As concerns surrounding tennis sensation Peng Shuai’s whereabouts continue to distress the world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that its President Thomas Bach will have ‘dinner and a meeting’ with the Chinese star ahead of the Winter Olympics. The meeting, which will mark her first public appearance, will […]
5 Foreign-Policy Trends That Will Make or Break 2022
If you would like to receive Situation Report in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: A look ahead at U.S. President Joe Biden’s big year in foreign policy—and the biggest national security jobs he has left to fill in […]
How Beijing’s COVID-19 Outbreak Exposes Urban Poverty
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: Beijing’s omicron outbreak exposes the struggles of migrant workers , the central government makes a rare admission about a local cover-up during floods in Henan province, and why […]
Republic Top 10 Headlines: SC Moves To Virtual Hearings; War Of Words In Meerut & More
Supreme Court shifts to virtual hearings for two weeks amid Omicron scare The Supreme Court on Sunday announced that it was shifting back to the virtual system of hearings from January 3 for two weeks in view of rising COVID-19 cases. In its circular dated January 2, 2022, the top […]
Can Blinken Defuse Ukraine Tensions?
If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Europe to defuse tensions over Ukraine, China’s Olympics app comes under scrutiny, and Sudan’s anti-coup protests escalate. Here […]
Belgium: Activists Hold Protest Against China’s Anti-human Policy Ahead Of Winter Olympics
Nearly five days before the Winter Olympics scheduled to be held in China’s national capital, Bejing, protests were organised in Belgium on Saturday. According to news agency ANI, protests was held at the historic Ijzertoren tower in Belgium, Diksmuide city against China’s human rights violations. During the rally, the protestors […]