Rahul Gandhi Breaks Silence On Twitter Block Breaking his silence over being blocked on Twitter, ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi issued a statement lashing out at the micro-blogging site on Friday. Claiming that Twitter was making it it’s business to define Indian politics, he said he did not like that. Stating […]
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South Asia Is on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
The highlights this week: A United Nations report underscores South Asia’s climate vulnerability , regional players try to bring Afghanistan back from the brink as the Taliban advance, and the Tokyo Olympics gives India a lift. Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: A United Nations […]
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Why China Keeps Spinning COVID-19 Conspiracies
The highlights this week: Beijing’s COVID-19 conspiracy theories are undermining its diplomacy, Canadian businessperson Michael Spavor is sentenced to 11 years in prison, and China withdraws its ambassador to Lithuania . Welcome to Foreign Policy’s China Brief. The highlights this week: Beijing’s COVID-19 conspiracy theories are undermining its diplomacy, Canadian […]
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Belarus and Hong Kong Are Building the 21st Century’s Berlin Walls
“Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, God of Israel, Let my people go,” the Book of Exodus recounts. Pharaoh refused, but led by Moses and Aaron, the enslaved Hebrews left anyway. From ancient Egypt to the Soviet bloc, it’s a similar story. Sixty years […]
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EU foreign ministry spokesperson raises concerns over violence against journalists in Pakistan
BRUSSELS: The European Union spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Nabila Massrali said on Tuesday that EU is very concern abot the continuous violence, harassment, abduction and killing of the journalist in Pakistan. There is a “clear, negative trend” in the freedom of media in recent years, Massrali said […]
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Latin America’s Drive to Integrate Venezuelan Migrants Earns Praise
The highlights this week: A new report details the results of Latin America’s drive to accept Venezuelan migrants , the IPCC forecasts weather shifts in the region, and an Argentine internet comedy act processes Lionel Messi’s transfer . Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: […]
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Hong Kong’s Liberties Are Dying but Business Lives On
Since 2020, Hong Kong has been experiencing a steady reduction of civil liberties, marked by the passing of the national security law (NSL) last June, which criminalizes acts of treason, secession, and collusion with foreign forces and can be broadly applied to justify investigations or arrests. With the arrests of […]