Hong Kong New National Security Law; North Korea Missile Tests | Top Stories | March 19th 2024

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0:00 Hong Kong lawmakers pass new measures to suppress dissent
- Lawmakers in Hong Kong have approved a new national security law. It gives the government greater powers to suppress dissent, mirroring laws in mainland China. It was a demand of China's communist government in Beijing which has been increasing its authority over Hong Kong.

0:17 North Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missiles During Blinken Visit
- North Korea Test fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles in what analysts said was a calculated move to grab attention as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits South Korea for talks. The United States and South Korea wrapped up one of their major annual joint military training exercises last week, prompting angry retorts and live-fire drills from nuclear-armed North Korea, which condemns all such exercises as rehearsals for invasion.

0:47 Hamas third in command command killed in IDF attack, US says
- Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in an Israeli air strike, White House official Jake Sullivan has said. Israel and Hamas have not confirmed Issa’s death, if the reports are confirmed, Issa would be the highest-ranking Hamas leader to have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war.

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