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1. Dozens of protesters supporting Palestine Action hunger striker arrested in UK

   London’s Metropolitan Police have arrested 86 people on suspicion of aggravated trespass after they breached prison grounds while protesting in support of a Palestine Action prisoner on hunger strike. The force said on Saturday evening that it had detained a group of protesters outside HMP Wormwood Scrubs in west London. According to the force, the group refused to leave the grounds when ordered...

2. At least 80 political prisoners released in Venezuela, rights group leader says

   At least 80 people considered political prisoners by ‌a leading Venezuelan rights group ‍had been released on Sunday as part of a continuing release process, according to the leader ⁠of the group. The people were released from prisons across the country and more releases were likely to take place, Alfredo Romero, ‍the director of Venezuelan human rights group ‍Foro Penal, said on social...

3. Row erupts within UK’s Labour Party after Manchester mayor blocked from coming election

   A row erupted Sunday within Britain’s governing Labour Party after the ambitious mayor of Manchester was prevented from trying to re-enter parliament at a special election in the city in the coming weeks, with critics claiming that Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not want to see a potential rival back in the House of Commons. Andy Burnham, who has been in charge of the Greater Manchester region...

4. Indonesian rescuers recover bodies after Java landslide, 72 still missing

   Improved weather on Sunday helped rescuers on Indonesia’s main island of Java recover more bodies as they dug through mud and debris in search of scores of missing in a landslide that killed more than two dozen villagers. The predawn landslide on the slopes of Mount Burangrang in West Java province on Saturday buried some 34 houses in Pasir Langu village. On Sunday, 72 people remained missing,...

5. Qianhai to strengthen role as key partner to Hong Kong

   A new action plan released by the Qianhai authorities in Shenzhen aims to strengthen its position as a “key partner” to Hong Kong rather than a competitor, further bolstering the city’s status as a global hub for finance, trade and talent. The 2026 plan, released recently by authorities, is set to deepen cooperation between the special economic zone and the city through a dual-headquarters hub...

6. Russian shadow tanker’s Indian captain, crew in French custody

   France on Sunday took into custody the Indian captain of an oil tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” for the vessel’s failure to fly a flag, prosecutors said. The 58-year-old captain was in charge of the tanker, the Grinch, which was seized by the French navy in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday and is now moored under guard at a southern French port near...

7. Why China’s rapid ousting of 2 top generals is a sharp warning on party purity

   The sudden removal of China’s two most senior generals is believed to be a stark warning underscoring President Xi Jinping’s zero-tolerance focus on Communist Party discipline and political purity ahead of two landmark events next year. Beijing announced on Saturday that Zhang Youxia, first-ranked vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and China’s top uniformed officer, was under...

8. Hong Kong civil servants warned to avoid perks after official’s bribery probe

   Hong Kong civil servants have been urged to exercise greater caution and refrain from accepting any offers in the workplace, as stakeholders called on authorities to explain how the head of a government office became embroiled in a bribery case. Ricky Cheng Chun-sang, former director of the Tianjin Liaison Unit, was dismissed last week and placed under criminal investigation for allegedly...

9. Iraq elects president, to choose PM amid US pressure to cut Iran ties

   Iraq’s parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect the country’s new president, who will then appoint a prime minister, which is expected to be Nouri al-Maliki after he was endorsed by the Levantine country’s largest Shiite bloc. By convention, a Shiite Muslim holds the post of prime minister, the parliament speaker is Sunni and the largely ceremonial presidency goes to a Kurd. Parliamentary...

10. What does China’s first naval visit to Uruguay say about its Latin American ambitions?

    The PLA Navy hospital ship Silk Road Ark arrived at the Uruguayan port of Montevideo last Tuesday for a four-day technical stop. The port call, as reported by China’s state news agency Xinhua, marked the first visit by a Chinese naval vessel to Uruguay – which sits between South America’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Argentina. Analysts said the inaugural visit signalled that Beijing’s...