HONG KONG, Feb 26 — The father of wanted pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok was sentenced to eight months in prison under Hong Kong’s national security law, the first conviction under the new Article 23.

HONG KONG, Feb 26 — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai won an appeal today overturning his 2022 fraud conviction, just days after being jailed on separate national security charges.

WASHINGTON, Feb 26 — A US federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting undocumented migrants to third countries without prior notice is unlawful.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — Malaysia’s national alpine skier Aruwin Salehhuddin has emerged as one of Asia’s standout performers at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, but she knows that excelling on the slopes goes beyond speed—it demands mental resilience.

COLOMBO, Feb 25 — Sri Lankan authorities have arrested the country’s former intelligence chief in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.

WASHINGTON, Feb 25 — US forces have boarded a third tanker in the Indian Ocean after it attempted to evade President Donald Trump’s blockade on sanctioned vessels from the Caribbean, the Pentagon said Tuesday.