#China’s #crackdown in #HongKong escalated dramatically on Wednesday with police arresting as many as 50 opposition figures in their largest operation since a draconian security law was imposed on the financial hub.
Democrat Warnock wins first Senate runoff vote in Georgia, second race still too close to call
#Democrat Raphael #Warnock ousted an incumbent Republican Wednesday in the first of two critical runoff elections in #Georgia that will decide control of the US Senate at the outset of Joe Biden’s presidency...
No charges against police who shot Jacob Blake, Wisconsin prosecutor says
A #Wisconsin prosecutor declined Tuesday to file charges against a white #police officer who shot a Black man in the back in Kenosha, concluding he couldn’t disprove the officer’s contention that he acted in self...
Wikileaks’ Assange denied bail by London court
A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to #WikiLeaks’ founder Julian #Assange, who has been #jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ordered Assange...
‘Kings’ cake’: The post-Christmas dessert the French can’t get enough
On the eve of the Epiphany, the Stohrer pastry shop, the oldest in #Paris, prepares its traditional #GalettesDesRois cakes. Despite a “huge slump” expected due to the #coronavirus epidemic, Stohrer expects...
Hong Kong crackdown: Over 50 pro-democracy activists and politicians arrested
The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-#democracy activists in #HongKong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date, is a clear sign of #Beijing‘s determination to rein in political opposition in...
Georgia Senate runoff: Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority
Democrat Raphael #Warnock ousted an incumbent Republican Wednesday in the first of two critical #runoff elections in #Georgia that will decide control of the US Senate at the outset of Joe Biden’s presidency...