LONDON, Dec 15 — Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has expressed his desire for Mohamed Salah to remain at the club, despite the Egyptian star’s recent outburst criticizing the team. However, Van Dijk admitted he is unsure what will unfold in the coming weeks.

HONG KONG, Dec 15 — Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken Beijing critic, was convicted Monday on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under China’s national security law, facing a possible life sentence.

SYDNEY, Dec 15 — Australians are praising a “hero” whose courageous confrontation with a gunman on Sunday resulted in the disarming of an attacker during the country’s deadliest mass shooting in years.

MADRID, Dec 14 — Raphinha scored twice as Barcelona edged Osasuna 2-0 on Saturday, extending their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points. The Brazilian winger’s goals, including a late tap-in, secured Barca’s seventh consecutive league win and their first clean sheet in six matches.

NEW YORK, Dec 14 — Two people were killed and eight others critically injured in a shooting at Brown University on Saturday, prompting a campus-wide lockdown as the suspect remained at large, authorities said.

NEW YORK, Dec 14 — A United Airlines Boeing 777 en route to Tokyo was forced to return to Washington’s Dulles International Airport on Saturday after an engine malfunction shortly after takeoff, which triggered a brush fire near the runway.