Joshua Wong pleads guilty in Hong Kong foreign-collusion case as sentencing looms
Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty in Hong Kong to a foreign-collusion charge under the city's national security law, in a second case that could carry a life sentence. The 29-year-old pro-democracy activist entered the plea at the High Court in Admiralty on Wednesday, according to court reporting from the hearing. Prosecutors allege he asked foreign countries, individuals or institutions to impose sanctions, blockades or other hostile measures against Hong Kong and China in 2020.The court heard that Wong is accused of supporting efforts to draw international pressure on Hong Kong and China after the national security law took effect in... [Continue Reading]
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Sydney teen pleads guilty over Opera House and marathon bombing plot
A 16-year-old boy in Sydney has pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist act after the court heard he had researched a bombing targeting the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Marathon. The sentencing hearing in the New South Wales Supreme Court heard that he was radicalised online and later communicated with extremists on Telegram. The teenager cannot be identified because of his age.The court was told the boy first encountered extremist material on TikTok in 2024, when he was 14, before being drawn into increasingly violent content. He said he became interested in historical conquests, then saw material linked to... [Continue Reading]

