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Hong Kong's legal clampdown on Jimmy Lai, tycoon and China critic
By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court on Monday sentenced media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for two counts of conspiracy to col...
Feb 09, 2026
South Korean military helicopter crashes during training, killing two
SEOUL, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A South Korean Army AH-1S Cobra attack helicopter crashed on Monday during a training flight in the northern county of Gapyeong, killing both crew members on board, the countr...
Feb 08, 2026
Japan election landslide clears path for Takaichi to deliver tax cuts
By Leika Kihara and John Geddie TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to be pressed on her promised tax cuts and spending plans on Monday after a historic election win...
Feb 08, 2026
Venezuela to move just-freed opposition politician to house arrest
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities on Sunday said they were seeking court approval to put prominent opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa under house arrest, shortly after he was seized by ar...
Feb 08, 2026
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democracy firebrand standing up to China
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the most severe punishment under the c...
Feb 08, 2026
Will Thailand's election deliver a stable government?
(Corrects paragraph 1 to add dropped letter 'r' in leader's name) By Martin Petty BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Thailand's ruling Bhumjaithai Party scored a decisive victory at last weekend's general ele...
Feb 08, 2026
China overturns Canadian's death sentence after Carney visit, lawyer says
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China's top court has overturned a Canadian man's death sentence on drug charges, his lawyer said on Monday, marking a breakthrough in a case that has straine...
Feb 08, 2026
New Zealand mosque shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty
By Renju Jose Feb 9 (Reuters) - A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand seven years ago said on Monday that he was irrational when he pleaded guilty, local m...
Feb 08, 2026
Taiwan condemns 'harsh' sentence for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai
TAIPEI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan's government on Monday condemned the "harsh" sentence handed out to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and called for his release. "Jimmy Lai's harsh sentence under Hong...
Feb 08, 2026
Reaction to Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence in security trial
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case which drew international co...
Feb 08, 2026
