More than 50 lawmakers worldwide are calling on the United Nations to intervene and protect 48 Uyghur men who have been detained in Thailand for over a decade. These detainees have been held at Thailand’s Immigration Detention Center since 2014. They are at risk of being deported to China, where they could face […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – At least seven people, including two army personnel, were killed and three others injured in explosions in southwest Pakistan, the military said Thursday. Two army personnel, including a major, were killed when an improvised explosive device was detonated during a security operation in the Harnai district of sout...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the White House on Tuesday, a spokesperson has said. During the visit, Biden will celebrate the 75th anniversary of US-Indonesian relations and pay tribute to those affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, said Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement. R...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan has expressed “surprise” over the Chinese ambassador’s statement on security issues in the South Asian country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said the statement by Ambassador Jiang Zaidong “does not reflect Islamabad and Beijing diplomatic tradition.” “Islamabad is fully aware of Beijing’s co...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Stressing that there should be “no more suffering and destruction in Palestine and Lebanon,” China’s President Xi Jinping has called on the BRICS member states to “uphold peace and strive for common security.” “We should come forward together to form a stabilizing force for peace and explore soluti...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US tech giant Microsoft has warned of the efforts of Russia, Iran, and China to influence the upcoming presidential elections in the US scheduled on November 5. Clint Watts, general manager at Microsoft Threat Analysis Center, said in a blog post that the US government has taken actions to reveal these cyber […]
NEW DELHI (AA) – India and China have reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements along the disputed border in Indian occupied Ladakh, according to a senior Indian Foreign Ministry official. “Over the last several weeks, Indian and Chinese diplomats and military negotiators have been in close contact with each other, and as a result ...
Rights groups are condemning U.S. footwear and apparel company Skechers as it used the star power of martial arts actor Donnie Yen to open a new store in occupied East Turkestan, also called Xinjiang. It did that despite allegations that Uyghur Muslims in China’s far west are being used for forced labor. In a video […]
A delegation from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) met with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Deng Li this week. This was to discuss a range of issues concerning China’s Muslim community. The delegation included representatives from 26 member states, the general secretariat, and the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Co...
In a significant diplomatic gesture, a Chinese naval fleet docked in the city of Chittagong in Bangladesh on Saturday. It is the first foreign fleet to visit since Bangladesh’s interim government took power in early August. China’s ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, reaffirmed his nation’s unwavering commitment to fostering strong bilate...
