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HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could erode its freedoms and jeopardise its role as … Continue reading China parliament advances Hong Kong security law as tensions with U.S. rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for oppression of Uighur Muslims, sending the bill to the White House for President Donald Trump to veto or sign … Continue reading U.S. bill to pressure China over Uighur rights goes to Trump for decision
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is “seriously concerned” about the move by China’s parliament to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that observers fear could endanger its special autonomy and freedoms, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. In … Continue reading Japan ‘seriously concerned’ over Chinese security laws for Hong Kong
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament approved a decision on Thursday to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists in the city and Western countries fear could endanger its special autonomy and freedoms. China says … Continue reading China parliament approves Hong Kong security bill as tensions with U.S. rise
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China’s national anthem, and as the United States piled pressure on China to preserve the city’s freedoms. … Continue reading Riot police deployed across Hong Kong as U.S.-China tensions rise
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Protesters clashed with riot police firing tear gas for a second night in Minneapolis on Wednesday in an outpouring of rage over the death of a black man seen in a widely circulated video growing limp and … Continue reading Protests, looting erupt in Minneapolis over racially charged killing by police
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States and China clashed over Hong Kong at the United Nations on Wednesday after Beijing opposed … Continue reading U.S. and China fight at United Nations over Hong Kong
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer shown on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into the neck of a handcuffed African-American man who later died … Continue reading Looting erupts during Minneapolis protests over black man’s killing by police
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Doctors in hospitals across the Chilean capital Santiago said on Wednesday beds are fast running short as new coronavirus cases spike across the city, forcing urgent care wards to make tough decisions with patients flooding the system. … Continue reading Doctors in Chile face tough decisions as coronavirus cases spike
(Reuters) – Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday called on prosecutors to file criminal charges against a white police officer caught on a bystander’s video pressing his knee into the neck of African-American man who later died at a hospital. … Continue reading Minneapolis mayor calls for white police officer to be charged in black man’s death
FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing face masks guard the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday backed legislation calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to impose … Continue reading U.S. House backs bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of anti-Semitic crimes committed in Germany rose last year by 13%, Interior Minster Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday, laying the blame squarely on right-wing radicals. FILE PHOTO: Lit candles are seen with a sign reading … Continue reading German minister warns of far-right threat as anti-Semitic crime jumps
