Article 23: A strict new national security bill is passed by the Hong Kong legislature
The Legislative Council of Hong Kong has overwhelmingly approved a new national security law that increases the authority of the government to suppress opposition. New laws on treason, espionage, external meddling, state secrets, and sedition were included in the Safeguarding National Security Law, which was passed on Tuesday. New authorities, according to Chief Executive John Lee, are required to preserve Hong Kong's standing. Critics claim they will be used to stifle dissent further and are overly ambiguous.
Turkish nationals March in support of Gaza and demand a stop to Israel's war crimes. Turkish people demonstrated in Istanbul in favor of the Palestinians and demanded an end to boycotts and Israeli war crimes. Hundreds of citizens and non-governmental organizations assembled at Sultanahmet Square's Blue Mosque to participate in the Palestine Initiative-organized march, which took place downtown. #Turkey#Istanbul#Palestine
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Voyager 1 and NASA reestablished communication after a months-long pause.
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending back information regarding the condition and state of its onboard engineering systems for the first time since November. On November 14, 2023, Voyager 1 ceased transmitting usable science and engineering data back to Earth. The probe and its twin, Voyager 2, are the only spacecraft to have ever flown in interstellar space.
2024 Cannes Film Festival: 'Manthan' by Shyam Benegal will be screened there.
When Manthan, directed by Indian Shyam Benegal, was released in 1976, it attracted much attention. A restored version of the Indian film, which starred well-known actors and was influenced by Varghese Kurien's groundbreaking milk cooperative movement, will be shown at the next Can Film Festival.
Switzerland's National Bank lowers its surprise rate.
Different monetary policy strategies are being used by central banks around the globe to combat inflationary pressures. The first significant central bank in the developed world to lower interest rates this cycle was the Swiss National Bank (SN. It seems that a more substantial decline in inflation than anticipated is the main cause of the SNB's movement.
Massive fire breaks out at the Iraqi market, popularly called the Langa bazaar in Erbil.
According to media sources, a sizable fire consumed a second-hand market in Erbil, Iraq, late on Tuesday, February 27. Hundreds of businesses at the bustling Langa bazaar burned destroyed, and Iraqi Kurdish TV channel Rudaw stated that the fire was sparked by an electrical short circuit.
UK Royal Navy & Indian Navy to conduct exercise in the Pacific Ocean in 2025
Plans include sending the Carrier Strike Group for combined training in 2025 and the well-prepared Littoral Response Group from the UK to the Indian Ocean region in 2024. They will both go to India and work together with the military there. Deploying the UK's most advanced naval assets is a big step toward improving security cooperation between the UK and India.
A man's bakery turns becomes a lifeline amid bombs and starvation.
Not only have many Palestinians lost their houses as a result of the continuing war in Gaza, but their means of subsistence have also been devastated. However, some are coming up with inventive ways to carry on. A man is committed to growing his bakery business in spite of growing costs and the fact that he needs to borrow everything, including a rolling pin.
Israeli military marches further into Rafah and has complete control of the Philadelphi corridor.
The Israeli military is moving its soldiers farther into the center and western areas of Rafah. After throwing the city into complete darkness overnight, Israeli forces took more of the border territory with Egypt known as the Philadelphi Corridor. This follows Israeli attacks on numerous sections of Rafah overnight and early Wednesday. Almost all of the hospitals are out of operation.
Sydney attack: Joel Cauchi,40, is the attacker; an investigation is being conducted
Sydney, Australia, residents are still putting the pieces together following the stabbing event that occurred inside a mall on Saturday. Six persons were killed, five of them were women and one was a male security guard.
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