TODAY’S PAPER | February 09, 2026 | EPAPER

WORLD

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in jail after national security trial

Reuters | Updated 34 minutes ago |

Lai, founder of feisty shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was first arrested in August 2020 was convicted last year

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Iberian storm crisis intensifies

Reuters | Updated Feb 07, 2026 |

Over 7,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in the southern Andalusia region