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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong sentenced to 10 years in prison in national security case
Wong, 30, has been imprisoned since 2020 and is the only activist in Hong Kong prosecuted twice under national security laws
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Oil prices fall as Vance blames Iran war for Republican losses
Crude futures dropped on November 4 after JD Vance linked Republican midterm losses to the war. Analysts saw a possible shift toward diplomacy, while warning that escalation...
Pentagon official says US was unprepared for drone warfare
Emil Michael said the United States was caught flat-footed by drone warfare in Ukraine and Russia. He put the US stockpile at about 500,000 drones, far below Ukraine鈥檚 estimate...
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