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Russia and China veto a US-backed draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the world to hold President Vladimir Putin accountable for the Ukraine invasion, at a Security Council meeting attended by Russia. "The very international order that we've gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes. We cannot -- we will not -- allow President Putin to get away with it," Blinken says. SOUNDBITE
Hong Kong, Aug 9 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Hong Kong residents are taking up the United Kingdom’s offer of safe haven and a path to British citizenship rolled out in response to Beijing's crackdown on the former British colony and the introduction of a national security law that curtails freedom of speech. The British government expects roughly 300,000 to take up the offer over the next five years. The National Security Law that Beijing imposed on the semi-autonomous Chinese city of Hong Kong this time last year silenced the protests that erupted in 2019 but also led to mass arrests, the marginalization of the political opposition and prompted many citizens to consider emigrating. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE LINE UP TO CHECK IN FOR A LONDON-BOUND FLIGHT AT BRITISH AIRWAYS COUNTERS IN HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HONG KONG.
Yangon, Apr 1 (EFE/EPA).- The United Nations' special envoy on Myanmar warned the body's Security Council on Wednesday that a "bloodbath is imminent" in the Southeast Asian nation if the 15 members fail to take action against its military junta."Consider all available tools to take collective action and do what is right, what the people of Myanmar deserve and prevent a multi-dimensional catastrophe in the heart of Asia," envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said in a speech obtained by Efe before the closed-door meeting.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF FUNERALS OF VICTIMS OF THE MILITARY AND B-ROLL OF PROTESTS IN MYANMAR.
Business Insider reports Norwegian deputy central bank governor Jon Nicolaisen resigned on Friday. Nicolaisen was in charge of Norway's $1.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the biggest in the world. He stepped down after Norway's security service rejected his security clearance because his wife is Chinese and lives in China. The pair have been married for ten years, but Norway has become stricter on ties to China and Russia in recent years. Norway's intelligence service says the two countries are trying to find out information about Norway's petroleum industry.
The world must stand in solidarity with Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the semi-autonomous city, prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong says. "We still have to let the world know that now is the time to stand with Hong Kong," Wong tells reporters outside a court where he and fellow activists are being prosecuted for involvement in last year's democracy protests. SOUNDBITE
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