Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's embassy in the Philippines on Thursday said it had sent a diplomatic note of protest to the Japanese embassy in the Southeast Asian country concerning "irresponsible" remarks its ambassador made regarding the South China Sea's Sabina Shoal.

Chinese Embassy in Philippines protests remarks made by Japan ambassador concerning South China Sea dispute

The growing presence of China in Africa has captured the attention of Western leaders, who warn that Beijing is exploiting Africa’s precious minerals and showing a general disregard for human rights. Meanwhile, Russia is busy forging closer ties with nations in the Sahel region of North Africa, aiming to secure agreements with their leaders in exchange for access to the Atlantic Ocean.

What are China and Russia doing in Africa?

BEIJING (Reuters) - China strongly condemns the attacks in Pakistan and will continue to give strong support to the country in anti-terrorism action, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday at a regular press briefing.

China strongly condemns attacks in Pakistan, says Chinese foreign ministry

The Independent

  China's foreign minister on Wednesday said Taiwan's independence poses the greatest threat to stability in the immediate region but vowed no new action that could bring Beijing into conflict with the United States or others amid rising tensions.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke during a visit by U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Beijing. The White House said the two sides welcomed efforts in “planning for a leader-level call in the coming weeks.”Taiwan, a self-governing island democracy that split from authoritarian communist China in 1949, has rejected Beijing's demands that it accept unification with the mainland by...

China says Taiwan's independence is the greatest threat to regional stability but vows no new action

Kamala Harris's vice-presidential pick Tim Walz has drawn attention halfway across the world in China. Chinese social media users have been discussing how Mr Walz spent a year teaching in the south-eastern province of Guangdong in 1989 - a topic that was trending on Weibo with 12 million views. He...

'Harris's no 2 taught in China': Chinese internet reacts to Walz

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NewsNinja

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

The Hill

The State Department announced Wednesday that it would extend its travel ban to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year. With this decision, the Biden administration has missed yet another opportunity to send a signal that it is serious about diplomatic engagement with North Korea. As a former civil rights...

The US has renewed draconian North Korea travel ban, yet again

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Fresh water is one of the most basic human needs. But access to water has also long been a source of conflict. Last year saw an uptick in water-related violence around the world, according to the Pacific Institute, a group that tracks how water plays a role in wars and conflicts.

A rise in water-related conflicts around the world

(Reuters) - The United States on Thursday banned imports from five more Chinese companies over alleged human rights abuses involving the Uyghurs, according to a government posting, as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with forced labor from the U.S. supply chain.

US bans imports from five more Chinese companies over Uyghur forced labor

Top US and Chinese officials on Wednesday discussed plans for Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to talk in coming weeks, despite exchanging warnings over regional tensions. The White House said the two sides were "planning for a leader-level call in the coming weeks", along with talks between senior military commanders.

Top officials plan Biden-Xi call despite tensions

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of migrants from India, Nepal and Vietnam have been stuck in Sao Paulo's international airport for weeks in alarming conditions, sleeping on the floor as they wait to enter Brazil, according to the Public Defender's Office and documents seen by Reuters on Friday.

Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo

WashingtonExaminer

The Biden administration has again fallen victim to its own foreign policy, this time in Venezuela.  Entirely predictably, Nicolas Maduro’s illegitimate regime has stolen its second straight presidential election, propelled by White House concessions and naivete. As a result, the Venezuelan people remain under authoritarian rulers strongly backed by Russia, Cuba, China, and Iran. This […]

Yet another Biden foreign policy failure

NBC News

HONG KONG — A long-running dispute over uninhabited reefs has brought China and the Philippines into growing conflict that could draw in the United States. Competing claims in the strategically vital South China Sea have brought a series of maritime clashes between China and the Philippines, a U.S. ally with which Washington has a mutual defense treaty, meaning an attack on the Philippines would trigger the decades-old pact for the U.S. to defend the nation.

Why the U.S. could get drawn into a conflict in the South China Sea

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Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

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Horoscope of the Day, Thursday, August 29th

- Advertisement - This year, North Korea’s import of cigarettes and alcohol from China has significantly decreased, raising speculation about potential strains in the relationship between the two countries. According to Voice of America (VOA) on August 22, from January to July of this year, North Korea imported $1.35...

North Korea’s cigarette and alcohol imports from China plunge amid speculation of strained relations

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The Lens

During my childhood, when my family visited relatives “across the river,” in Bayou Plaquemine, Bayou Goula, Caddo, the Pointe, and White Castle, my siblings and I would sometimes race up and down the levees, some distance away from the cows grazing there. At the summit of the hill, you could see the Mississippi River waters through stands of trees and brush. It never occurred to me that our “playground” was the living testimony of Black men, prisoners of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola whom the state of Louisiana had re-enslaved in the convict leasing system.

No longer ‘half slave, half free’

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Tensions are high in the South China Sea after a string of maritime and air clashes between China and the Philippines.

US admiral says American ships could sail into a South China Sea standoff to shield an ally amid tensions with China

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US, Australia, Canada, and Philippines begin joint naval exercises in South China Sea to counter China's territorial claims.

US, allies show force in South China Sea amid China’s territorial claims

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China’s complicated rise as a global power

China is increasingly front and center on the world stage, challenging Western dominance...

China’s complicated rise as a global power

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