Senate Passes $1.7-Trillion Omnibus Bill, Grants Billions to Frivolous Causes
An impending $1.7 trillion bill set to be pushed through the soon-to-be Republican controlled U.S. House...
The Poinsettia, Mexico’s Traditional Christmas Plant
The poinsettia has become a traditional Christmas plant with its connections to Christmas originating...
New York City Holds Event Aimed at Helping Children With Developmental and Learning Disabilities Thrive
On Dec. 21, New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) held a press event in Long...
China Removes 6 Officials After Manchester Consulate Incident, Will the UK Apply Sanctions?
By Vision Times UK Staff British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced on Dec. 14 that “Six Chinese...
Tower Hamlets Rejection of Chinese ‘Super Embassy’ Creates Watershed Moment
By Vision Times UK Staff On 1 December, Tower Hamlets Council's Strategic Development Committee met to discuss the Chinese Government's planning application to build a new embassy on the site of the former Royal Mint...
Peru’s Former President’s Family Flees to Mexico; Mexican Ambassador Expelled
On Dec. 21, the family of Peru’s former president, Pedro Castillo, were forced to flee to Mexico following Castillo’s detention and reports indicate that his family has been provided asylum by the Mexican government. Following...
Dongzhi: The Chinese Winter Solstice
By Natalie Nesbitt, Vision Times UK Staff Thursday, Dec. 22, is the Chinese winter solstice known as Dongzhi (冬至), which means "Winter’s Arrival." It is celebrated when the night is the longest and the day...
Musk Says He’ll Step Down as Twitter’s CEO After He Finds Someone ‘Foolish’ Enough to Take the Job
On Dec. 20, tech mogul Elon Musk said that he would step down as Twitter’s chief executive officer after identifying a replacement, however will still be intimately involved in the platform's operations. “I will resign...
China Tastes the Bitter Fruits of Its Pandemic Measures as COVID Cases and Deaths Spike
In the last two years, while the world resumed activity and reopened borders as COVID-19 ran its course, China doubled down on its strict pandemic restrictions for nearly three years. The “zero-COVID” controls — which...
Canadian Official Responsible for COVID Response Dies at 35
An official for the Canadian government who was involved at a high level in the country’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures, which would have included lockdowns, mandatory masking, vaccine mandates, and vaccine passports, died at...
Scotland Purges China’s CCTV Surveillance System From Its Infrastructure
By Sellainne Cathry, Vision Times UK Staff For the past three years, human rights groups, privacy rights groups and cross party MPs have been sounding the alarm over China’s Hikvision CCTV cameras that have increased...
The Origins of the Christmas Tree
By Sellainne Cathry, Vision Times UK Staff Since ancient times, many cultures have seen trees as sacred and revered them as symbolic representations of life, the universe, our place within, and our connection to the...