Government And Politics
Remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang to be cremated and flags to be lowered
State media report the remains of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang are to be cremated on Thursday, with flags around the country to be flown at half-staff to mourn the official who helped guide the world's second-largest economy for a decade
China Security Forum
4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer
Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two years in prison for inciting people to wound others through their praise of a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself in 2021
Pakistan Afghanistan Migrant Crackdown
Russia's envoy uses the stage at a military forum in China to accuse the US of fueling tensions
Russia's defense minister says the United States is fueling geopolitical tensions to uphold its “global dominance by any means.”
APTOPIX China Security Forum
Bangladesh police detained a key opposition leader as violence leaves 3 more dead and many injured
Authorities in Bangladesh have detained a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which called for a nationwide strike following a day of violent clashes with security forces
Bangladesh police arrest a key opposition leader as violence leaves 3 dead and many injured
Authorities in Bangladesh have arrested a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and sent him to prison after hours of detention
China's foreign minister says Xi-Biden meeting in San Francisco would not be 'smooth-sailing'
China’s foreign minister says the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U_S_ President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing."
Sharp increase in Afghans leaving Pakistan due to illegal migrant crackdown, say UN agencies
U.N. agencies say there has been a sharp increase in Afghans returning home since Pakistan launched a crackdown on migrants who are in the country illegally