Since coming to power in 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched an unprecedented crusade against press freedom. Facing censorship, threats from police and sometimes jail, the last few independent reporters...
Taiwanese FM on China: ‘After Hong Kong, Taiwan might be next’
In an interview with FRANCE 24, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned that China was ramping up its military pressure and that the threat of a military intervention against Taiwan had “intensified”. Wu...
EU migrant crisis: Germany to take in 1,500 refugees from Greek islands
Germany said Tuesday it will take in more than 1,500 refugees from Greece on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors whose camp burned down on the island of Lesbos as Berlin tried to rally a fresh EU response to a years...
TikTok could become a standalone company under Oracle deal
The video app TikTok could become a standalone company under a deal with Oracle to retain its access to the United States market. The US government is currently considering the proposal, which would see TikTok’s...
‘Say her name’: Louisville to pay $12M to Breonna Taylor’s family
Months after the police killing of Breonna Taylor thrust her name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, the city of Louisville agreed to pay the Black woman’s family $12 million and reform police...
EU’s von der Leyen gives maiden ‘State of the Union’ address
EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen will champion plans to relaunch Europe’s coronavirus-devastated economy through a green new deal Wednesday, in her annual State of the European Union address.
WTO slams US for violating trade rules with tariffs on China | DW News
The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration’s trade war is illegal. It says American duties imposed on more than 200-billion dollars in Chinese goods broke trading rules, as they applied...