Headlines- US President Donald Trump said that the war will end "immediately" after the US midterm elections and claimed that talks with Iran "could happen."
- Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, condemned the International Atomic Energy Agency's resolution on the nation's nuclear program on Wednesday, saying that it is based on "fabrications" and won't accomplish the objectives of its signatories.
- Iran said its subsequent attacks on regional U.S. targets were in self-defense on Wednesday, condemning the most recent American airstrikes on Iranian oil tankers.
- According to Syrian authorities, an explosion at a temporary site used to store weapons and remnants of the country's protracted civil war on Wednesday resulted in at least 14 fatalities and 11 injuries.
- In the southern Swiss village of Piotta, a hydroelectric power plant exploded on Wednesday, killing two workers.
Tag: Hong Kong Free Press
December 18, 2023
Jimmy Lai’s Security Trial Begins in...
Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon from Hong Kong, appeared in court Monday for alleged national security violations, with several Western governments and human rights groups urging his immediate release.
October 1, 2021
Journalists Sound Alarm Over New Guidelines...
The Hong Kong Journalists’ Association (HKJA) has criticized editorial guidelines issued for government broadcaster RTHK, as the government moves to take over greater editorial control over “sensitive” content
December 31, 2020
Press Freedom China
In a year of declining press freedom amid the global pandemic, China took the lead in media repression