Headlines- In order to concentrate on "national interests," the United Arab Emirates has declared its intention to leave OPEC and OPEC+.
- Two of its soldiers were injured in an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun, according to the Lebanese army.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated on Tuesday that Israel will keep destroying terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon "just like in Gaza."
- On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump posted on social media that "Iran has just informed us that they are in a 'State of Collapse,'" without providing any supporting evidence.
- New sanctions were imposed by the U.S. Treasury on 35 entities and individuals who were allegedly involved in Iran's "covert financial network."
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Hunan Teacher Who Supported Fired Journalism...
Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hunan have released primary school teacher Li Tiantian from a psychiatric hospital following a public outcry over her detention, but restrictions on her freedom remain
World Reflects on Legacy of Archbishop...
The world is reflecting on the legacy of South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who died Sunday. The Nobel Peace laureate was known worldwide as a champion of human rights
Pope Holds Early Christmas Eve Service...
It may be known as midnight Mass, but for the second year running, Pope Francis chose to celebrate the service marking the birth of Jesus Christ in the early evening
China Mulls Tighter Laws on Sexual...
Chinese lawmakers could tighten legal regulations on sexual harassment and other women’s rights issues despite the widespread suppression by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of the country’s feminist and #MeToo movements, including sexual assault allegations by tennis star Peng Shuai
‘Disappeared’ Rights Lawyer Tang Jitian ‘Tortured’...
A prominent Chinese rights attorney believed detained after he planned to attend an event on Human Rights Day is once more being subjected to torture and mistreatment in detention, according to one of his friends
Retired Uyghur Civil Servant Confirmed to...
A retired Uyghur civil servant abducted by police and taken to an internment camp more than three years ago died at the end of last year, a Uyghur source in exile said
University President Warns Chinese Students Not...
A U.S. university president who is a former governor of Indiana has condemned Chinese nationalist students in his state who harassed a Chinese pro-democracy graduate student for openly praising Tiananmen Square protesters
Moroccan Court Rules in China’s Favor...
A Moroccan court on Thursday approved an extradition request by China for a Uyghur accused of terrorism and detained five months ago based on an Interpol warrant that the international police organization later withdrew
Dissident Couple Stand Trial Over Criticism...
A dissident poet and his wife stood trial on Wednesday in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan for “incitement to subvert state power” in connection with his public support for the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, RFA has learned
Interview: Uyghur Tribunal verdict ‘rested on...
German researcher Adrian Zenz provided crucial evidence to the Uyghur Tribunal about the Chinese government’s atrocities against the Uyghurs and efforts to decrease the mostly Muslim population in its western Xinjiang. The independent tribunal, which has no state backing, delivered a judgment in London on Dec. 9 that China committed genocide against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang region and that President Xi Jinping shared primary responsibility for the atrocities