1 year agoOn this X'mas Eve, @hkpoliceforce were seen shooting teargas at dispersing crowds from the roof of a police station. Burning teargas canisters have landed on a first aid volunteer & other bystanders before. "It's f**king nuts. It's murder." said the guy who took this video
1 year agoPolice launched multiple canisters of tear gas from the police station.
1 year agoIn a confrontation in Tsim Sha Tsui, a photojournalist is suddenly pulled by several raptors onto the ground. Other reporters have told he has eventually been released but his wrist has scraped against the ground
USAF E-8C 96-0042 RONIN32 on task over the Korean Peninsula at 31,000 feet
1 year agoMeanwhile, @HSBC_HK's branch in Mong Kok becomes the latest target of protesters. Some have smashed the glass of the bank, and a fire is set. Slogans are written to protest HSBC's closing the account of Spark Alliance in Nov.
1 year agoDec 24 11.34pm. Wan Chai/Admiralty. A young man is seen taken away by the police
1 year agoHong Kong riot police fired tear gas outside the five-star Mira hotel at around 11.30pm, leaving many people without masks fleeing and coughing. Video: SCMP/Karen Zhang
1 year agoAround half an hour ago (11:00pm), the police stopped and searched around 100 people outside the Police Force headquarters on Queens Road East, near Admiralty.
1 year agoAir space closure notices for the Long March 5 RTF has finally shown up (for boosters/fairing drop zones just off the NW/NE tip of the Philippines). Closure times is 12:27 - 16:45 UTC on December 27, with one previous rumor of a ~14:00 UTC T-0
1 year ago11:10pm: Large amounts of tear gas fired outside the Tsim Sha Tsui police station on Jordan Road.
1 year agoDec 24 11.13pm. Wan Chai/Admiralty. Police are shouting at some citizens standing at the bus stop. Police are blinding us with their flash lights. Traffic is blocked.
1 year agoDec 24 11.06pm. Wan Chai/Admiralty. Riot police set up cordon line on Queens Road East, blocking's a group of people walking towards Central.
1 year agoPolice warned it will carry out dispersal and arrest in Tsim Sha Tsui, accusing the protesters participating an unlawful assembly
Trump says 'we'll deal with it' on any North Korea "Christmas surprise, could be a vase"
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 47km NE of Nemuro, Japan
1 year agoWater cannon no 2 in TST
Nathan Rd blocked at Argyle St. Traffic stopped in both directions
1 year agoWater Cannon is seen in Tsim Sha Tsui at around 10.30pm, and moving its way to Salisbury Road where protesters engaged in standoff with police there. (credit: RTHK live)
1 year agoHong Kong Police in standoff with citizens in Shatin
1 year agoBlack flag again warning for another rounds of tear gas by Hong Kong Police
1 year agoTear gas warning on Salisbury Road came immediately after blue flag of unlawful assembly warning was raised
1 year agoThe protester who fell down one storey of Yoho Mall in Yuen Long tonight was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. Police are investigating whether he committed other offences The statement adds that he was conscious after the fall and is receiving treatment
1 year agoAnd over thousands at Nathan road
1 year agoNow standstill on Salisbury Road outside Cultural Centre
1 year agoPolice have just fired multiple rounds of tear gas at protesters outside 5* Penisula Hotel
1 year agoTear gas fired again by Hong Kong Police in Tsim Sha Tsui, right outside of Peninsula Hotel, on #Christmas2019 Eve in HongKong
Several rounds of tear gas were fired after 9pm outside Peninsula hotel, with people fleeing in all directions
1 year agoMeanwhile in Mongkok, riot police in standoff with citizens on #Christmas2019 Hong Kong
1 year agoThe chef who's been cooking for PolyU protesters is taken away by police in Tsim Sha Tsui, SocREC reports. He is due to cook free Xmas meals to pro-democracy supporters in Kwong Wing Catering tomorrow
1 year agoSince Harbour City is well-known to be an attention to tourists from mainland China, protesters who are rallying at the mall also try to chant the antiELAB slogans in Mandarin instead.
1 year agoOrange flag on Peking Road
[email protected] report: India police have been cracking down on anti-citizenship law protests with unnecessary deadly force. The authorities should prosecute violent protesters, but they also need to hold police officers to account for using excessive force
1 year agoRiot police with new police motto on helmets dispersing crowd in TST
1 year agoIn Yuen Long Yoho mall, several riot police officers put down an unarmed young man, while other officers point pepper spray to disperse reporters and citizens
Taliban: foreign invaders & their soldiers indiscriminately bombed civilian homes in Shah Mansur area of Uruzgan capital Tarinkot Mon. afternoon resulting in 10 villagers including 2 children killed
1 year agoClashes broke out in Gateway Arcade between protesters and plainclothes officers
1 year agoFor the Second time in two days, US Amb to Kabul @USAmbKabul meets CEO Dr Abdullah Abdullah, both discussed Presidential elections
1 year agoRiot police in Harbour City
1 year agoClashes broke out in the Harbour City shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui between black-clothed protesters and plain-clothes police
Russia plans to transfer S-300 air defense system to Tajikistan in two years - Shoigu
An Uzbek court for the fifth time has delayed closing arguments in the closed-door trial of Kadyr Yusupov, a retired diplomat accused of treason, whose family says he is a victim of repression a broken legal system. He is facing 20 years in prison
1 year agoProtesters chanting slogans in Harbour City
Myanmar Garment Workers Continue Strike, Demand Regional Minister Resign
Afghan MoD confirmed the Taliban attack on outpost in Dawlatabad, Balkh, also confirming that 7 soldiers were killed
Twenty-six suspected Afghan citizens have fled to their homeland from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police say
1 year agoGun-holding riot police and Christmas shoppers in TST
1 year agoLong stream of police cars on Kowloon Park Drive in TST which was closed by police for tonight
1 year agoRiot police patrolling Canton Road in TST
1 year agoCarrie Lam just published a video on her FB page, wishing people a peaceful, safe and merry Christmas
Taliban also claimed overrunning police check-post in Kala Kot area of Laghman capital last night, claiming to have killed 3 policemen and seizing weapons/equipment.
1 year agoAfghan Army soldier Hafeez was killed in clashes with insurgents in Bala Murghab, Badghis
Indian Prime Minister Modi in a phone call with President Ghani congratulated the Afghan government and the Afghan people for the "successful" holding of the presidential election and he invited Ghani to visit India, the Presidential Palace says
Taliban claim engaging ANDSF convoy in Alisheng area close to Laghman capital Mihtarlam last night, claiming to have destroyed one APC & one pickup truck, killing 5 pro-govt soldiers and wounding another 2, as well as seizing weapons/equipment.
Cabinet approves National Population Register (NPR) update
1 year agoThree alleged insurgents (Taliban and ISKP mix, apparently) arrested by ANDSF in Nangarhar, as per local authorities
Important meeting to review security in Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir being held at MHA. NSA Ajit Doval, Home Secretary, Special Advisor K Vijay Kumar, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Intelligence Bureau Chief Arvind Kumar, J&K DGP Dilbag Singh, CRPF DG among others are present
Su-57 aircraft has crashed in Khabarovskyi Krai. System of control failed
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 137km SW of Mohean, India
Hundreds of protesters marched in Yangon on Dec. 23 for justice against police who revealed personal information about the family in the "Victoria" rape case.
At least 24 dead in Indonesia after bus plunges into ravine: police
Two civilians beaten by Burma Army soldiers near Kyauktaw
Internet ban by Burma Government surpasses six months in Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U and Minbya Townships
U.S. aviation agency warns commercial airlines about possible North Korea missile launch
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 53km SSW of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 150km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 51km SSW of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 57km SSW of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
Afghan Interior Ministry claimed 7 Taliban militants were killed & 4 wounded after ANDSF repelled a Taliban attack. The incident allegedly took place when Taliban launched offensive on security checkpoints in Qala Zaal district of Kunduz last night
1 year agoTaliban officially claimed defection of several pro-govt security/police personnel in Baghlan
1 year agoA few thousand out at City Hall in Hong Kong, the scene of the clashes yesterday, for a rally in support of Spark Alliance, the group that aids arrested protesters
1 year agoAt Edinburgh Place, thousands are gathering to support Spark Alliance. Four people involved with the legal/medical fund were briefly arrested last week, with the police claiming there was money laundering. Photo: RTHK screenshot.
1 year agoSeveral thousand gathered in Edinburgh Place for 'SPARKing the free world afire' rally to support Spark Alliance. The org aids arrested protesters. Last week 4 of its members were arrested for 'money laundering' & HK$70mil frozen, funds intended for protesters in need
Myanmar Police Seize Nearly 40 Million Kyats in Counterfeit Bills in Mandalay
1 year agoWATCH India successfully test-fired Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile off the coast of Odisha today. The weapon system is expected to be ready for induction by 2021: DRDO
U.S. military says an American service member was killed in combat in Afghanistan Monday; 20th American killed in action this year
