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Hong Kong Court Formally Bans Protest Anthem ‘Glory to Hong Kong’
On May 8 (Wednesday), Hong Kong's Court of Appeal banned the song “Glory to Hong Kong” — popular in the city as a protest anthem — following a request filed by the city’s government. The...
Russia Detains Two US Citizens, Including American Soldier
On May 7 (Tuesday), Russian authorities said they had detained two U.S. nationals, including a U.S. soldier on vacation while deployed to South Korea, in separate criminal cases. The regional office of the Interior Ministry...
India’s Modi Aims for Supermajority in Upcoming General Election
As India goes through its six-week long trail to the general election, popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi's image adorns large posters in cities and towns, while his party’s campaign staff work on the streets distributing...
Russia Starts Drills With Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Response to ‘Provocative Statements’ From West
On Monday, May 7, the Russian military issued the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons as part of a drill in which Moscow says is a response to threats from France, Britain, and the United States....
EU Leaders Meet Xi Jinping in Paris, Express Concern Over Beijing’s Trade Practices
During Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged him to ensure more balanced trade practices with the West, and pressed him on...
Australia’s Defense Minister Denounces China Over Aerial Confrontation
Australia’s defense minister Richard Marles said in a statement on May 6 (Saturday) that a fighter jet of Communist China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) endangered an Australian military helicopter, during an "unsafe" and "unacceptable" confrontation...
CCP Sends Planes Over Median Line to Taiwan, Practices Landing Drills
On Friday, May 3, a new incursion of Communist Chinese military aircraft was detected by the Taiwan Defense Ministry in the Taiwan Strait area, with airplanes crossing the median line between the island and continential...
Oil Prices Set for Steepest Weekly Drop in Three Months
U.S. employment data has been weaker than expected, staying on course for the strongest weekly loss in three months, and oil prices stabilized Friday, May 3. Concerns about demand and high interest rates remain. At...
Trump Will Continue Support for Taiwan if He Becomes President, Ex-Ambassador Says
A former U.S. ambassador who served under the Trump administration said he believed former President Donald Trump would continue support for Taiwan if he wins back the White House this November. Communist China claims Taiwan...
Flooding in Southern Brazil Claims at Least 39 Lives After Torrential Rains
Brazilian authorities of the country's southernmost Rio Grande do Sul state said on Friday, May 3, that heavy rains battering the region have killed 39 people in the resulting floods, and the death toll is...
Chinese Coast Guard Ships Damaged Philippine Vessels With Water Cannons, Officials Say
Tensions continue to rise in the South China Sea, after on Wednesday (May 2) a Philippine official accused the Chinese coast guard of damaging two vessels with high-pressure water cannons. Philippine officials said that while...
‘China has been poisoned for over a century’: Statements From the Tuidang Movement (April 2024)
The Tuidang movement, started in November 2004, encourages Chinese around the world to renounce their oaths made to lay down their lives for communism when they joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or its affiliated...