China has previously criticised the role, accusing the US of interfering in China’s internal affairs. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration has appointed an envoy to the…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability are in the shared interests of both China and the United Kingdom in a high-profile meeting during his four-day trip to Beijing. Starmer, the first British leader to visit China since 2018, confirmed after the meeting, when asked…
HRW and Amnesty warn that Tehran uses rape, sexual violence, and torture to suppress dissent, continuing a pattern of violence following previous protests. Content warning: This article contains references and descriptions of sexual violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised. A child is one of two Iranian protesters, formerly held in Kermanshah, who allege they…
new video loaded: Iran Denies Intending to Execute Protester After International Outcry transcript Back transcript Iran Denies Intending to Execute Protester After International Outcry Iran denied sentencing protester Erfan Soltani, 26, to death. Soltani’s case had drawn intense international attention after his relatives and rights groups had said he would be executed imminently. “We have…
BEIJING (AP) — Canada, under Pierre Trudeau in the early 1970s, was among the first Western nations to recognize the communist government in China, nearly a decade ahead of the United States. A half-century later, relations soured under Trudeau’s son, Justin. His successor, Prime Minister Mark Carney, is in Beijing this week in an attempt…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists said Monday, after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. Rayhan Asat,…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit China at the end of January, Sky News reported on Thursday, in what would be the first visit to the country by a British leader in seven years. Starmer’s Labour government has made improved relations with Beijing a priority as it seeks foreign investment to make good on…
UPDATE: Demetrius Norwood III, the 21-year-old man involved in a hit-and-run, died on November 2, 2025. Norwood served in the U.S. Air Force and was awarded an Air and Space Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Air and Space Training Ribbon. Norwood was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and died in Dade County,…
Cold temperatures and heavy rainfall are worsening already dire conditions for displaced Palestinian families across Gaza, as Israel continues to block the deliveries of tents and other critical shelter supplies into the besieged territory. Palestinians in Gaza attempted on Saturday to dig trenches around their flimsy tents to keep the water from flooding their tents,…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that more than 1,400 people from 36 African nations are known to be fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, urging governments to warn their citizens against joining a conflict where they are “quickly killed”. Speaking on Friday, Sybiha accused Moscow of enticing Africans into joining the…