TaiwanPlus News – News at 18:00, November 19, 2024

Published

By TaiwanPlus

A Hong Kong court has sentenced 45 democracy activists to up to 10 years in prison in a landmark trial under the territory's Beijing-imposed national security laws. A driver crashed an SUV into students and adults outside a primary school in China's Hunan Province in the third mass casualty attack in the country in the past week. And Ukraine marks 1,000 days since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of the country, as the war enters a new and uncertain phase. Plus: - British PM Keir Starmer has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil, the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries since 2018. - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump confirms he intends to use military assets in his plans for the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants. - Two Taipei police officers have been fired for installing hidden cameras in women's restrooms at police stations.