The UN Human Rights Office is being accused of sharing the names of the Chinese government’s opponents, including Uighur activists, Tibetans and Hongkongers.
Homeless struggling to get aid as Downtown DC closes off ahead of Inauguration
Groups that provide support, meals and shelter to homeless people in Washington DC are cutting back their social services as the city ramped up security measures and closed off areas in Downtown DC ahead of Inauguration...
Russia’s top MP speaks about US lacking democratic standards
The leader of Russia’s parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, accused pro-Democrat forces in the US of cracking down on free speech in his address to the State Duma on opening of the spring session. ‘The acting president who...
Trump wants to depart Washington on Inauguration Day while still officially president
Leaving while he is still president will allow Trump to use the presidential plane and use the call sign “Air Force One.”
California officials call to ban batch of Moderna jab over number of adverse events
California has become the first state in the US to top three million cases, and as if that weren’t bad enough, the mass vaccination program there has not been without its challenges. State officials have now called for...
Independent pandemic panel critical of China and WHO delays
China and the World Health Organization could have acted faster to contain Covid-19 before it became a #pandemic. An independent panel reviewing the response to the outbreak said containment measures should have been...
Biden inauguration: The political and constitutional challenges ahead – BBC Newsnight
With under 24 hours to go until Joe Biden’s inauguration, Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis reports from Washington DC where the transition of power is overshadowed by the threat of domestic terror and violence.