Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison World February 9, 20264:53 AM ET Emily Feng A Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old activist and publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty under China's national security law....

Germany's spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticedBethany BellGermany reporterGelsenkirchen policeThis hole in the wall was created by an enormous drill on 27 December 2025It has been described as Germany's most "spectacular" bank heist in years.On a quiet weekend just after Christmas, a group of thieves broke into a High Street bank in the western town of Gelsenkirchen, by boring...

Bangladesh: Why young people are turning against IndiaSoutik BiswasIndia correspondent, DhakaReutersProtesters in Dhaka demand the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now in exile in IndiaThe walls of Dhaka University are screaming again.Graffiti - angry, witty, sometimes poetic - sprawls across walls and corridors, echoing the Gen Z-led July 2024 uprising that toppled Sheikh...

Iranians describe life under 'constant' US-Israeli strikes: 'Every day feels like a month'Faren TaghizadehBBC PersianEPA"The number of explosions, the destruction, what is happening - it's unbelievable," says Salar, whose name has been changed.Iran's capital, Tehran, is under heavy attack since strikes began on 28 February, as the US and Israel target military and political sites in a bid to...

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 6 #705Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today's NYT Strands puzzle has a few real puzzlers. Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble,...