The Petersburg Post

Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 - HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai , the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life. Three government-vetted judges found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to ...

Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 - – European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine Monday as it faces Washington's pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. Peace talks between U.S. envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as Ukrainian and European officials, continued Monday morning as part of a series of meetings in an effort to secure the continent's peace and security in the face of an ...

Monday, Dec 15th, 2025 - Ukraine has said it's willing to give up its aspirations to join NATO in return for security guarantees in any future peace deal. The move marks a major policy shift for Kyiv, which has long coveted membership of the Western military alliance. Ukrainian membership of NATO, whose members are obliged to defend one another, was always unlikely due to Russian opposition. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets ...

Sunday, Dec 14th, 2025 - The shooter who ambushed U.S. and Syrian troops, killing two American soldiers and one civilian who was serving as an interpreter, is believed to have been an Islamic State infiltrator working as part of a local security force, multiple sources told CBS News. The shooting happened during a mission by U.S. and Syrian forces in a historic central town near Palmyra on Saturday. President Trump and U.S. military ...