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Some 47 people are on trial for flouting Hong Kong's controversial national security law, in the largest case of its kind. They include some of the city's most prominent pro-democracy figures, such as activists Joshua Wong and Benny Tai. Accused of "subversion" for holding an unofficial primary election, most of them have been detained for the past two years on national security grounds. Critics say the national security law is used as a tool to crush dissent. But Chinese and Hong Kong authorities maintain it is needed to curb unrest.

Summary Dozens of people are dead and hundreds more are injured after a huge earthquake struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border Early statements from officials in Turkey and Syria put the death toll at more than 100, but that is likely to rise Rescuers are racing to save people trapped beneath the rubble after hundreds of buildings collapsed in both countries Turkey declares a state of emergency and urges people not to use mobile phones to allow rescuers to co-ordinate The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday and dozens of aftershocks have been felt in the hours since Millions of people across Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus and Israel felt the earthquake - the epicentre was near the Turkish city of Gaziantep

You're going to hear the term "spring offensive" a lot in the coming weeks of the war in Ukraine. In a traditional military sense, it's when armies look to generate momentum after using the poor winter conditions to replenish. It is true that the fighting has become more static during typically cold conditions. However, all signs seem to be pointing towards an upcoming Russian push. Moscow has mobilised hundreds of thousands more men, as well as increased its production of weapons and ammunition. Kyiv is expecting to see major attacks from the east and south as soon as 24 February, which would mark a year since the full-scale invasion. So, if Russia does launch another offensive, what will it try to take?

Have to dusagree with this, the Cinema is responsible for the movies shown. I doubt the banana lady owns or controls the Monkeys whereabouts, its not a Zoo. ???? I disagree with the overchargibg part but think it wasnt fair to ask for refund as she is not responsible for wild Monkeys and where they hang out.

I thought exactly the same, a 200million aircraft firing a 400k missile to drop a bag of air just seems wrong and a waste of resources. Ax you say a short burst of bullets would probably have sufficed as you said.

Never have,never will, they already get paid to do the job.

Indian police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in a northeastern state, officials said Saturday. Those arrested this week included more than 50 Hindu priests and Muslim clerics for allegedly performing marriages for underage girls in Assam, state police chief Gyanendra Pratap Singh said. "We have so far arrested 2,169 men based on 4,074 registered police cases involving a total of about 8,000 men," said Singh.

The bodies of two British volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine in January have been recovered as part of a prisoner swap with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff said the bodies of Chris Parry, 28, and Andrew Bagshaw, 47, had now been returned to Ukraine. No indication has been given as to when they will be handed to British embassy staff to be flown home. The families of the men said they were killed during a humanitarian rescue. The two volunteers were last seen heading to the city of Soledar on 6 January. Mr Bagshaw's family said the pair were attempting to help an elderly woman when their cars were hit by a shell.

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