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Hong Kong sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists under its national security law, with Benny Tai receiving 10 years, the longest term yet. Charged for a 2020 informal poll aiming for electoral majority, organizers, including Au Nok-hin and Andrew Chiu, were jailed up to seven years. Beijing imposed the law in 2020.Source link

Abkhazia’s president resigned Tuesday after protests over a Russian investment deal. Demonstrators stormed parliament last week, opposing Moscow’s economic influence. The breakaway Georgian republic, recognized globally as Georgian territory, has been under Russian control since the 2008 war with Tbilisi.Source link

The Lady with the Lamp aka Florence Nightingale is such a British icon that, almost 110 years after her death, the mere mention of her name still conjures an instant image: the intense gaze, austere hair topped by a bonnet. She might have been the first women to stand up to the patriarchal society when she defied expectations to follow a template of female life of the times. Travel broadens the mind Travel broadens the mind. It was certainly true for Nightingale. Her writings from abroad reveal her learning, literary skill and personal philosophy.  She first felt a calling to…

England stars Jude Bellingham and Jack Grealish both took a pop at former boss Gareth Southgate as Lee Carsley stepped down from his interim manager role. Carsley completed his six-game spell in charge of the Three Lions with a 5-0 demolition of Republic of Ireland at Wembley on Sunday night. Thomas Tuchel will now take over as permanent manager after Carsley managed five wins and one loss in his six outings, with the team scoring 16 goals under his stewardship. The 50-year-old will now return to his role as England Under-21 boss and he will do so after some glowing…

A surprise new name has entered the race to become the new Match of the Day host when Gary Lineker steps down at the end of the season. It was announced last week that Lineker would be leaving the flagship BBC show after 26 years, though he will continue to work for the corporation until the end of the 2026 World Cup. Speculation is rife as to who will step into the England legend’s shoes, with Mark Chapman, Alex Scott and Kelly Cates the early frontrunners. Plenty more names have been touted for the job including Gabby Logan and Kelly…

Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen is expected to leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Dane, 32, has enjoyed an impressive start to the current campaign. Despite United’s struggles, Erisken has scored four goals in 14 appearances – already bettering his best campaign at Old Trafford. Eriksen joined the club on a free transfer in 2022 and enjoyed a brilliant debut campaign, scoring twice in 44 appearances. His second season was more difficult, with Kobbie Mainoo replacing Eriksen in the starting XI. But, given his revival this term, it had been suggested that…

Virgil van Dijk has returned to Liverpool from the Netherlands camp ‘on medical grounds’ ahead of their clash with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday night. Both the centre-back and Barcelona’s Frenkie De Jong have been released by manager Ronald Koeman and will not feature in the Nations League contest in Zenica. The Reds defender and the Barca midfielder both started the 4-0 win over Hungary on Saturday, with Van Dijk playing the full match and De Jong substituted after 68 minutes. Koeman confirmed on Monday: ‘For both Frenkie and Virgil it is better for them to leave the training camp at this…

Nottingham Forest hope to have Ola Aina available for their trip Arsenal after returning from international duty with Nigeria ahead of schedule last week. Aina has been in superb form this season, almost ever-present in Nuno Espirito Santo’s starting XI with Forest riding high in fifth place. The right-back completed the full 90 minutes in the 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest prior to the international break and played 83 minutes for Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Benin last Thursday. The former Chelsea youngster was replaced late on, subsequently receiving treatment for an issue suffered in the…

Former Premier League manager Ian Holloway claims his new club Swindon Town is ‘haunted’ and has asked his wife to ‘cleanse the area with sage’. After nearly four years away from the dugout, cult-hero Holloway recently made his managerial return to take charge of struggling League Two side Swindon. His arrival has yielded a turnaround in form, with the Robins winning two and drawing one of four games under the new boss. Both victories have come in the cup competitions however, with Holloway needing to improve the league form with his side just a point above the relegation zone. But…

Thank you Lee Carsley for a first-rate job as England’s interim manager. His six-match stint in charge of the Three Lions has been a colossal success with five victories seeing them return to the Nations League top bracket. Even the solitary defeat at home to Greece proved to be a valuable lesson. His team selection delighted fans who called for Gareth Southgate to shoehorn the incredible wealth of talent into his starting XI during this summer’s European Championship in Germany and the disjointed performance, which lacked any semblance of balance, merely provedtough decisions have to be made and feathers ruffled…