Vietnam jails ex-deputy defence minister over land scandal
A military court in Vietnam on Thursday sentenced a former deputy defence minister accused of allowing three plots of land in Ho Chi Minh City to be illegally transferred to private investors from the navy to four years in prison.
Chafing under lockdown, Palestinians long for Eid celebrations
Bethlehem is struggling back to life just in time for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, nearly three months after it became the first town in the West Bank to be sealed off because of a coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF
The main coronavirus treatment centre in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over two weeks, the medical charity running the site said on Thursday, more than double the toll announced by Yemeni authorities so far.
China plans national security laws for Hong Kong after months of unrest: report
China will propose national security laws for Hong Kong in response to last year’s often violent pro-democracy protests that plunged the city into its deepest turmoil since it returned to Chinese rule in 1997, a newspaper said on Thursday.
Chinese government to push Hong Kong security laws in parliament: HK government source
China’s government will put Hong Kong national security laws on the agenda of its parliamentary session that opens on Friday, a senior Hong Kong government source told Reuters.
Hungary scrapping migrant detention zones at border after EU court ruling
Hungary has begun to scrap border transit zones where asylum seekers were held while authorities reviewed their applications after a European court ruling that deemed the practice unlawful, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Thursday….
One in six Spanish children depressed during pandemic: survey
Nearly one in six Spanish children have felt regularly depressed during the coronavirus crisis, with those from poorer backgrounds suffering worse, a charity said on Thursday.
UK PM Johnson will not face criminal action over links to U.S. businesswoman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a U.S tech entrepreneur but he might have had an intimate relationship with her, the police watchdog said on Thursday.
Cyclone kills at least 82 in India, Bangladesh, causes widespread flooding
The most powerful cyclone to strike eastern India and Bangladesh in over a decade killed at least 82 people, officials said, as rescue teams scoured devastated coastal villages, hampered by torn down power lines and flooding over large tracts of land.
PM Johnson will not face criminal probe over links to U.S. businesswoman
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not face criminal action following allegations of misconduct over his relationship with a U.S tech entrepreneur, the police watchdog said on Thursday.
