Category: News
China blasts US declaration of ‘ironclad’ alliance with Philippines
The US has been deepening diplomatic and military contacts with the Philippines recently as tension with China rises.
Armenia’s PM warns Azerbaijan could start war over disputed border villages
Armenia could face war by 'end of the week' if it does not return four Azerbaijani villages, PM Pashinyan says.
Article 23: Hong Kong legislature passes tough new national security law
Rights groups, foreign governments fear fast-tracked law will erode civil liberties and may be used to silence critics.
Displaced Palestinian cooks maqlouba during wartime for his family
Before Ramadan fasting began, displaced Palestinian Abu Elias showed us how he prepares the Palestinian dish maqlouba.
Profits from forced labour at nearly one-quarter of a trillion dollars: ILO
Sexual exploitation accounts for nearly three-quarters of 'obscene' illegal profits from forced labour, says UN agency.
How Israeli settlers are expanding illegal outposts amid Gaza war
Satellite images show the establishment of at least 15 new illegal outposts and dozens of new roads since October 7.
Taking a page from the French anti-Islam playbook, UK redefines ‘extremism’
The British government's new definition of extremism is another attempt at thought policing Muslims.
UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
Continuing air raids in the restive country's Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens.
Police fire pepper spray on food crisis protesters in Argentina
Argentinian police used pepper spray to disperse protesters marching against government cuts to community food kitchens.
Haitian gangs unleash new attacks on upscale Port-au-Prince
Armed gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in the capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead.