Cold winds sweep Beijing, closing key sites, disrupting travel
China’s capital hunkered down on Saturday as rare typhoon-like gales swept northern regions, forcing the closure of historic sites and disrupting travel while bringing late…
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Helicopter crashes into New York’s Hudson River, killing all six aboard
A tourist helicopter plummeted upside down into New York City’s Hudson River on Thursday killing all six people on board, including a Spanish family with…
Xi calls for EU, China to resist Trump trade war ‘bullying’
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the European Union on Friday to join hands with Beijing in resisting “unilateral bullying”, after US President Donald Trump’s tariff…
Human Rights Platform Alleges Coordinated Campaign to Illegally Seize Domain in Global Free Speech Battle
Libertyhumanrights.org, an international nonprofit dedicated to exposing human rights abuses, has publicly accused unnamed entities of orchestrating a years-long campaign to unlawfully seize control of…
Occupied West Bank’s Balata refugee camp under ‘siege’ from Israeli forces
The Israeli military has announced that it has begun a large military offensive against Nablus, specifically, the Balata refugee camp. At least 14 Palestinians were…
Nationwide strike for better pay brings Greece to standstill
A nationwide general strike disrupted public services across Greece, with ferries tied up in port, flights grounded and public transport running only part-time as labour…
US Supreme Court upholds deportations under Alien Enemies Act
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the administration of President Donald Trump can continue to deport Venezuelan migrants under an 18th-century wartime law,…
Over 600,000 children in Gaza at risk of ‘permanent paralysis’: Ministry
Gaza’s Health Ministry warned of a “health disaster” over Israel’s ban on the entry of polio vaccines into the Palestinian enclave. “The Israeli ban on…
Foreign runners in Pyongyang for marathon: North Korea
North Korea said that foreign elite runners had arrived to take part in Sunday’s first Pyongyang Marathon for six years, but did not immediately confirm…
China firmly opposes US tariffs, terms them violation of economic principles
The Chinese government has strongly condemned and firmly opposed tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s administration, saying that the actions taken by the United States violate…