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Key Hong Kong court ruling to lift lid on national security cases
Key Hong Kong court ruling to lift lid on national security cases
World
by  AFP

A Hong Kong court delivered a landmark ruling on Tuesday that will help lift the lid on secrecy-shrouded pre-trial hearings held under a national security law. On Tuesday, High Court judge Alex Lee ruled that if a defendant asks, the restrictions must be lifted around hearings and proceedings for referring a case to the High Court.

Kansas votes on abortion rights in US test case
Kansas votes on abortion rights in US test case
World
by  AFP

Voters in the Midwestern state of Kansas head to the polls Tuesday in the first major ballot on abortion since the US Supreme Court ended the national right to the procedure in June. The Kansas ballot centers on a 2019 ruling by the state's supreme court that guarantees access to abortion -- currently up to 22 weeks.

Two dead in California's largest wildfire this year
Two dead in California's largest wildfire this year
World
by  AFP

Firefighters faced "extremely dangerous" conditions Monday as they battled to save a community of 8,000 residents, with lightning strikes threatening to worsen a blaze that has already killed at least two people and become California's biggest fire of the year.

Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan
Pelosi lands in Malaysia as China rages over Taiwan
World
by  AFP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, Malaysian state media reported, her second stop in an Asian tour that has sparked rage in Beijing over a possible stop in Taiwan. Pelosi landed at a Malaysian air force base ahead of meetings with the prime minister and the speaker of the lower house of parliament, state news agency Bernama reported.