Headlines- According to Lebanon's Health Ministry, an Israeli raid on Ain Baal in the Tyre district resulted in one death and seven injuries.
- US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that he was "not satisfied" with Iran's most recent offer in talks to put an end to their conflict.
- As part of the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports, 45 commercial vessels have been directed to turn around or return to port so far, U.S. Central Command said on Friday.
- Israel claimed that the majority of the activists it apprehended in the Mediterranean near Crete were taken to Greece as part of a flotilla that was trying to break the blockade of Gaza.
- The Pentagon intends to withdraw nearly 5,000 American forvesfrom Germany.
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China Mulls Dropping Punishments For Couples...
The Chinese government is considering amending its new ‘three-child policy’ to allow couples to have four or more children without facing punishment, state media reported
North Korea Warns Citizens Not to...
North Korea has warned citizens to refrain from talking about national leader Kim Jong Un’s health after he recently lost weight, calling such gossip as a “reactionary act,” sources in the country say
A Reporter Looks Back: The Fall...
Watching chaotic scenes of civilians being evacuated in helicopters from Afghanistan takes me back to the last day of the Vietnam War
China Eyes Post-War Reconstruction in Afghanistan...
China stands poised to take part in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan after U.S. troops ended a 20-year occupation, leaving the capital Kabul to be taken over by the Taliban, state media reported on Monday
Chinese Authorities in Tibet Cancel Annual...
Chinese authorities in Tibet have arrested 110 Tibetans on suspicion of sharing videos of preparations for a local horse racing festival they ordered canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, sources in Tibet told RFA
China’s State Broadcaster Takes Down Virus...
Some Chinese state media outlets have removed a report on the origins of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic that cited a “Swiss biologist” after the Swiss embassy said there was no such person
Interview: Researcher Spells Out Concerns About...
Yves Moreau is a professor and bioinformatician at the University of Leuven in Belgium whose research focuses on AI algorithms and software platforms for the integration of complex data in clinical genomics and drug discovery. His LinkedIn profile says he is “engaged in a reflection on how information technology and artificial intelligence are transforming our world and on how to make sure this transformation is beneficial for all.”
Uyghur Linguistics Professor Serving 15-Year Sentence...
A German-educated Uyghur researcher and professor of linguistics has been detained since 2018 in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is serving a 15-year sentence on unknown charges, RFA confirmed last week
China Imposes Mandarin-Language Teaching on Kindergartens...
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has announced it will extend compulsory Mandarin teaching to preschoolers across the country, ousting minority languages like Mongolian, Tibetan, and Uyghur — as well as regional Chinese languages like Sichuanese or Cantonese — as the medium of instruction for children of all ages across the country
Tibetan Students Forced to Take Military...
Schoolchildren in Tibet are being forced by Chinese authorities into programs of military training during summer vacation in a move aimed at weakening their ties to their own culture and further indoctrinating them in the ideology of China’s ruling Communist Party, Tibetan sources say