US Democrats rebuke Trump for easing sanctions on Beijing, Hong Kong officials

Lawmakers said sanctions should remain as mainland Chinese, Hong Kong officials were ‘complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of Hong Kong’s autonomy’

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Hong Kong is one of Asia's leading international financial centres. Photo: Shutterstock

Several top US Democratic lawmakers chided US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for easing sanctions recently on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who, they said, were “complicit in Beijing’s dismantling of

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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77

Members of the group have included founder and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons and the late Dusty Hill. When Hill died in 2021 , the group carried on performing with Elwood Francis as its bassist.

"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," Gibbons said.

"His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going


The Indian activist jailed after taking on a luxury hotel plan

Officials say the new five-star hotel, to be built across 10 acres, will bring investment, jobs and wealthier tourists to Kaziranga. But dozens of families say they are being displaced from land they have cultivated for generations.

The district administration says the land being used for the project is owned by the government.

Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Phukan told the BBC that most protesting families have land registered in their names or those of their ancestors, which has not been taken for the project.

"It is not disputed that


Meta hooked children on Facebook and Instagram, court hears

The trial started off on Tuesday with a battle of words and facts.

Paul Schmidt, a lead attorney for Meta in the trial, directly addressed an internal research report that Megan O'Neill, a lead attorney for California, made part of the states' opening arguments.

The Meta document O'Neill showed the jury found that "1 in 5 teens says Instagram makes them feel worse".

Schmidt said: "That sounds pretty bad."

"What else does the document say?" Schmidt went on.


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