1 year agoAt New Town Plaza in Sha Tin, dozens have surrounded a pillar to read printed slogans and put up messages of support for protesters #HongKongProtests
1 year agoPhilippines IS claims motorcycle bomb attack on Kalawag Christian community
1 year agoTelford plaza: string of loud and powerful chants by a group of protesters, mostly young people. #antiELAB
Pakistan has declined India's request for permission for the aircraft of Indian President Ramnath Kovind to use Pakistan airspace during his upcoming official trip to Europe. President of India will leave for Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia on September 9th
1 year agoProtesters kneel outside an exit of Prince Edward MTR station. Amid rumours that 3 protesters were beaten to death by police last week in the station, the government issues a statement to refute this #HongKongProtests
At least six media workers were abducted in Zurmat district in the eastern province of Paktia, sources said. The journalists were heading to cover a ceremony in the province
1 year agoResidents in Tung Chung and riot police are in a stand-off, with some people shouting abuse at the officers
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 79km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
1 year agoAfter a second consecutive day of sit-ins at Prince Edward — demanding CCTV footage of police actions there on August 31 — the MTR announced the closure of the station at 4:30pm Saturday. Photo: @mtrupdate
1 year agoOver a hundred people have gathered at an exit of the Tung Chung MTR station to chant slogans at riot police there. The crowd is gradually growing and MTR says train services along Tung Chung line is reduced to 15 minute intervals.
US Secretary of Defense says security of marine navigation is a priority and will prevent threats from Iran and China
1 year agoIn Tung Chung MTR station a standoff between passengers and riot police forming a line outside is beginning to dissipate as people get back on the trains to move elsewhere on the rail network. #HKprotests
Hong Kong authorities limit airport transport services and controlling access to terminals as they brace for a second weekend of disruption following overnight demonstrations that turned violent
1 year agoRiot police are also on stand by in Tung Chung near the airport. The local MTR Station was damaged by protesters last Sunday, which led to riot police storming the trains on the platform
Iranian television: Ship arrested in Gulf waters on charges of fuel smuggling and arrest of 12 people on board of Philippine nationality
1 year agoA water cannon truck has been spotted at the airport on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Stand News.
Hong Kong Police check buses heading to airport
1 year agoIndian PM Modi confirms the Vikram lander from the Chandrayaan-2 mission is lost. This is mostly a motivational speech for the teamcountry. "We came very close". "The best is yet to come".
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - Kuril Islands
[email protected]: China just enacted a major stimulus plan. With all the Tariffs THEY are paying to the USA, Billions and Billions of Dollars, they need it. In the meantime, our Federal Reserve sits back and does NOTHING
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 282km E of Hasaki, Japan
1 year agoChandrayaan2: Sources confirm that up to 2.1 km all was fine. Soon rotation rates increased and the engine thrust went up to 100% in place of around 70%. The velocity too shot up indicating tumbling and crashing. At this stage, the telemetry link was lost.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 113km NW of Sorong, Indonesia
U.S. envoy calls on North Korea to halt hostility, return to talks
1 year agoIndian Prime Minister @narendramodi has arrived at the control center at the Satellite Control Centre (SCC) in Bangalore, India
1 year ago[email protected] to make attempt to make India the fourth country to land on the moon:
1 year agoPrince Edward station just NOW.
[email protected]: "China is eating the Tariffs." Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs. Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks happening, good for all
Afghan MoD claimed re-capturing Warduj district in Badakhshan from Taliban following heavy fighting but Taliban deny MoD claim. Exact situation on the ground unclear.
1 year agoA closer view of the first Chinese LHD Type 075
Senate Democrats send letter to @POTUS urging him to intensify diplomat efforts towards DPRK denuclearization and recognize that North Korea's series of ballistic missile tests clearly violate UNSC resolutions
1 year agoDemonstrators set barricade on fire at Grand Plaza on Nathan road. Firefighters on the scene
1 year agoAngry bystanders in Mong Kok chant slogans to mock police officers who have blocked their ways.
1 year agoRiot police advance along Argyle Street and Nathan Road at 10:15pm on Friday, as protesters set makeshift barricades alight.
1 year agoPolice are moving back. Chants of murderers and triads from the crowd in the back as they retreat back into the vans
1 year agoThree intersections are blocked at Mong Kok
1 year agoMany gates in Mong Kok Station have been destroyed. (9:50 PM)
1 year agoFire on Sai Yeung Choi Street South
1 year agoIn Aberdeen hundreds of people are gathering on the waterfront promenade to chant, watch #HKprotests footage and play with lasers. This place never sees demonstration
1 year agoDemonstration group now burns trash cans
1 year agoMultiple Pakistani civilians reportedly injured in Indian shelling in Khoiratta sector, along LoC
1 year agoAt least 50 riot police are charging towards MongKok from Nathan road after they fired rounds of tear gas
1 year agoRiot police are now going South. Sweeping Nathan road and the streets parallel to it. Protesters are in retreat. Riot police have stopped in front of Mongkok station. #HongKong
After capturing Khanabad district, Taliban have accelerated attacks on Kabul govt forces outposts, DHQ and PHQ of Dasht Archi district. Tense clashes ongoing at this moment, with govt forces losing areas quickly and seeing heavy casualties. Advancing.
1 year agoPolice just fired multiple bean bag rounds and tear gas. Now advancing
1 year agoTear gas has been fired. At least 5 rounds. Riot police are seen coming in from the North of Nathan Road, which stretches all the way down to Tsim Sha Tsui in the South of Kowloon
1 year ago21:22 Tear gas at Prince Edward
1 year agoPolice fired rounds of tear gas outside thr #PrinceEdward MTR station, protesters are moving quickly on Nathan Road. #HongKongProtests
1 year agoAt least 15 beanbag rounds fired at protesters hiding behind a double decker bus. Things are definitely escalating. Protesters have formed a front line a bit further behind the bus
1 year agoPolice firing bullet after bullet in Prince Edward, where a large crowd have gathered to demand the CCTV footage of the violent arrest in MTR station on 8.31. Some protesters are hiding behind the bus
1 year agoProtesters are breaking glass window of the #MongKok police station with rods and bricks. Hundreds are still here on the streets
1 year agoA group of protesters saw a small group of police standing across the street. They started shining laser lights on them while chanting "dark society" repeatedly. Anger is on the rise
1 year agoMilitary chopper over Farah
1 year agoJust one of the several buildings that were briefly captured by the Taliban. But ANDSF troops appear to have re-captured some of those places. Farah
1 year agoSmoke coming out of a building (mostly likely a govt building) in Farah city
1 year agoAt Prince Edward, protesters retreated to Nathan Road after police raised the black flag, warning of imminent tear gas, at 8pm. Photo: InMedia
1 year ago"TEAR SMOKE" flag raised at Mong Kok police station
1 year ago500 turned out for the human chain protest at Diocesan Boys School today, one of at least 40 protests at HK secondary schools this week, all demanding that all 5 of the protesters' demands be met
1 year agoNine Indonesian female migrant workers have returned home after they escaped a horrifying ordeal of being trafficked to China. At least one said she was forced to marry someone. @muannas_alaidid speaks about victims who are forced to get pregnant and give birth to a child
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 199km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines
1 year agoNathan Road and Prince Edward Road, a major intersection and thoroughfare has been completely blocked. Chants of "Triad triad triad." at the police
1 year agoThe "Hong Kong Goddess of Democracy" statue dressed in protest protective gear — first unveiled this week at the Chinese University of Hong Kong — appears at Chater Garden on Friday evening. #antiELAB
1 year agoGetting ready for the tear gas at Prince Edward by the Mongkok police station. Half Nathan Rd blocked, many thousands of people converging asking for the footage from 8/31 to be made public
1 year agoGrowing crowd as people come here to bring flowers after work. Prince Edward station is closed and surrounded by people asking for the footage from 831 to be released. What happened at Prince Edward?
1 year agoHundreds of protesters gathered at Charter Garden in Central to protest against police brutality and while they chant different popular slogans from the #antiELABhk, a stature of geared protester holding a black flag is being erected
1 year agoChater Garden is getting packed with protesters
NDS claimed at least 13 people were released from a Taliban prison in an operation in Bakwa district in Faryab Province.
1 year agoNDS claimed mass arrest of alleged Taliban supporters in Kandahar. Afghanistan
1 year agoPrince Edward station: a large number of citizens gathered outside the station, and there was a conflict, The riot police had already been dispatched, and the crowd gathered in the direction of Nathan. (6:20 pm)
1 year ago[email protected] measures for planned airport transport protest disruption: Airport Express trains to run non-stop between Hong Kong-Airport from 9am Saturday until end of service - and will not stop at Kowloon (in-town check-in suspended), Tsing Yi and Asia World Expo stations
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 7km W of Calatagan, Philippines
1 year agoRiot police out on standby at Mongkok Police Station already, after protesters shone laser pointers and chanted slogans outside PrinceEdward MTR station
1 year agoPrince Edward MTR station was closed less than an hour ago; people are still gathered outside the exit demanding the release of the August 31 CCTV footage
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 37km NNW of Chauk, Burma
Hong Kong Stock Exchange says its website was hacked while it halted derivatives trading to fix unrelated software bug
1 year agoHundreds are outside the #PrinceEdward MTR station, protesters chanting "Give us the CCTV footage, tell the truth"
1 year agoAt Price Edward MTR station, gates are closed, trains no longer stop at the station. Crowds chanting outside the MTR station, "All five demands shall be fulfilled"
China's central bank says it will cut the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves, injecting liquidity into an economy facing renewed headwinds to growth
1 year agoSit-in at HK Hospital Authority
1 year agoMTR announces it is closing down Prince Edward station early Friday evening because of growing protests
1 year agoPakistan pledges the largest possible response to India's actions in Kashmir
MTR just announced it's closing Prince Edward station and is urging everyone to leave
Merkel in Beijing says Hong Kong freedoms must be 'guaranteed': spokesman
Sources familiar with President Ghani's scheduled trip to Washington DC say that it has been postponed for now
1 year agoMore photos of the human chain protest at CUHK this afternoon, @USPhongkong.
1 year agoSince this morning a growing number of people have taken part in a sit-in at Prince Edward station demanding that MTR release the footage
1 year agoA train near Tokyo derailed after colliding with a truck, killing one person and injuring at least 30 others
Juan Guaidó: "China is an ally of Venezuela, not Maduro"
1 year agoTaliban fighters captured Khan Abad district south of Kunduz. District officials confirmed to Azadi radio that Taliban overran the administration center this morning
1 year agoThe public requested that the 831 Prince Edward Station CCTV MTR finger segment be retained for 3 years.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 15km SE of Yibin, China
6 protesters arrested on 8.11 had bone fractures. 1 had a dislocated shoulder and four-part fractures of the proximal humerus, which required titanium staple and screws for fixation. Police also waited five hours before sending him to hospital
Heavy Clashes Ongoing In Farah: Officials
1 year agoMore details on recent reporting by @iyervval of Chinese roadbuilding in Arunachal Pradesh, @PlanetLabs imagery from July 2019 show the road clearly on the South side of the ridge (here draped over a terrain model) of the ridge, thereby in Indian territory (LoC)
1 year agoLittoral combat ship GABRIELLE GIFFORDS LCS10 quietly left San Diego Tues to deploy to Singapore. Sistership MONTGOMERY LCS8 already is in WestPac, the 1st time 2 LCSs are out at the same time. Gabby carries NSM Naval Strike Missiles; Monty has Harpoons
Myanmar's biggest airport closed after Chinese-made military plane skids off runway
Heavy clashes are ongoing between government forces and the Taliban on the outskirts of the city of Farah since Thursday night. Farah police spokesman Mohibullah Mohib said Taliban were pushed back after they attacked the city from three sides
President Ghani's trip to Washington comes after Kabul has shown frustration about the US-Taliban deal which is 'agreed in principle'
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 44km E of Dinalongan, Philippines
