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Britain’s colonial legacy undermines its moral lectures against Israel - opinion

A country that once closed its gates to Jewish refugees should exercise particular caution when lecturing the Jewish state about morality and justice.

Britain's Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaks at the House of Commons in London
 SUPPORTERS OF Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah carry pictures of him as they gather in Sidon, following his killing in an Israeli airstrike, last month, labeled by ‘The New York Times’ as an ‘escalation.’

How Israel's pager operation shattered Nasrallah’s aura of invincibility - opinion

The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

US investigating how sensitive F-35 parts diverted to Hong Kong ended up in China's hands - report

The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

Classified F-35 aircraft components disappear after diverted to Hong Kong from Australia - report


Owners of Jewish deli in Hong Kong clash in major legal battle

The battle became public when videos posted by Mendel’s social media account showed men in black clothing blocking entry to the restaurant.

 A view of Schragel’s Bagels in Hong Kong.

Hundreds gather to mark Tiananmen anniversary in Taiwan

China bans any public commemoration of the event on the mainland, and Hong Kong has clamped down too, making Taiwan the only part of the Chinese-speaking world where it can be remembered.

Taiwanese gather to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of Beijing's Tiananmen crackdown in Taipei

Hong Kong's next leader endorsed by pro-Beijing elites

Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, the sole candidate, received the votes of 1,416 members of a pro-Beijing election committee.

 John Lee waves next to his wife Janet Lam Lai-sim after he was elected as Hong Kong's Chief Executive, in Hong Kong, China, May 8, 2022.

Hong Kong police arrest veteran journalist for alleged sedition

Local police said in a statement that the national security department of the police force had arrested a 54 year-old male for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications" and had detained him for

Police stand guard outside the Stand News office building, after six people were arrested "for conspiracy to publish seditious publication" according to Hong Kong's Police National Security Department, in Hong Kong, China, December 29, 2021.

In Asia's 'zero COVID' countries, Jews optimistic despite new wave

In Hong Kong and China, COVID-19 is spreading with a vengeance that has made March 2022 look like March 2020.

Medical workers in protective suits work inside a makeshift nucleic acid testing laboratory set up at a convention centre following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China, December 22, 2021.

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

South Korea is turning to self-treatment, New Zealanders arrested at vaccine mandate protests.

 Passersby wearing protective face masks walk at a train station concourse, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan, February 9, 2022.

Chinese shares fall as weakness in tech, healthcare stocks weigh

The fall occurred despite signals of more policy easing to shore up growth.

People walk at the Bund, in front of Lujiazui financial district of Pudong, Shanghai

Hong Kong pro-democracy Stand News shuts down after police raid, arrests

Stand News, set up in 2014 as a non-profit organization, was the most prominent remaining pro-democracy publication in Hong Kong.

Police stand guard outside the Stand News office building, after six people were arrested "for conspiracy to publish seditious publication" according to Hong Kong's Police National Security Department, in Hong Kong, China, December 29, 2021.

Hong Kong university dismantles, removes Tiananmen statue from campus

Known as the "Pillar of Shame," the statue was a key symbol of the wide-ranging freedoms promised to Hong Kong at its 1997 return to Chinese rule that are becoming increasingly curtailed.

 Activists hold candles beside the "Pillar of Shame", mourning those who died during the June 4 military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, inside the campus of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China May 2, 2021.

From Hong Kong to Jerusalem: Wax on to Israel

Stephen Ho's unlikely story of aliyah begins with a long-forgotten wax museum, which once was in the Shalom Tower in Tel Aviv.

 Stephen Ho, 68, from Hong Kong to Kadima, 2011.