Day: May 27, 2023
Hong Kong’s 2nd largest pro-democracy party disbands amid political crackdown
One of the few remaining pro-democracy parties in Hong Kong has voted to dissolve itself, joining a growing list of organizations that have disbanded as authorities crack down on dissent.
UK travel chaos as passport e-gate failure causes delays at British airports
Travellers have described queues of several hours at a number of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick.
Ukraine claims Russia is plotting ‘a provocation’ at nuclear plant, offers no evidence
Ukraine’s military intelligence has claimed, without offering evidence, that Russia is plotting a “large-scale provocation” at a nuclear power plant it occupies in the southeast of the country with the aim of disrupting a looming Ukrainian counteroffen…
Man who crashed into Downing St. gates in London released — then rearrested on another charge
The suspect was arrested for the unrelated offense shortly after he was released pending further investigation into the crash, the Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement.