Wynne (US), April 3: Residents across a wide swath of the US raced Sunday to assess the destruction from fierce storms that spawned possibly dozens of tornadoes from the South and the Midwest into the Northeast, killing at least 32 people. The storms tore a path through the Arkansas capital...
China's foreign minister called on the US on Tuesday to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November, criticising those who seek to play up a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism. Wang Yi said the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco in...
Increased Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has pushed India to seek rights to explore cobalt reserves in the region. India’s latest application to the Jamaica-based International Seabed Authority will put it on a conflicting path with Sri Lanka, which sought an extension of its continental shelf...
Citing the arrest of 6 prominent Uyghur figures in Turkiye, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), a global Uyghur rights body raised concerns over China's repeated violation of human rights and repression of the Uyghur community. The WUC cited media reports while slamming China on the attempts to prosecute its...
Washington DC , December 3: Former US President Donald Trump has called US President Joe Biden a "destroyer of American democracy," The Washington Post reported. While addressing thousands of supporters in Iowa, Trump said, "Biden and his radical left allies like to pose as defenders of democracy." He said, "But Joe...
Myanmar may not be able to hold its next election nationwide, the country’s junta chief admitted in comments published Monday, as the military struggles to contain escalating violence against its rule. The military has made numerous pledges to hold elections since it seized power in February 2021, but has repeatedly...
Moscow sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday (November 3, 2024), Ukrainian officials said.   According to Ukraine’s Air Force, 66 drones were destroyed during the overnight barrage, along with the missile. A further 27 drones were “lost” over various areas, it said, likely having...
Chinese government officials tried to influence Canadian MPs to vote against a 2021 motion condemning China’s genocide of Uyghurs and even looked to build “profiles” on certain parliamentarians after the vote. That’s according to a summary of intelligence by Canadian security agencies and departments that was tabled at the Public...