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Democratic party chair, Lo Kin-hei, would not comment on whether Beijing put pressure on membersHong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before Beijing cracked down on dissent, will start preparations to shut down, its leader has said.Lo Kin-hei, chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic party, said on Thursday: “We are going to proceed and study on the process and procedure that is needed for the disbanding.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/21/hong-kong-democratic-party-disbanding-lo-kin-hei Author : Staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-21 10:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

French president and UK prime minister are due to meet Donald Trump next weekSweden is investigating a possible breach of an undersea cable off the island of Gotland on the country’s southwestern coast in the Baltic Sea, the coastguard said on Friday, in an area where multiple seabed cables have been damaged in recent months.The Baltic Sea region is on alert and the Nato alliance has boosted its presence after a series of power cable, telecom and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Most were caused by civilian ships dragging their anchors, Reuters noted. Continue reading... Source

The opposition leader picked up on News Corp claims that Tony Burke was conducting ‘industrial-scale’ ceremonies. Labor denies it has anything to do with the electionThis is the first in a series that will run throughout the election campaign pulling apart contested claims from politiciansFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThis week Peter Dutton has claimed Labor wants to “expressly push” new Australians through citizenship ceremonies ahead of the federal election – allegations the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, has strongly denied, accusing critics of a “whinge”.In the

Critics say NGA decision ‘is nothing less than a disgraceful act of censorship’ that is ‘rooted in political cowardice’The National Gallery of Australia claims it covered Palestinian flags in a major exhibition after undertaking a security threat assessment, but critics say the decision was “rooted in political cowardice”.The Guardian this week revealed two Palestinian flags on a large tapestry hanging in an exhibition currently showing in Canberra have been covered with white fabric.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/21/national-gallery-of-australia-says-it-covered-palestinian-flags-on-tapestry-after-security-assessment-ntwnfb Author : Nour Haydar Publish date : 2025-02-21 06:39:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs