In Hong Kong, the original founders of the 2014 Umbrella protests, which brought parts of the city to a stand-still for 79 days, have been found guilty over their involvement in the rallies.
Patrick Fok was outside the West Kowloon District Law Courts when the verdict was delivered, and explains whether the outcome came as a surprise.
Astronaut crew docks with ISS to replace stuck NASA pair
A SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station early on Sunday in a NASA crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.
59 dead and 100 injured in North Macedonia nightclub fire
59 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire broke out in a nightclub early on Sunday in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski confirmed, saying the fire was caused by "pyrotechnic devices" used during a concert.
31 killed as Trump launches strikes on Yemen's Houthis
US President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, killing at least 31 people at the start of a campaign expected to last many days.
Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza during ceasefire disputes
At least nine Palestinians including three local journalists were killed on Saturday in an Israeli air strike on Gaza's northern Beit Lahiya town, the local health ministry said, as Hamas leaders held ceasefire talks with mediators in Cairo.
Zelenskiy presses allies for security guarantees, foreign troops in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday he had urged Kyiv's Western allies to give "a clear position" on security guarantees including about a potential foreign troop contingent on Ukrainian soil with a US backstop.
The National Media Office (NMO) in Abu Dhabi has stressed the importance of UAE social media users upholding national values and principles of respect, tolerance, and coexistence.
Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has launched the largest 220 kV substation in the network, located at the airport area in Umm Fannin. The move, with a cost exceeding AED 500 million, aims to boost the energy infrastructure of Sharjah city.
Dubai's 'The Most Noble Number' charity auction raised AED 83.6 million to be invested to help support the objectives of the Fathers’ Endowment campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai.
