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Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies said she would not return to the city to meet her bail conditions, becoming the latest politician to flee Hong Kong under Beijing's crackdown on dissidents. Agnes...
Janet Yellen is heading to Mexico after Treasury launches a new fentanyl trafficking strike force
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is heading to Mexico this week to promote her agency's new strike force to help combat illicit fentanyl trafficking as the U.S. and China step up efforts to stop the movement of the powerful opioid and drug-making materials into the United States....
Trump calls Biden the 'destroyer' of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday attempted to turn the tables on his likely rival in November, President Joe Biden, arguing that the man whose election victory Trump tried to overturn is “the destroyer of American democracy.” Trump's...
Philippines says China has executed two Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking despite appeals
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite high-level Philippine government appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison, the Philippine government said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila did not...
The Taliban's new ambassador arrives in China as Afghanistan's rulers court foreign investment
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government's new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan's rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban...
A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China
BEIJING (AP) — Official China called Henry Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special...
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday. The network...
China says US arms sales to Taiwan are turning the island into a 'powder keg'
BEIJING (AP) — China's defense ministry said Thursday that the U.S. should stop interfering in both Taiwan and the South China Sea, saying U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are making the situation more dangerous. Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is “turning Taiwan into a...
Congress members, activists decry assaults against anti-China protesters during San Francisco summit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man protesting against China's ruling Communist Party at the recent Asia-Pacific economic summit in San Francisco shared details Wednesday of an attack by pro-China supporters, saying he was left unconscious and that police should take action against his assailants. ...
Indiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of its consumers' personal information. A pair of lawsuits...
