the early hours of July 3, 2024. West Kowloon Court heard that the defendant’s taxi was moving at 85 to 103 km/h when it crashed… Source link
Gill was sentenced to a total of ten-and-a-half years in prison. Source link
At least five people killed in deadly earthquake close to the capital city Dhaka on Friday. Source link
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China has lent more to US than any other country since 2000, report finds China’s lending since the turn of the century has been “vastly” larger than previously understood, with loans and grants increasingly going to developed countries including the United States – the largest recipient – according to a new report by an American university research… Source link
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google’s head of AI infrastructure said the company has to race to build out compute capacity. Source link
The crash is the second recorded for the HAL Tejas, a key jet in India's efforts to modernise its air force fleet. Source link
Since Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi declared her support for Taiwan, tensions between the two powers have escalated. Beijing wants to pressure Tokyo into reversing its position while deterring other countries from expressing support for Taiwan. Source link
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing five credit cards from the luggage of two passengers as they slept on a flight from Abu Dhabi to the city, the Post has learned. A source said on Friday that the man, 52, was arrested a day earlier at Hong Kong International Airport after two passengers filed reports with authorities. The insider said another passenger, 41, had witnessed the suspect take the credit cards from a 34-year-old woman’s luggage stored in an overhead… Source link
The prime minister is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg. Source link
Chuck Schumer says president’s remarks are ‘outright threat’ as other leading Democrats warn ‘political violence has no place in America’ Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s top security official denied on Friday he had agreed to a Trump administration peace plan, and European leaders hastily sought a response to a draft that endorses most of Russia’s key wartime demands. Washington has presented Kyiv with a 28-point plan that would require Kyiv to give up additional territory, scale back the size of its military and forever abandon hope of joining the Nato western military alliance. Continue reading… Source link
Whether it’s music boxes, glasses cases or mugs, footie coasters, F1 keyrings or pet portraits, adding a personal touch to a gift has never been easier • The best self-care gifts for Christmas Struggling to find a gift for your hard-to-buy-for mother-in-law? Perhaps you’ve ended up with your boss in the work secret Santa and are stuck for ideas? Or maybe you can’t think of what to buy a friend who already has everything? Personalised gifts elevate a crowd-pleasing present to a meaningful one. From a wooden gaming stand to ceramic egg cups, we’ve found some of the best.…
Attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls. Source link
A new brand flogging face masks for four-year-olds is disturbing, but it’s worth asking why children are asking for these products in the first place As a newish mother, I am only too aware of the myriad ways we have failed our children. And then I came across a new skincare company aimed at four-year-olds. It’s early days for Rini, whose sole product is now a Korean-made hydrating facial mask. A healing ointment and daily barrier cream are allegedly in the works, too. If you were under any illusions as to the mask’s purpose, it is infused with vitamin…
Hong Kong customs has seized 120,000 suspected counterfeit items in a month-long operation that targeted cross-border transshipments during a major online shopping festival in mainland China, confiscating goods including fake Gucci handbags, Hermes shoes and latest models of the iPhone. The Customs and Excise Department revealed on Friday that it conducted a special enforcement operation between October 20 and November 14, during which it solved a total of 29 cases and seized counterfeit goods… Source link
The ex-senior minister apologises for mistakes in the pandemic, but defends some of the previous government’s actions. Source link
A 1940 self-portrait titled ‘The dream’ by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m. Source link
