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HK jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai over fraud for 5 yrs 9 mths

His media company, Next Digital, published the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily

Peru's ex-president Pedro Castillo faced bigotry for impoverished past

His act of political suicide, which recalled some of the darkest days of the nation's anti-democratic past, came hours before Congress was set to start a third impeachment attempt against him

US sportswriter Grant Wahl, 49, dies at FIFA World Cup match in Qatar

He had visited a medical clinic while in Qatar. "My body finally broke down on me. Three weeks of little sleep, high stress and lots of work can do that to you," Wahl wrote

Pele sends message of support to Neymar after Brazil's FIFA World Cup exit

'I saw you grow, I cheered for you every day and I can finally congratulate you for reaching my number of goals with Brazil'

Neymar ties Pele's record but Brazil loses again at FIFA World Cup 2022

It was his third failure at a World Cup, and his only triumphs with the national team are the 2013 Confederations Cup and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics

Vladimir Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept

He claimed that Russia already has commissioned hypersonic weapons capable of carrying out such a strike, while the US hasn't yet deployed them

Messi, Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties at FIFA World Cup 2022

The match finished 2-2 after extra time, with Messi scoring one goal and setting up another

Minneapolis ex-cop who kneeled on George Floyd's back gets 3.5-year term

Kueng, who is already serving a federal sentence for violating Floyd's civil rights, appeared at his sentencing hearing via video from a federal prison in Ohio

Russia, Iran moving toward full defence 'partnership', claims Biden govt

Kirby said Russia and Iran were considering standing up a drone assembly line in Russia for the Ukraine conflict

WTO rules against Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs

Trump's tariffs of 25% on foreign steel and 10% on aluminum outraged America's long-standing allies, including the EU and Japan

Croatia beats Brazil on penalties in Fifa World Cup 2022 quarterfinals

Neymar's goal moved him into a tie with Pel as Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals

German coup plot fuelled by conspiracy claims, Covid-19 measures

Reich Citizens consider the partition of Germany by Allied powers after World War II and the subsequent democratic states that followed to have been illegal

K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Yusaku Maezawa's moon trip

Maezawa launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the spaceship

China's Xi vows to buy more oil from Mideast countries as US focus wanes

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed to import more energy from Gulf Arab states while not interfering in their affairs in a bid to cast Beijing in a more favourable light than Washington

TotalEnergies walks away from stake in Russian gas producer Novatek

French energy giant TotalEnergies said Friday that it will walk away from its stake in Russian natural gas producer Novatek and take a $3.7 billion loss

Nato chief fears Russian-Ukraine war could widen into a wider conflict

The head of Nato expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and Nato, according to an interview released Friday

Stocks on Wall Street drift as US inflation slows but not as much as hoped

Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Friday after a report showed inflation is slowing, though not quite as much as hoped

US wholesale inflation eases to 7.4% in Nov; 5th straight slowdown

Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4 per cent in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool

Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried says will testify to Congress over its fall

The former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said in a tweet Friday that he is willing to testify to Congress next week, but that he will be limited in what he can say

UK to ease financial rules in post-Brexit shakeup to attract investments

Britain is easing banking rules brought in after the 2008 global financial crisis in a bid to attract investment and secure London's status as Europe's leading finance centre