Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address Monday. “We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and US President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal,

British Airways is the only UK carrier serving Chinese destinations. After axing its Beijing service last year, its sole destination on the mainland is Shanghai. Services to all other cities on the mainland had already been scrapped. Virgin pulled out of Shanghai last year and abandoned Hong Kong during the pandemic.

With less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden on Wednesday again shielded Hong Kongers who stay in the United States beyond the expiration of their visas from deportation.

"Since June 2020, at least 200 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters have been taken into custody on politically motivated NSL charges," said President Joe Biden.

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised inflation worries. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday.

Increases in the Government’s borrowing costs have sparked concern that the Chancellor will be unable to meet her debt and spending targets, requiring either tax rises or deeper spending cuts when she delivers a fiscal statement at the end of March.

We must speak often and candidly with China where we disagree, including on democratic values and freedoms, Hong Kong, and support for Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine Rachel Reeves Ms Reeves later added: “This engagement also needs to advance broader ...

The Department of Justice has finalized prohibitions and restrictions on cross-border transfers of certain data to China and other “Countries

Donald Trump's aggressive stance on the Panama Canal risks setting a dangerous precedent. It could offer China a blueprint to justify its territorial ambitions. Critics say Trump's stance could embolden Beijing's expansionism in Taiwan and the South China Sea,

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Israel ranks second only to China as the country jailing the most journalists globally, according to a report released Thursday. The number of journalists held by Israel has more than doubled from last year, with 43 behind bars, all of whom are Palestinians, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ.

Asian markets extended a global rally Thursday after below-forecast US inflation provided a much-needed shot of relief to investors and revived hopes for interest rate cuts this year. The inflation figures tempered worries that the Federal Reserve might not cut rates this year -- or possibly even hike them -- following a blockbuster jobs report on Friday.