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Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and prison sentence were overturned by a Hong Kong court on Thursday, in a surprise legal decision that comes soon after Lai was jailed for 20 years on a separate national security charge. Judges Jeremy Poon, Anthea Pang, and Derek Pang said in the judgement that they allowed the appeal from Lai, and another defendant in the case, to proceed, as a lower court judge had “erred”. “The Court of Appeal gave them leave to appeal against their conviction, allowed their appeals, quashed the convictions and set aside the sentences,” the judges wrote…

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has expressed alarm over reports of Myanmar military air strikes this week that a rebel group and local media said inflicted large civilian casualties, as a civil war rages around the country. Paramotors dropped bombs on a village in the central Sagaing region on Monday and a fighter jet conducted an air strike in Rakhine state, 320 km (199 miles) to the west of that incident a day later, killing at least two dozen people in total, Myanmar Now and the Irrawaddy reported. The Arakan Army, a rebel group at war with the ruling…

Spain’s newest drive to fast-track legal status for at least half a million undocumented migrants has already burdened immigration offices and sparked anxiety among prospective applicants weeks before the process even begins, a dozen union officials, lawyers, and migrants said. A lack of information and state funding for the process could derail the planned mass amnesty announced by the Spanish government last month, said two people involved in the drive, which is the latest installment of the relatively inclusive migration policy credited with driving Spain’s economic boom in recent years. The Spanish government has said the drive will run from early April through…

Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones last night, causing damage to residential buildings and injuring about 20 people in the eastern and southern regions, local authorities said on Thursday. Ballistic and cruise missiles were directed at Kyiv, the Kyiv region and Kharkiv in the east of the country, while drones attacked Zaporizhzhia in the south. The authorities have not yet disclosed the number of missiles and drones used in the attack on Ukraine, nor the main targets that were struck. In recent months, Russia has focused its missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy sector, destroying power plants and…

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said his country is committed to supporting and facilitating the ongoing dialogue between the US and Iran to reach a viable solution regarding Tehran’s nuclear program. He made the remarks during his meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, in Geneva late Wednesday, on the eve of a new round of indirect nuclear negotiations between Iran and the US. The Omani Foreign Ministry said on US social media company X on Thursday that the discussions examined the viewpoints and proposals that Iran plans to put forward to help secure an agreement on the nuclear issue,…

Thousands of children remain in custody without access to legal counsel; a situation the experts warn is forcing minors to navigate complex immigration proceedings alone and undermining their fundamental rights.  The three Special Rapporteurs, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, said they are in contact with the US Government on the issue.  Duty to care They explained that under the 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), the US Office of Refugee Resettlement is responsible for the care and custody of unaccompanied children.  The law requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect children from mistreatment, exploitation and trafficking in persons.  It also guarantees that unaccompanied children in federal custody have access to legal counsel and should not be subjected…

Before I became a state commissioner in the Western State of Nigeria in 1973, my identification with the yearnings and aspirations of our Egbado people was minimal. Indeed, many Egbados had all along regarded me as an Egba man. This is because most of my friends were Egbas, and because my maternal grandfather’s compound is in the Oke Ilewo area of Abeokuta, where I used to spend my vacations. Whether Colonel Oluwole Rotimi, an Egba man who was a friend and the governor of Western State at that time, considered my Egbado background before appointing me a state commissioner remains…

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Peter Obi has said that lawlessness is not new to him after failed Edo assasination attempt and thanked Nigerians for solidarity.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that experiences of lawlessness are “not new” to him following the reported attack on him, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Edo State.   In a statement issued Tuesday, Obi expressed gratitude to Nigerians at home and abroad who reached out in solidarity after the incident at the ADC office in Benin.  …

Nigeria is intensifying efforts to grow non-oil exports through air cargo reforms driven by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, highlighting fresh infrastructure and revenue initiatives while examining their long-term viability, PRINCESS ETUK reports In the modern global economy, the speed of trade is often as important as its volume. For a nation like Nigeria, endowed with vast agricultural resources, the perennial challenge has been bridging the logistical chasm between the farm gate and the foreign consumer. After years of infrastructural neglect and policy inertia, there are finally tangible signs that the government is treating this gap as an economic…