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Sebastien Lai criticises ministers for not putting conditions on his father’s release during Beijing tripThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised the UK government for failing to place conditions on his father’s release during the prime minister’s visit to China last week.Speaking at a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, Sebastien Lai said his father’s incarceration was not only a humanitarian and national security issue, […]

Search and rescue operation involving boats, helicopter and divers under way off the eastern Aegean island of ChiosA collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coastguard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 14 people, the coastguard said.A search and rescue operation involving four patrol vessels, an air force helicopter and a private boat carrying divers was under way for potential missing […]

March state election will test the growing vote for Pauline Hanson’s party, with newest recruit Cory Bernardi among the former Liberals in playGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe crowd, clad in orange One Nation T-shirts and flying Australian flags, appear certain they’re in the winners’ circle, with cries of “prime minister” sounding in the rabble.The pack greeted Pauline Hanson and her newest recruit, former Liberal […]

A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late on Monday night after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays. Their arrival came hours after a small group of medical evacuees was ferried into Egypt. The reopening of the crossing is a key step in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire but mostly a symbolic one, with few people allowed to travel and no goods allowed […]