Trump travel ban: Judge expands definition of 'close relative'
Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump's travel ban, a judge has ruled.
The order, by District Judge Derrick Watson in Hawaii, is a fresh legal blow to Mr Trump's immigration crackdown.
The judge said the ban had interpreted a Supreme Court ruling too narrowly.
That decision, made last month, partly reinstated the ban on refugees and travellers from six Muslim-majority countries.
It said only those with "bona fide" family ties would be let into the US.
But the Trump administration decided that did not include grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins.
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislators disqualified from parliament
Four lawmakers opposing Chinese rule are barred for modifying oaths during swearing-in ceremony, seen as an insult to Beijing
A Hong Kong court has disqualified four pro-democracy lawmakers for failing to sincerely take the oath of office, a huge blow to the city’s opposition.
The four lawmakers – Nathan Law, Lau Siu-lai, Edward Yiu and “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung – all modified their oaths of allegiance to China during a swearing-in ceremony in October 2016.
Their disqualifications mean the pro-democracy camp has lost its veto power over major legislation, one of the most powerful tools in a parliament stacked with pro-establishment legislators.
London acid attacks: Men on mopeds hurl substance at five victims in 90-minute rampage, say police
At least one left with life-changing injuries following spree in east of capital
Two men on a mopeds carried out five acids attacks during a spree across London which lasted less than 90 minutes, police said.
The Metropolitan Police said one victim had been left with "life-changing" injuries after being doused on Thursday night in the east of the capital.
The assaults appeared to be linked and two involved victims having their mopeds stolen, they added.
Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar jailed by Israel for six months without trial
MP and campaigner Khalida Jarrar has been imprisoned over her links to a group that Israel considers a terrorist organization. Ten other Palestinian politicians are currently being detained under a controversial law.
Palestinian politician Khalida Jarrar was ordered to be detained for six months without trial by Israeli authorities, the prison support group Addameer said on Thursday.
The 54-year-old was arrested earlier this month because of her membership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which Israel considers a terror organization. The PFLP is a left-leaning faction opposed to peace with the Jewish state.
At the time of her arrest, Israel's internal security service said Jarrar had been "promoting terror activities," without giving further details.Trump's personal lawyer: 'Watch your back, bitch'
Updated 0309 GMT (1109 HKT) July 14, 2017
The personal attorney for President Donald Trump apologized on Thursday after a thread of emails was released showing threats he wrote to a stranger on Wednesday night.
The emails, obtained by investigative news website ProPublica, are profanity-laced and threatening, and are sent from Marc Kasowitz, who is currently representing the President in a personal capacity in the ongoing Russia investigation. ProPublica declined to name the stranger who sent Kasowitz the emails, only describing him as a retired public relations professional.
"F*** you," Kasowitz said in response to the initial email, which advised the attorney to resign from representing Trump. "No good can come from this," the man said to Kasowitz at 6:28 p.m. The attorney sent his short and explicit response only five minutes later.
Ollanta Humala and wife detained in corruption probe
Judge orders Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, be held for up to 18 months while they are investigated for graft.
Peru's former president and his wife have been taken into custody after a judge ordered them detained while prosecutors prepare charges against them for alleged money laundering.
Soon after the judge issued his order on Thursday night, Ollanta Humala and Nadine Heredia were driven to the courthouse under a heavy police escort.
Judge Richard Concepcion ordered them held for up to 18 months while they are investigated.
The ruling marked the second time that the judge has mandated jail time for an ex-president since a massive graft scandal in neighbouring Brazil rippled into Peru.Japan to pay attention to human rights in China after death of Xiaobo
Today 04:00 pm JSTBEIJING
Japan's government says it will continue to pay close attention to human rights in China after the death of its most famous political prisoner.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga offered condolences for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and said he had devoted his life to the pursuit of freedom and democracy.
Suga said respect for human rights and the rule of law are universal values and are important for all countries to guarantee.
Liu, who died Thursday of liver cancer, was awarded the 2010 Nobel while he was imprisoned for inciting subversion. His widow remains under house arrest.
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