China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country's civil society.
2023-09-22 10:58
Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world's lingua franca in the country's education system after years of rising nationalist sentiment under leader Xi Jinping.
2023-09-22 10:16
Poland says it will stop arming Ukraine. How did we get here -- and what does it mean for the war?
One of Ukraine's closest and most vocal allies has now said it will stop sending arms to Kyiv, a major reversal that threatens to upend Europe's strategic relationship with the country as it wages a counteroffensive against Russia.
2023-09-22 03:17
EU asks Poland for 'clarifications' on visa fraud allegations
The European Commission has sent a letter to Poland asking for "clarifications," amid reports that Polish officials have been involved in an alleged cash-for-visas scandal.
2023-09-22 01:21
DRC President Tshisekedi tells UN peacekeepers to leave the country from December
President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked for an accelerated withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, against a backdrop of successive anti-UN protests over its failure to rein in rebel groups more than 20 years after its deployment to the country.
2023-09-21 23:55
King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails 'indispensable' UK-France relationship
King Charles III became the first British monarch to make a speech from France's senate chamber on Thursday, praising the "indispensable relationship" between the UK and its neighbor which he said was "as firm as it has ever been."
2023-09-21 21:55
Australia to host academic conference on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's enormous cultural, economic and musical impact is already known all too well.
2023-09-21 19:51
China just stopped exporting two minerals the world's chipmakers need
China's exports of two rare minerals essential for manufacturing semiconductors fell to zero in August, a month after Beijing imposed curbs on sales overseas, citing national security.
2023-09-21 18:59
Toshiba is set to delist in Japan after 74 years as part of $14 billion deal
Toshiba said on Thursday that a $14 billion tender offer from private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) had ended in success — a deal which paves the way for the embattled industrial conglomerate to go private.
2023-09-21 15:27
Huawei wants to go all in on AI for the next decade
Huawei has joined the list of companies that want to be all about artificial intelligence.
2023-09-21 12:55
World must learn from Bosnian war in dealing with sexual violence in Ukraine conflict, report says
The world must learn from the mistakes made after the war in Bosnia to avoid putting Ukrainian victims of rape and conflict-related sexual violence through decades of trauma, a new expert report has warned.
2023-09-21 12:53
Why has Doja Cat's new song 'Balut' landed her in hot water with some Filipino listeners?
American rapper Doja Cat has landed in hot water with listeners in the Philippines after naming her latest single after a Filipino street food.
2023-09-21 12:47