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HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday (Feb 9) following his national security trial, a court website showed.The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper was found guilty in December of foreign collusion under the city’s sweeping national security law, which Beijing imposed following huge and sometimes violent protests in 2019.He was also found guilty of one count of seditious publication, and could face life in prison.Global leaders including US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have called for Lai’s release, while rights groups say his trial is a…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Centene — Shares of the health insurance provider slid 5%. Guidance for full-year revenue came in at $186.5 billion to $190.5 billion, missing the FactSet consensus call for $194.1 billion. The outlook for premium and service revenue for the year was also shy of Wall Street estimates, ranging from $170 billion to $174 billion, versus the $175 billion expected. AI infrastructure stocks — Shares of companies tied to the artificial intelligence infrastructure industry surged in midday trading as traders snapped up the stocks after a hard week of selling in the…

Listen to this article | 6 minsinfoTehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have described the latest talks with the United States as “positive”, but the mediated negotiations in Oman offered no roadmap to alleviate growing fears of a US attack.Iran’s team in Muscat on Friday was led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, while Washington sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. US Central Command chief Brad Cooper, the most senior commander in the region, also joined the US delegation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSpeaking to Iranian television in Muscat after the talks finished, Araghchi said the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of trying to meddle in the upcoming election cycle, and Senate Republicans are calling them out. The topic of election integrity was again thrust back into the forefront by House Republicans last week, who demanded that voter ID legislation be included in a deal struck by Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to fund the government. While that ultimately never came to fruition, the talking point and legislative push has remained. THUNE REJECTS TRUMP’S CALL TO NATIONALIZE ELECTIONS, WARNS DEMS TRIED THE SAME President Donald Trump…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Luigi Mangione complained about double jeopardy in a courtroom outburst on Friday.As he was escorted out of a hearing, he was heard saying, “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any common sense.”His attorney also complained on Friday that double jeopardy was being used as a “weapon” against her client. The comment came after a brief hearing regarding the scheduling of his state and federal trials in the shooting death of then-UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Rachel Wolf is a breaking…

Courtrooms and lawyers’ offices in Alberta are set to become less busy next year, when changes to the province’s auto insurance market take effect. The province is moving to what it calls a “care-first,” or no-fault, system from its current tort model starting Jan. 1, 2027. That means insurers will be required to bolster medical and income support as well as other benefits for those injured in collisions, regardless of who is at fault, instead of parties having to battle it out in the justice system for compensation beyond the limited amount insurance now covers.The Insurance Bureau of Canada has welcomed the…

Western suburbs parents caring for children with autism are banding together to demand more education support and inclusion for families living with disabilities.A new advocacy group, the Western Inclusion Neurodivergence Alliance, says families are struggling due to a lack of specialised learning programs or education support schools for autistic children in the western suburbs.Group founder and Mt Claremont mother Felicity Creagh said autistic children were being suspended or excluded from mainstream schools, with some families forced to home school and many grappling with school refusal, suicidal ideation and self harm.The group already has dozens of members and will hold its…

Thai martial artist and movie star Tony Jaa, best known for the action film Ong-Bak, has reportedly been undergoing medical treatment for cancer, according to various Thai media outlets, including The Bangkok Post.According to Nine Entertain, a source close to Jaa, also known as Jaa Phanom, said he was diagnosed with stage 3 gallbladder cancer in June 2024.The same source told news site Khaosod that Jaa, 50, experienced severe abdominal pain and jaundice before being diagnosed. He reportedly underwent surgery to remove affected tissue and has been receiving chemotherapy since.The source also claimed Jaa’s condition has improved and that he…

new video loaded: Suicide Bombing at Shiite Mosque in Pakistan’s Capital Kills DozensA suicide bombing outside a Shiite mosque during Friday Prayers in Islamabad killed and injured dozens of people, according to local police and hospital officials.By Nader IbrahimFebruary 6, 2026

Muscat, Oman — Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran’s nuclear program. But for the first time, America brought its top military commander in the Middle East to the table. The presence of U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the American military’s Central Command, in his dress uniform at the talks in Muscat, the Omani capital, served as a reminder that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and other warships were now off the coast of Iran in…