Amid the escalating border standoff between Texas and the White House over illegal immigration, misinformation has spread in China that the Lone Star state has officially declared war to secede from the US.
Shou Zi Chew, CEO of ByteDance-owned TikTok, had to confront claims about ties to China in the U.S. Senate: ‘Senator, I’m Singaporean’
T ikTok was one of several social media companies present at Wednesday’s U.S. Senate hearing on online safety for children. But CEO Shou Zi Chew had to face a barrage of questions
US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals
“The Islamic Republic would decisively respond to any attack on the country, its interests and nationals under any pretexts,” IRNA quoted Iravani as saying on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.Bebeto Matthews/AP A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan on Monday,
UN Expert Says More Needs to Be Done to Address Human Rights Abuses in the Philippines
A U.N. expert says steps have been taken under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address human rights abuses such as the killings of journalists and rights activists …
One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids
One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-profit organisation Katariba play cards and other games with children in a Suzu city school …
Junya Ito removed from Japan’s squad at Asian Cup amid sexual assault claims he denies
Junya Ito has been removed from Japan’s squad at the Asian Cup by the Japanese Football Association in the midst of sexual assault allegations that he has denied, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported …
Ito’s withdrawal over sexual assault allegations ‘mutual’- Japan boss
Hajime Moriyasu has said that Junya Ito’s withdrawal from Japan’s Asian Cup squad after the publication of sexual assault allegations against him was a mutual decision.
Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugees seek justice for police abuse
Several Rohingya women told DW that they have faced sexual assualt at the hands of security forces in Bangladesh’s overcrowded Cox’s Bazar refugee camp. They said local authorities blocked them from …
Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s king of comebacks looks set to to be PM again
Pakistan’s former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif only returned from self-imposed exile last year but is now the clear front-runner to win the 8 February election. Few could have predicted his return to the top, despite his dominance in Pakistani politics for much of these past three decades.
Pakistan: Candidate Affiliated with Imran Khan’s Party Fatally Shot During Poll Campaign
An independent candidate associated with Imran Khan’s PTI was fatally shot in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday. The shooting happened in the Siddiqabad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district.Raising a “big question mark” on the fairness of polls this month,