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A court in Myanmar sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four more years in prison today after finding her guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions, a legal official said.

Ms Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government.

The cases are among about a dozen brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power last February, ousting her elected government and arresting top members of her National League for Democracy party.

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If found guilty of all the charges, she could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison.

Ms Suu Kyi's supporters and independent analysts say the charges against her are contrived to legitimise the military's seizure of power and prevent her from returning to politics.

The verdict in the court in the capital, Naypyitaw, was conveyed by a legal official who insisted on anonymity for fear of being punished by the authorities, who have restricted the release of information about Ms Suu Kyi's trials.

He said she was sentenced to two years in prison under the Export-Import Law for importing the walkie-talkies and one year under the Telecommunications Law for possessing them.

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The sentences are to be served concurrently.

She also received a two-year sentence under the Natural Disaster Management Law for allegedly violating coronavirus rules while campaigning.

Ms Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges — incitement and breaching COVID-19 restrictions — and sentenced to four years' imprisonment.

Hours after that sentence was issued, the head of the military-installed government, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, reduced it by half.

Ms Suu Kyi's party won a landslide victory in a 2020 general election, but the military claimed there was widespread electoral fraud, an assertion that independent poll watchers doubt.

Since her first guilty verdict, Ms Suu Kyi has been attending court hearings in prison clothes — a white top and a brown longyi skirt provided by the authorities.

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She is being held by the military at an unknown location, where state television reported last month she would serve her sentence.

The hearings are closed to the media and spectators and the prosecutors do not comment.

Her lawyers, who had been a source of information on the proceedings, were served with gag orders in October.

The military-installed government has not allowed any outside party to meet with Ms Suu Kyi since it seized power, despite international pressure for talks including her that could ease the country's violent political crisis.

It would not allow a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which Myanmar is a member, to meet her.

The refusal received a rare rebuke from fellow members, who barred General Min Aung Hlaing from attending its annual summit meeting.

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Even Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who took over as the regional group's chair for this year and advocates engagement with the ruling generals, failed to meet her last week when he became the first head of government to visit Myanmar since the army's takeover.

The military's seizure of power was quickly met by nonviolent nationwide demonstrations, which security forces quashed with deadly force, killing over 1400 civilians, according to a detailed list compiled by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners.

Peaceful protests have continued, but amid the severe crackdown, an armed resistance has also grown, to the point that UN experts have warned the country could be sliding into civil war.

"Throwing a plethora of criminal charges at Aung San Suu Kyi … reeks more of desperation than confidence," said Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, a democracy promotion group.

He said in an email interview after her first convictions that the military "massively miscalculated" in thinking that it could prevent protests by arresting Ms Suu Kyi, her fellow party members and veteran independent political activists.

"A new mass movement was born which doesn't depend on a single leader. There are hundreds of small groups organising and resisting in different ways, from peaceful protest, boycotts and armed resistance," Mr Farmaner said.

"Even with more than 7000 people arrested since the coup, three times the average number detained under the previous military dictatorship, the military have been unable to suppress dissent."

Ms Suu Kyi was charged right after the military's takeover with having improperly imported the walkie-talkies, which served as the initial justification for her continued detention.

A second charge of illegally possessing the radios was filed the following month.

The radios were seized from the entrance gate of her residence and the barracks of her bodyguards during a search on February 1, the day she was arrested.

Ms Suu Kyi's lawyers argued that the radios were not in her personal possession and were legitimately used to help provide for her security, but the court declined to dismiss the charges.

She was charged with two counts of violating coronavirus restrictions during campaigning for the 2020 election.

She was found guilty on the first count last month.

She is also being tried by the same court on five counts of corruption.

The maximum penalty for each count is 15 years in prison and a fine.

A sixth corruption charge against her and ousted President Win Myint in connection with granting permits to rent and buy a helicopter has not yet gone to trial.

In separate proceedings, she is accused of violating the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years.

Additional charges were also added by Myanmar's election commission against Ms Suu Kyi and 15 other politicians in November for alleged fraud in the 2020 election.

The charges by the military-appointed Union Election Commission could result in Ms Suu Kyi's party being dissolved and unable to participate in a new election the military has promised will take place within two years of its takeover.

Los Angeles police have rescued a pilot from a downed plane just seconds before a train collided with the aircraft's wreckage.

Dramatic body camera video released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shows two officers pulling the man away from the railway tracks after he made an emergency landing in Pacoima yesterday afternoon.

Other officers stood nearby to keep an eye out for the oncoming train.

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As the speeding Metrolink train approached, the police officers were heard yelling out "go, go, go" as they pulled the injured pilot away from danger.

Seconds later, the train slammed into the aircraft and sent debris from the single-engine Cessna flying in different directions.

After the incident, the LAPD said the Foothill Division Officers "displayed heroism and quick action by saving the life of a pilot".

The pilot was taken to hospital in a stable condition.

It's believed the plane made the emergency landing after losing power.

Novak Djokovic has won his appeal against the Australian government cancelling his visa in another twist for those around the world watching the conflict unfold.

Judge Anthony Kelly ordered the decision to cancel Djokovic's visa be quashed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia this afternoon, directing the Australian government to pay all of the tennis star's costs.

However, it is still not guaranteed Djokovic will be able to stay in Australia and play in the Australian Open.

So why did Djokovic win his case and what happens now?

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Why Djokovic won his appeal

Judge Kelly ruled the decision of a delegate to cancel Djokovic's visa was "unreasonable".

Judge Kelly said Djokovic had been told at 5.20am on Thursday, January 6 that he would could have until 8.30am to provide comments in response to a notice of proposed cancellation of the visa.

It was heard Djokovic's comments were then sought about 6.14am, with the delegate's decision made at 7.42am.

"If the applicant had had until 8.30am, he could have consulted others and made submissions to the delegate about why his visa had not been cancelled," Judge Kelly said.

Djokovic's lawyer Nick Wood, SC, spent hours in the hearing conveying the unfairness and/or unreasonableness of this process to the court.

"He had done absolutely everything that he understood, was required to enter Australia," Mr Wood said.

"He needed to speak to people. He wanted to say more and wasn't given this opportunity.

"There was no intelligible reason not to allow him that more time."

What happens now?

It is not yet known for sure whether Djokovic will stay in Australia.

Commonwealth government barrister Christopher Tran followed the order being read by telling the court he had been instructed that the Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews could now use discretionary powers to cancel Djokovic's visa.

Judge Kelly confirmed that if Djokovic was summarily removed in that way, he would not be able to return to Australia for three years.

As the court decision was made based on a procedural issue, Immigration Minister Alex Hawke could still use his personal discretion to cancel the visa for a second time.

The Commonwealth could argue Djokovic still did not present all the right documents that were said to be required to obtain the visa.

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Fans of Novak Djokovic have celebrated after the tennis player won his challenge to the Australian government's visa revocation.

Djokovic, 34, has been detained at a Melbourne immigration hotel since last week after the Federal Government cancelled his visa, saying he was unable to provide sufficient evidence to prove he was vaccinated against COVID-19 or qualified for a medical exemption.

A crowd has gathered on the streets of Melbourne to support the tennis player.

Many dressed in the national colours, cheering and waving Serbian flags.

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One fan said he felt like he "might cry".

Another fan said she felt "amazing" upon hearing the news.

Djokovic is famously adored in his native Serbia, with fans across the world consistently turning out in loud crowds to support the national sporting hero.

Rallies have even been held in Serbia in recent days protesting his treatment in Australia.

Hundreds of Novak Djokovic's supporters gathered at a rally in downtown Belgrade on Friday to protest his confinement in Australia.

Speaking at the rally, Srdjan Djokovic described his son's struggle to play at the Australian Open as a fight against "globalists who want to ruin everything."

"He is fighting for himself, his people and all freedom-loving nations in the world," said Srdjan Djokovic, an outspoken critic of the West and supporter of Serbia's traditional Slavic ally Russia.

"They hate him because Australian politicians have put pressure on people to hate him because he thinks with his own brain."

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A man in his 30s has been arrested as police continue to investigate their findings.

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The case against a German pedophile touted as the prime suspect in the baffling Madeleine McCann case is about to collapse, a new British investigation will claim.

Christian B was in June 2020 sensationally named by German prosecutors as the man responsible for the alleged kidnapping and murder of Maddie.

The German prosecutor, Hans Christian Wolters, has repeatedly stated he has "concrete evidence" to prove that Madeleine was dead and that Christian B was the killer.

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However, Mr Wolters has never revealed what that evidence is, nor has he charged Christian B, aged 44, with any crime since his explosive declaration, 18 months ago.

Now, a British investigation led by former Surrey Police detective Mark Williams-Thomas claims to have established that Christian B was 30 minutes away from Madeleine's rented resort room in Portugal at the time she allegedly disappeared.

The German investigation claimed Christian B's phone had pinged a cell phone mast close to the resort where Madeleine was staying, essentially putting him close to the McCann family apartment.

Instead, British investigators will show that Christian B was 30 minutes away from Praia da Luz when Maddie vanished.

"They have concluded (Christian) B could not have snatched Madeleine," a source told The Sun.

"He was 30 minutes away and was not on the phone in Praia da Luz the night she vanished."

The source said Christian B's alibi on the night of May 3, 2007 "stacks up".

The British investigation is featured in a three-part documentary to air on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom later this year.

Scotland Yard have said they are still treating Madeleine's disappearance as a missing persons case, even though the German investigation have insisted the young girl is dead.

Mr Wolters said he has no body or material evidence to prove Madeleine is dead.

Madeleine went missing in 2007 while on holiday in Portugal with her parents Kate and Gerry McCann, and her brother and sister.

She was aged three at the time of her disappearance.

Christan B's lawyer Friedrich Fulscher has always maintained his client had no involvement in Madeleine's case.

Madeleine would be now be 18 years old, if she is alive.

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