Pompeo says that he certified to Congress that Hong Kong does not continue to warrant same treatment under US laws as they were applied before July 1997
9 month agoPolice just slowly and quietly rolling south on Nathan Rd. Not seeing or hearing much resistance
9 month ago2258, in MK, police subdued a man by kneeling on his upper thigh and standing on the back of his knee. #527HK
9 month agoPolice say that, as of 9.30 pm, more than 360 people have been arrested in several districts in HongKong. Photos: @SiuSinGallery / HKFP
9 month agoProtesters set something on fire during the process and police also fired multiple rounds of pepper balls at them
9 month agoRiot police continued to carry out stop and search, arrests and temporary blockade of streets through Mong Kok tonight
9 month agoPro-democracy legislator Ted Hui was at the scene to coordinate the situation, calling on the riot police to restrain their actions
9 month agoPakistan Army: troops shot down an Indian spying quadcopter in Rakhchikri Sector along LOC. The quadcopter had intruded 650 meters on Pakistan's side of the LOC
[email protected]: The Radical Left Lamestream Media, together with their partner, the Do Nothing Democrats, are trying to spread a new narrative that President Trump was slow in reacting to Covid 19. Wrong, I was very fast, even doing the Ban on China long before anybody thought necessary
China and India move more troops to disputed border in Ladakh region as tensions build
9 month agoLooks basically over in Mongkok, journo mates said they already left. Just a bunch of cop vans on Nathan Rd
9 month agoPolice raised blue flag twice, alleging crowd is involved in an unauthorised assembly
9 month agoCrowd in Mong Kok is growing again at junction of Fa Yuen St and Nathan Road
9 month ago"Hong Kong Independence, the only way out." Crowds chanted.
9 month agoHong Kong police now advancing along Sai Yeung Choi Street
[email protected]: We have informed both India and China that the United States is ready, willing and able to mediate or arbitrate their raging border dispute. Thank you
9 month agoQuite an angry crowd is attracted around the crossing of Soy Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South after two men were subdued
9 month agoThings are pretty tense in Mongkok. Police have just made a few arrests
9 month agoFrom time to time police are pouncing on people in Mong Kok
US troop strength in Afghanistan is down to nearly 8,600, well ahead of a schedule agreed with Taliban militants in late February, in part because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, US and NATO officials said
![[Mong Kok at Nathan Road] Police said that at about 4:30 this afternoon, there will be more people walking out of Mong Kok Road and placing a lot of garbage, moldy cardboard boxes and road engineering signs on multiple lanes of Nathan Road And other items, blocking the road, the vehicle cannot drive into the relevant section. (4:50 PM)](https://asia.liveuamap.com/pics/2020/05/27/22005490_0.jpg)
9 month ago[Mong Kok at Nathan Road] Police said that at about 4:30 this afternoon, there will be more people walking out of Mong Kok Road and placing a lot of garbage, moldy cardboard boxes and road engineering signs on multiple lanes of Nathan Road And other items, blocking the road, the vehicle cannot drive into the relevant section. (4:50 PM)
9 month agoRiot police coming to Shantung St from three directions
9 month agoHundreds of protesters have occupied Nathan Road in Mong Kok, in defiance of a strong police presence and a slew of arrest just an hour or so ago
9 month agoNOW roadblock on Shan Tung St facing riot police on Nathan Road
9 month agoNOW at HK MongKok, a large numebr of very young students with uniforms are stop and search outside Langham Place shopping mall by police.
9 month agoProtests outside of Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea against national security law
9 month agoPolice say around 180 people have been arrested in Causeway Bay and Central in connection with allegedly participating in an unauthorised assembly. Photos: @SiuSinGallery / HKFP.
9 month agoLast police vans have just left Peddar Street
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 44km SSW of Sarangani, Philippines
9 month agoPeople look down from the flyover above Peddar street. At least 13 teenagers were escorted onto vans
9 month agoDozens of people sitting on the ground outside Hysan Plaza, looking like they are waiting to be searched by @hkpoliceforce
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 146km SE of Katsuura, Japan
9 month agoAfter plans to surround the legislative building this morning fell apart with heavy policing, protesters moved to the bustling business district of Causeway Bay at lunch hour. Hong Kong protest songs and slogans (including calls for independence) thundered in Hysan Place
9 month agoRiot police stop and search people across different parts of the city. As of 11:30 in the morning, at least 16 people were arrested, aged between 14 and 40. Police claimed the youngsters had several helmets, respirators and other gears.
9 month agoHere you go "HongKongers, build our nation." 香港人 建國
9 month agoThe Hong Kong lunchtime protesters at Causeway Bay are marching on the roads towards the legislative building in Admiralty. Buses behind the crowds have ground to a halt
9 month agoHKprotest: Heavy police presence in Admiralty. Been here since 6am. Cant see protesters so far
Several questions about what further action he might take against China. @POTUS replies announcement later in the week but he's not going to discuss it today
9 month agoIndian Army to the Chinese Army
President Trump and Secretary Pompeo meeting at White House right to discuss restricting F and J visas for students and researchers in China from studying in the United States, officials say
He's "displeased with China's efforts and it's hard to see how Hong Kong can remain a financial hub if China takes over," says @PressSec, relaying comment of @POTUS on proposed anti-sedition legislation
9 month agoA pair of U.S. B-1 supersonic bombers fly over South China Sea Tuesday days after senior Pentagon official says Chinese fighter jets harassed U.S. aircraft 'at least 9 times' in the area since March
[email protected]: ..One person lost to this invisible virus is too much, it should have been stopped at its source, China, but I acted very quickly, and made the right decisions. Many of the current political complainers thought, at the time, that I was moving far to fast, like Crazy Nancy
[email protected]: For all of the political hacks out there, if I hadn't done my job well, & early, we would have lost 1 1/2 to 2 Million People, as opposed to the 100,000 plus that looks like will be the number. That's 15 to 20 times more than we will lose. I shut down entry from China very early
In the last 24 hours, 361 new COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Gujarat; taking the total number cases to 14,829. Death toll rises to 915 after 27 deaths were reported in last 24 hours: Gujarat Health Department
High-level Indian and Chinese military commanders met at designated points along the LAC (line of actual control) on May 22nd and May 23rd to defuse the current situation in Eastern Ladakh: Top Sources tell ANI
325,000 Afghan refugees returned home over past four months: ministry
"Of course we attach great importance to the preservation of Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy," @EUCoPresident Charles Michel said. "We are in permanent dialogue with the Chinese authorities in order to express our opinions and defend our interests."
9 month agoAssam: Water level of the Brahmaputra river is rising gradually due to continuous rainfall in the state. As per State Disaster Management Authority, 5 districts have been affected till now- Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Darrang and Goalpara
Beijing's planned national security legislation is set to block its foreign judges from handling national security trials, people familiar with the matter said, which would exacerbate concerns about the city's judicial independence
China's President Xi says should explore ways of military training amid coronavirus epidemic - state media
Looks like an old arty shell went off. 2-3 injuries. Budgam Kashmir
Explosion reported in Budgam, Kashmir. Initial reports of injuries.
Student concern groups from 22 schools together with the Secondary Student Strike Platform have called for a secondary student strike in HK tomorrow
Chinese President Xi: Will Step Up Preparedness For Military Combat
Tamil Nadu: Hindu activists staged protests demanding opening of temples across the State
9 month agoExtra security at HongKong Govt HQ ahead of vetting of national anthem law, with special metal railings that apparently cannot be unlocked erected. Activists have been unlocking them to use them as makeshift barricades to block roads during months of HongKongProtests
9 month agoIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a security review meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and the three Services Chiefs, today
Indonesia reports 415 new cases of coronavirus and 72 deaths in the past 24 hours
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 149km SE of Katsuura, Japan
9 month ago[email protected], the largest pro-democracy trade union group in HK has called on all workers to strike & go to Legco tomorrow to protest the anthem and national security laws
Hong Kong reported no new covid19 cases on Tuesday
9 month agoIt's the last day of testing across Wuhan today, and in the last 24 hours, 26 people have tested positive for Covid-19 without symptoms. In total, 334 people are under medical observation across the province who are asymptomatic.
United Nations Command's investigation of North Korea & South Korea gunfire within the DMZ on May 3rd was against the armistice agreement says UNC
China lost a bid to build a new water facility in Israel, amid heavy US pressure
Hong Kong airport to partly resume transit services amid coronavirus lull
As Taiwan hasn't reported 44 days without local COVID19 case, Premier @eballgogogo announced that the government will further loosen restrictions on public gathering in Taiwan, lifting the rules on the number of people that venues and events can have
Chinese Foreign Ministry: We firmly reject the politicization of the issue of origin of the Coronavirus and cooperate fully with WHO experts
9 month agoOdisha: A clash broke out between locals & Police in Rourkela today allegedly after Police barricading was removed from an area when it was de-contained but some areas near it, continued to be containment zones. Police baton-charged & threw tear gas shells to control situation
9 month agoAt least 5,000 Chinese troops marshalled into position on China's side of the disputed border, but scattered in 'depth areas' not literally at the LAC, sources tell @RahulSinghx, to 'induce dissuasion'. Indian presence bolstered big too
9 month agoNew satellite imagery shows about 200 homes & other buildings destroyed by fire on 16 May in Myanmar's Rakhine State. It bears a close resemblance to patterns of fires & widespread arson attacks by the Myanmar military on ethnic Rohingya villages
