An expert’s point of view on a current event. Beijing Plans a Slow Genocide in Xinjiang In January, the U.S. government determined China’s actions in its northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region constituted genocide against its Uyghur ethnic minority population. Four other national parliaments have since followed suit. These determinations were […]
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Philippines Lodges Diplomatic Protest Against China’s ‘illegal’ South China Sea Presence
The Philippines, on May 29, launched a diplomatic protest against China’s “continuing illegal presence and activities” near its Thitu islands. In a press statement, the Filipino Foreign Ministry confirmed that it was objecting “against the incessant deployment, prolonged presence, and illegal activities of Chinese maritime assets and fishing vessels” in […]
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Biden Expresses ‘Support for Cease-Fire’ in Gaza
Foreign Policy’s flagship daily newsletter with what’s coming up around the world today. Delivered weekdays. Biden Expresses ‘Support for Cease-Fire’ in Gaza Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. President Joe Biden expresses his support for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, COVID-19 cases cross the 25 million mark in […]
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Pakistan’s Press Enters a Dark Era
News and analysis from India and its neighboring countries in South Asia, a region home to one-fourth of the world’s population. Delivered Thursday. Pakistan’s Press Enters a Dark Era Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Pakistan tightens the screws on anti-establishment journalists, India’s economy suffers […]
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Mehul Choksi Reveals Who ‘abducted’ Him To Dominica; Antigua Police Begin Investigation
As fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi seeks bail in Dominica, his lawyers have written to Antigua & Barbuda police Commissioner on Sunday, providing names of his alleged abductors, according to Antigua News Room. Antigua PM Gaston Browne has said that based on Choksi’s allegations, Antigua police has begun probing his possible […]
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Pentagon Funded $39 Mn To NGO For ‘gain Of Function’ COVID Research At Wuhan Lab: Report
Further complicating the mystery of the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a report on Sunday revealed that Pentagon gave $39 million to EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) – the charity that funded controversial coronavirus research at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. The report […]