VIGIL

How Tiananmen Square vigils in Hong Kong have become unlawful

Hong Kong democracy activists face 10 years' jail for Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil Sun 31 May 2026 at 5:09am In short: Closing arguments have been heard in the trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who organised a vigil to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Advocates say the trial is part of a crackdown by Beijing on long-enjoyed freedoms in Hong Kong. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung face up to 10 years in jail if convicted of "incitement to subversion".

Pope warns of growing mental health crisis, domestic violence at Barcelona Vigil

Pope warns of growing mental health crisis, domestic violence at Barcelona Vigil Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday urged greater attention to mental health after hearing emotional testimonies from young people at a prayer vigil in Barcelona, including a woman who described surviving a suicide attempt. He called on public health systems to address the "invisible and widespread malaise" of depression and warned that mental well-being is increasingly under threat.

Spain: Human castle welcomes Pope Leo XIV to youth vigil in Barcelona

A towering human castle, one of Catalonia's most emblematic traditions, welcomed Pope Leo XIV to a youth prayer vigil in Barcelona, setting the tone for an evening focused on solidarity, mutual support and the challenges facing younger generations. During the vigil, the Pope listened to testimonies from young adults who spoke about depression, loneliness, anxiety and domestic violence. Addressing the crowd in both Catalan and Spanish, he urged those struggling not to face their difficulties...

Sole survivor of ‘evil’ Iowa shooting spree speaks at vigil after losing 6 family members

Sole survivor of ‘evil’ Iowa shooting spree speaks at vigil after losing 6 family members A fiancee of one of the victims also spoke at the somber event to honor the family - Bookmark The sole survivor of a mass killing in Iowa gave emotional remarks at a vigil Tuesday night as the community came together to honor a mother and five siblings killed in a case of domestic violence a day earlier. Speaking at a podium covered with flowers, Muscatine Police Chief Tony Kies identified those killed...

7 taken away as police ramp up patrols around former site of Tiananmen vigil

7 taken away as police ramp up patrols around former site of Tiananmen vigil Hong Kong police say they stopped and searched five men and two women in Causeway Bay for allegedly disrupting order They included Chan Po-ying, former chairwoman of the now-defunct League of Social Democrats opposition group, and activist Virginia Fung King-man. Police said they stopped and searched five men and two women, aged between 17 and 79, for allegedly disrupting order in the area around Great George Street...

Massive Mexico-California border busts uncover eye-popping amount of drugs: 'Remain vigilant'

Customs and Border Protection stopped two separate vehicles and confiscated over $300,000 worth of narcotics over the span of a day. The apprehensions continue to demonstrate the high volume of narcotics that smugglers are attempting to bring across the southern U.S. border, even as immigration numbers have plummeted in recent months. On Sunday, May 17, agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry referred a 2013 Honda Civic for secondary inspection.

Massive Mexico-California border busts uncover eye-popping amount of drugs: 'Remain vigilant'

Customs and Border Protection stopped two separate vehicles and confiscated over $300,000 worth of narcotics over the span of a day. The apprehensions continue to demonstrate the high volume of narcotics that smugglers are attempting to bring across the southern U.S. border, even as immigration numbers have plummeted in recent months. On Sunday, May 17, agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry referred a 2013 Honda Civic for secondary inspection.

Intellectual Humility as a Cognitive Filter for AI-Generated Health Misinformation. An Evolutionary Perspective on Epistemic Vigilance

arXiv:2606.03377v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We present experimental findings from a study (N=99) examining how intellectual humility (IH), i.e., the metacognitive awareness of epistemic limitations, affects the evaluation of AI-generated health dialogues varying in scientific rigor. Participants were randomly assigned to evaluate one of three dialogues about exercise and mental health: scientifically accurate, moderately pseudoscientific, or strongly pseudoscientific. Results reveal that...

Korea Boosts Bond-Market Vigil Via Daily Phone Calls, Group Chat

China accuses US of 'smear' and distorting facts over Tiananmen Square

China blasts US over Tiananmen Square comments as families banned from visiting graves Fri 5 Jun 2026 at 2:43am In short: China has accused the United States of distorting facts after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said censorship could not "erase" the memory of Beijing's Tiananmen Square crackdown. Vigils to mark the anniversary were held around the world, including in Taiwan. But there were no vigils held in Hong Kong or China, where authorities reportedly banned families of those who died...