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Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences, including urging foreign sanctions and publishing “seditious” articles in his now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper. The ruling, the harshest under the Beijing-imposed law, sparked international criticism, with rights groups calling it “effectively a death sentence” and a blow to press freedom. Lai will serve 18 additional years after accounting for overlapping jail time (Pics/AFP)

Updated 2 days ago

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai. Pic/AFP

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, who described it as a "wonderful gesture of mutual respect." (Pics/X and AFP)

Updated 26 days ago

Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai. Pic/AFP
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