TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said the Chinese coast guard boarded a Taiwanese fishing boat Tuesday before steering it to a port in mainland China, and demanded that Beijing release the vessel. The Dajinman 88 was intercepted by two Chinese vessels Tuesday evening near the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast […]
A United Nations human rights working group on Monday called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”. The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made this demand after examining Khan’s case in which he was sentenced last […]
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A United Nations human rights working group on Monday called for the immediate release of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he had been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws.” The Geneva-based United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention made this demand after examining Khan’s case in which he […]
On Wednesday, Nyah Mway finished middle school in the central New York city where his family moved about a decade ago as refugees from Myanmar, relatives said. By Friday night, the 13-year-old was fatally shot by police who’d tackled him to the ground after he allegedly pointed what turned out to be a BB gun […]
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican lawmaker who leads the House Armed Services Committee has written to the Biden administration formally demanding it shut down its aid pier off the coast Gaza, calling the operation ineffective, risky and a waste of money. The offshore floating pier, announced by Biden in March as a […]
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and other lawmakers are pushing to make it easier for disabled Americans to take action when they believe their rights have been violated. Duckworth sent a letter to the Department of Justice on Thursday calling for increased transparency and updates on its Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) mediation program, an informal […]
Former Aer Lingus chief executive Willie Walsh, who is now head of the International Air Transport Association, has said that the current dispute with pilots is going to have significant reputational damage for the airline and that the future does not look promising for Aer Lingus. Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland, Mr Walsh, who […]
Jun. 25—Sen. Dave Argall on Monday demanded the sale or reuse of the vacant White Haven Center after hearing serious concerns from residents of the surrounding communities about the lack of progress at the site. The center was shut down in 2023 by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services without community or legislative input. Since […]
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Monday launched global principles to combat online hate and lies and demanded that big tech companies use their power to reduce the harm they are doing to people and societies around the world. Secretary-General António Guterres also demanded that advertising and public relations companies “stop monetizing […]
NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the “release and immediate return” of the Indigenous Kanak leader who was flown to mainland France for pretrial detention after recent deadly unrest. Christian Tein, a leader of the movement known as The Field Action […]
Germany condemned the way an injured Palestinian was tied to the bonnet of a military vehicle in the northern West Bank city of Jenin over the weekend, calling for “clarification and consequences,” a Foreign Ministry spokesman said in Berlin on Monday. The video clip showing the incident was “difficult to bear,” the spokesman said. The […]
Tenants of the troubled Independence Towers apartment building started their week coping with the chaos of a fire, and finished it in negotiations with their new landlord, just prior to learning a fellow resident was charged with arson. On Thursday, The Independence Towers Tenant Union, along with the KC Tenants Union, brought TriGild Inc. Vice […]