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China · 11:09 AM UTCHong Kong man jailed for 9 years in first national security case

The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law was jailed for nine years on Friday for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said, in a watershed ruling with long-term implications for the city's judicial landscape.

Asia PacificAirlift begins for Afghans who worked for U.S. during its longest war
Middle EastLebanon president ready to answer questions on Beirut blast
AfricaMore than 100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition - UNICEF
Middle EastFour killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
Europe'David vs Goliath' - Venice ban may not end cruise ship battle
Asia PacificEU envoys back Frenchman on hunger strike over Japan child custody
Middle EastLibya's combatants declare key coastroad open
Middle EastIsrael's president gets third COVID-19 shot, urges boosters for over-60s
Asia PacificPhilippines' Duterte fully restores key U.S. troop pact
Middle EastIsraeli-managed tanker attacked off Oman, motive unclear

A petroleum products tanker managed by Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime came under attack on Thursday in the Arabian Sea, off the Omani coast, the company said on Friday in what it described as suspected piracy.

EuropeFrench finance minister's phone investigated in Pegasus spyware case
Asia PacificMyanmar militia hunts for bodies after clash with army - media

A Myanmar militia group opposed to military rule has found at least seven bodies with bullet wounds in a jungle area after clashes with the army and it was looking for more missing people on Friday, a militia member and media said.

IndiaIndia reports most new COVID cases in three weeks
Asia PacificAustralian soldiers to help with virus checks as PM sets plan to freedom
SportsDoping raises its head as BMX marred by crashes
Asia PacificNew Zealand introduces bill to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy
AmericasBrazil's Bolsonaro escalates rhetoric over electoral fraud
AfricaAustralian coal miner TerraCom reports fatality at S.Africa mine

Australian coal miner TerraCom (TER.AX) said on Friday a contractor had died at its South African mine on May 6, leading to an 11-day halt in operations at the time.

ChinaHong Kong man sentenced to 9 years in prison in first national security case