US condemns China's reported life sentence of acclaimed Uyghur scholar
The United States has condemned China's reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in prison, calling for the immediate release of the scholar known for documenting folklore and traditions of the Muslim minority in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
2023-10-02 16:18
The US is warning of a big build-up of Serbian troops on the Kosovo border. Here's why tensions are high
The long fractious ties between Kosovo and Serbia are once again on edge after one of the worst outbreaks of violence in years.
2023-09-30 21:50
Israeli conscripts banned as guards after allegations of sex with Palestinian inmate
The interior minister said no female soldiers would serve in prisons holding Palestinian "terrorirsts".
2023-09-30 16:46
Supreme Court will look at new state laws that attempt to control social media content
The Supreme Court will leap into online moderation debate for the second year running after the justices on Friday agreed to decide whether states can essentially control how social media companies operate.
2023-09-29 23:49
Michigan judge to rule whether teen Oxford High School shooter who killed 4 can receive life sentence
A Michigan judge is poised to decide Friday if the teenaged gunman who killed four students at his high school can be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
2023-09-29 15:56
Tensions are flaring once more in the South China Sea. Here's why it matters for the world
Maritime disputes across the vast South China Sea have ratcheted up in recent years as an increasingly assertive China militarizes disputed islands and confronts its regional rivals over their competing claims in the strategically important and resource-rich waterway.
2023-09-29 14:48
Exclusive: Philippine defense secretary vows to stand up to 'bully' China
China is behaving like a schoolyard bully toward smaller countries, the Philippines defense secretary told CNN Friday during an exclusive interview in which he said his nation had to stand up to Beijing's territorial expansion in the South China Sea.
2023-09-29 14:47
Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors
By Brendan Pierson A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming
2023-09-29 09:28
South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country's courts
A South Korean man has been sentenced to jail for using artificial intelligence to generate exploitative images of children, the first case of its kind in the country as courts around the world encounter the use of new technologies in creating abusive sexual content.
2023-09-28 11:52
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China
Named after a mythical massive fish, the Haikun is Taiwan's first domestically made submarine.
2023-09-28 11:20
Exclusive-Biden officials kept immigration jails despite internal cost concerns
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) -Biden administration officials last year recommended closing or downsizing nine immigration detention centers because of high
2023-09-28 01:17
Electric car rules could cost carmakers billions
New Brexit trade rules could push up the price of electric cars, manufacturers warn.
2023-09-25 07:25