France’s prime minister has called for a national debate on “what it means to be French” as the country mulls over whether to end “jus soli” or birthright citizenship. François Bayrou demanded action after a wave of immigration into Mayotte, a French territory in the Indian Ocean, put the issue in the spotlight. Earlier this…
“China today decided to restrict the personal freedom of Reuters’ correspondent in Peking as a reprisal for the ‘unjustified persecution’ of Communist reporters by the British authorities in Hongkong,” reported the South China Morning Post on July 22, 1967. “Peking Radio said the Chinese Government had told the correspondent, Mr Anthony Grey, that he would…
Sir Keir Starmer has said he told Xi Jinping he wanted “respectful” relations with Beijing as he became the first prime minister to meet the Chinese president since 2018. The Prime Minister raised the case of detained pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai in a sign he was prepared to challenge China over human rights abuses, but…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — China will resume importing Australian live lobsters by the end of the year, removing the final major obstacle to bilateral trade that once cost Australian exporters more than 20 billion Australian dollars ($13 billion) a year, Australia’s prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement after meeting Premier…