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The European Union has demanded a "proper answer" from Chinese authorities over the arrest of a local employee at its Beijing mission who has been held for eight months. The EU Delegation in China staffer was detained by police in September 2021, the bloc confirmed in an emailed statement. "Despite multiple...

Bruce Willis is suffering from a form of dementia, specifically frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his loved ones announced on Thursday. In a statement, the Willis family said the 67-year-old actor's condition has worsened since he was diagnosed with aphasia last year. "Unfortunately, challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease Bruce faces. While this is painful, it...

NATO’s first new strategy concept in a decade will cite China as a concern for the first time, but member states remain at odds over how to describe the country with the world’s largest military and Beijing’s relationship with Russia, NATO diplomats say. Both a summit of the G7 rich industrial democracies now under way in...

Burundi president and the current Chairperson of the East African Community Evariste Ndayishimiye launched the 5th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Arts and Culture Festival (Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival - JAMAFEST) at the Intwari Stadium on Monday 5th September, 2022. The President said the East African Community Arts and Culture...

NAIROBI — In one of his first acts in office, Kenya’s new president, William Ruto, ordered cargo containers from incoming ships to be emptied at the port of Mombasa instead of in the capital, Nairobi. Ruto said he is carrying out a campaign promise, though there are concerns the move could overwhelm facilities at the Mombasa port.In 2019,...

BEIJING -- Liu Yanping, former head of the top anti-graft authority's discipline inspection and supervision office at the Ministry of National Security, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of discipline and law. The probe is being conducted by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission,...

Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has issued a grave warning about China’s attempts to reunify the east Asian nation. The comments come amid growing military activity near Taiwan and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s intentions to reunify the two nations despite the Taiwanese resistance. Speaking exclusively to Sky News Australia host Peta...

As Beijing seeks to avoid further censure over its policies against the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities, calls grow for tougher action. Diplomats and human rights advocates are stepping up pressure on the United Nations to act over China’s treatment of the Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups, as Beijing tries to...

The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China. FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the "biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security" and had interfered in politics, including recent elections. MI5 head Ken McCallum said...

(London) – The Taliban’s ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country’s future, Human Rights Watch said today in a new video feature. The video features six prominent Afghan women: Tamana Ayazi, a filmmaker; Sahar Fetrat, a Human...