Beijing, China – AFP China said Wednesday it opposed the United States “spreading false information” after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Beijing’s support for Russia’s defence industry “has to stop”. “We resolutely oppose the United States spreading false information without any evide...
Abeokuta, Nigeria — AFP Despite the rain pelting Balogun market in Lagos, Ajoke takes her time choosing the tie-dye fabric known as adire that she wants to give as a gift. The popular textile traditionally dyed with indigo is emblematic of the culture of the Yoruba people, one of Nigeria’s majority ethnic groups. The cloth [&hellip...
The US has blacklisted three additional Chinese companies for their alleged involvement in Uyghur forced labor. This brings the total number of blacklisted firms to 68 under the 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The newly blacklisted entities are Dongguan Oasis Shoes, Shandong Meijia Group, and Xinjiang Shenhuo Coal and Electricity. The...
Authorities in Chinese occupied Eastern Turkistan have sentenced five Uyghur journalists to seven years in prison. Those imprisoned are Mirkamil Ahmed, Semet Ababekri, Abdukadir Rozi, Mehmut Abdukeyum and Akber Osman. They were convicted for their connections with Voice of America journalist, Kasim Kashgar, who fled northwest China in 2017 and...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP A Chinese defence official accused the United States on Saturday of seeking to build an Asia-Pacific version of NATO to maintain its hegemony in the region. Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng made the remarks on the sidelines of a major security forum in Singapore where US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier h...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday hailed a “new era of security” in the Asia-Pacific region, as Washington strengthens its network of alliances aimed at countering China’s growing military might and influence. From Japan to Australia, the United States has been deepening defence ti...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 20 people were killed and 21 others were injured Friday in a bus accident on the Pakistan-China highway. The victims were aboard a passenger bus that overturned on the Karakoram Highway in the Diamer district of the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, said rescue officials. The Karakoram Highway connects the South Asian ...
An Uyghur surgeon has revealed he was forced to remove organs from an Uyghur prisoner who was barely alive on an execution ground almost 30 years ago. Enver Tohti was coerced into removing organs from a prisoner on an execution ground near Urumqi in 1995. Activists fear that now Uyghurs in internment camps could be […]
London, United Kingdom — AFP Amnesty International has said that the post-World War II order is on the “brink of collapse”, threatened by bitter conflict on multiple fronts as well as the unregulated rise of artificial intelligence. “Everything we’re witnessing over the last 12 months is indicating that the intern...
Shanghai, China — AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on the United States and China to manage their differences “responsibly” as he went on a charm offensive ahead of expected tough talks. A day before meeting Beijing’s top brass to tackle thorny issues including Russia, Taiwan and trade, Blinken’...
