World Jul 14 Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting Trump Global leaders expressed concern Sunday over an assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others.
World Jun 04 WATCH: House Speaker Jeffries and Pelosi mark 35th anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown China has long quashed any public memory of the military crackdown on months-long protests at the heart of its capital. Hundreds, if not thousands, are believed to have been killed in an overnight operation that ended on June 4, 1989.
World Jun 04 China and Hong Kong dominated by heavy security on 35th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown Tiananmen memorials have also been scrubbed out in Hong Kong — for years the only place in China where they could take place.
World Jun 03 After Hong Kong crackdown, overseas tributes help keep Tiananmen memories alive In Hong Kong, once a beacon of commemorative freedom, the massive June 4 annual vigil that mourned the victims for decades has vanished, a casualty of the city’s clampdown on dissidents following huge anti-government protests in 2019.
World May 08 Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling "Glory to Hong Kong" was often sung by demonstrators during the huge anti-government protests in 2019. The song was later mistakenly played as the city's anthem at international sporting events, instead of China's "March of the Volunteers," in mix-ups that…
World Apr 04 Rescuers in Taiwan search for missing people after massive earthquake Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years sent boulders and mud tumbling down mountainsides, blocking roads. Ten people died and more than 1,000 were injured.
World Mar 19 How Hong Kong’s new security law could impact different communities While the offenses outlined in the new law pertain to acts conducted without lawful authority, there is anxiety that the law may create gray areas.
World Mar 07 Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason and insurrection in new national security bill The proposed law unveiled Friday deepens worries over further erosion of the city's freedoms after Beijing imposed a similar law four years ago that all but wiped out dissent.
World Dec 29 Hong Kong activist flees country, seeks political asylum in Britain Tony Chung was among the first people convicted under the Beijing-imposed law introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
World Dec 18 In Hong Kong, national security trial opens for prominent publisher Jimmy Lai The 76-year-old Lai was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago.