Hong Kong on Wednesday began the trial for the first person charged under its controversial national security law, which has transformed the city's political landscape since it was imposed by Beijing last year. https://t.co/r7d71GbK1k

CNN's @selinawangtv takes a look at Tokyo's Olympic Village, a city within a city where elite athletes will spend their time when they're not competing for Olympic gold: https://t.co/VgRGfZyEjz https://t.co/g6hKBjTrh2

Singapore's High Court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for killing her Myanmar domestic worker after more than a year of abuse that included starving, torturing and beating her. https://t.co/BftbQT0rOy

Former US President Trump's constant grievances appear to be driving away two of the people who were closest to him during his White House tenure: his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to 12 people familiar with the situation. https://t.co/3QQcop3SeI

US Marine Corps fighter jets aboard a British aircraft carrier flew combat missions over the Middle East this week -- the first time US warplanes have gone into combat from a foreign warship since World War II, officials said https://t.co/44sgr1qNRj

UEFA has found itself on the defensive over diversity ahead of the Euro 2020 match between Germany and Hungary on Wednesday. https://t.co/wsBJaMWVGw

The number of births in the United States fell by 4% last year, much of it likely due to the pandemic, according to a new report https://t.co/LkKehMDS3a

Just 10% of the world's population -- around 782 million people -- is fully inoculated against Covid-19, according to Our World in Data. https://t.co/diGhIdWB7z

A deal to release the Ever Given could soon be reached, freeing the quarter-mile-long container ship and the hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cargo it was carrying when it blocked the Suez Canal three months ago. https://t.co/yTlnk6Tc3s

National Geographic, one of the world's pre-eminent and most visible mapmaking groups, has officially decreed the existence of a fifth ocean. 

Called the Southern Ocean, it's the body of water that surrounds Antarctica. https://t.co/1iVMxqthrL

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has assembled a reconciliation team to lead negotiations with Twitter, more than two weeks after Twitter was indefinitely suspended in the West African nation. https://t.co/f0zuYNduyr

Five years after the Brexit vote, the United Kingdom is more divided than ever | Analysis by @lukemcgee https://t.co/A3SOGRFHgA https://t.co/b3oxsHOdXs

"China's longest-serving ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, has announced he is standing down after eight years, adding another layer of uncertainty in the relationship between the two great powers." Analysis by @Nectar_Gan & @jessieyeung8
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Singapore's High Court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison for killing her Myanmar domestic worker after more than a year of abuse that included starving, torturing and beating her. https://t.co/af05kDy7Gu

"Five years after the Brexit vote, the United Kingdom is more divided than ever." | Analysis by @lukemcgee https://t.co/G7MXn4AQpm https://t.co/MNxOsCHvnH

Despite the controversies surrounding the Tokyo Olympic Games, there are hardcore Olympic super fans who can't wait for the Games to begin. @Blake_EssigCNN speaks to two of them. https://t.co/zrAij22AGL https://t.co/6SsOqotUYY

US Marine Corps fighter jets aboard a British aircraft carrier flew combat missions over the Middle East this week -- the first time US warplanes have gone into combat from a foreign warship since World War II, officials said https://t.co/fRVFb0YvIn

The number of births in the United States fell by 4% last year, much of it likely due to the pandemic, according to a new report https://t.co/Z7dxi3FlTX

"To Carl Nassib and Kumi Yokoyama -- two prominent, inspiring athletes who came out this week: I'm so proud of your courage."

President Joe Biden has said he is proud of two professional athletes who announced that they're part of the LGBTQ community. https://t.co/JOtzlZGf1B

Activist groups are fighting to relocate a "hyper-sexualized" statue of Marilyn Monroe from outside the Palm Springs Art Museum https://t.co/vVsnRbZtkK