UK foreign minister to visit China to rebuild damaged ties
Reuters LONDON/BEIJING – British foreign secretary David Lammy will visit China on a two-day visit starting on Friday in a bid to improve relations between the two countries after years…
UN seeks probe into reported mass killing of Afghans migrating to Iran
Reuters HERAT, Afghanistan – The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan called on Thursday for an investigation into reports that a large group of Afghan migrants had been shot and killed…
Netherlands explores plan to send rejected African asylum seekers to Uganda
AFP The Netherlands is looking at the possibility of sending rejected asylum seekers to Uganda, a Dutch media report said Wednesday, as the country’s far-right-led government moved to limit immigration.…
Remote hiring gone wrong; Firm hit by cyberattack after hiring North Korean criminal
Agency Report A company has fallen victim to a cyberattack after inadvertently employing a North Korean criminal as a remote IT technician. The unidentified firm was deceived when the hacker…
Giant pandas flown to US from China aboard ‘Panda Express’
AFP Two giant pandas arrived at the Washington zoo on Tuesday in the latest chapter in China’s campaign of international “panda diplomacy.” Bao Li, a male panda, and Qing Bao,…
Canada expels top India diplomats, links them to murder of Sikh leader
Reuters NEW DELHI/OTTAWA – Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort…
UN refugee chief urges states to cut reliance on border controls even as displacement worsens
Reuters GENEVA – The head of the U.N. refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures could not be…
Breaking News: Dr. Chief Sunday Igboho Leads Historic One Million-Man Rally, Delivers Yoruba Nation Petition to UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street
Dr. Chief Sunday Igboho Delivers Yoruba Nation Petition to UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street London, 12 October 2024 – In a historic moment for the Yoruba Nation Movement,…
ByteDance’s TikTok cuts hundreds of jobs in shift towards AI content moderation
Reuters Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday, as it…
For Hiroshima survivor hugged by Obama, Nobel puts focus on denuclearisation
Reuters TOKYO – A Japanese man who survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and was decades later hugged by Barack Obama during the then U.S. President’s visit to the city,…