Government And Politics

India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status
Dec 11, 2023

India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir’s special status

India’s top court has upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as a semi-autonomous region with a separate constitution and inherited protections on land and jobs


UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan
Dec 10, 2023

UN says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan

The U.N. says the Taliban must embrace and uphold human rights obligations in Afghanistan


Tibetans in exile accuse China of destroying their identity in Tibet under its rule
Dec 10, 2023

Tibetans in exile accuse China of destroying their identity in Tibet under its rule

The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most fundamental human rights to people in Tibet and vigorously carrying out the extermination of the Tibetan identity


Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence
Dec 10, 2023

Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence

Bangladesh will hold its next general election on Jan. 7, but the country's main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is boycotting the race


Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates
Dec 10, 2023

Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates

Residents are going to the polls in Hong Kong’s first district council elections since an electoral overhaul was implemented under Beijing’s guidance of “patriots” administering the city, effectively shutting out all pro-democracy candidates


As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says
Dec 8, 2023

As Pakistan cracks down on illegal migrants, nearly half a million Afghans have left, minister says

Pakistan's caretaker interior minister says nearly half a million Afghans who were living in Pakistan without documents have returned home in the past more than two months as part of an ongoing crackdown on foreigners living illegally in the country


Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China's leaders meet in Beijing
Dec 7, 2023

Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China's leaders meet in Beijing

The leaders of China and the European Union are holding wide-ranging talks that include their disputes over trade and a deep divide on the war in Ukraine


China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade, subsidies
Dec 7, 2023

China, EU summit exposes divisions over Ukraine, trade, subsidies

The leaders of China and the European Union have held wide-ranging talks that included their disputes over trade and a deep divide over the war in Ukraine


Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China's Xinjiang region
Dec 6, 2023

Volkswagen-commissioned audit finds no signs of forced labor at plant in China's Xinjiang region

An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority


In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project
Dec 5, 2023

In the salt deserts bordering Pakistan, India builds its largest renewable energy project

Shifting to renewable energy is a key issue at the ongoing COP28 climate summit


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