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Prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for subversion in a landmark trial under China’s controversial national security law (NSL).  They were among the “Hong Kong 47,” a group of activists and lawmakers charged with organising a primary election in 2020 to select opposition candidates for local polls.  

A car drove into a crowd outside Yong’an Primary School in China’s southern Hunan province, leaving several students and adults injured, according to state media. Details on the number of casualties remain unclear, but those injured have been taken to the hospital.  This is the third attack on a public crowd in China within a week, sparking concern over public safety.

At least 35 people have been killed and 45 injured in a car attack at a stadium in Zhuhai, southern China, marking one of the deadliest public violence incidents in the country in decades. Police say the driver deliberately crashed into groups of people exercising at the Zhuhai Sports Centre.