Marriott rejected Uyghur conference to maintain ‘political neutrality’
The Prague Marriott cited "reasons of political neutrality" for its decision to decline to host the World Uyghur Congress, according...
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Construction halted on secret project at Chinese port in UAE after pressure from US, officials say
The port project has been the focus of a flurry of diplomatic engagements in recent months by senior US officials...
Oil selloff intensifies on Covid fears and risk of US-China intervention
US crude tumbled to a fresh seven-week low on Friday, settling at $76.10 a barrel. The slide is good news...
Oil prices are finally falling. Thank China and Joe Biden
What's happening: West Texas Intermediate futures, the US benchmark for oil prices, and Brent futures, the global benchmark, are now...
India’s Prime Minister Modi to repeal controversial farm laws
"Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have decided to withdraw all three agricultural laws,"...
Iranians sanctioned and charged for alleged cyber-based bids to influence 2020 US elections
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against six Iranian individuals and one entity "for attempting to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential...
Paytm crashes 27% after milestone IPO for India
But Paytm, which started trading in Mumbai on Thursday, spoiled the party: Its shares opened below the 2,150 rupees ($28.60)...
Former England cricketer Ebony Rainford-Brent shares racist letter she received
The 37-year-old, who became the first Black woman to play for England's cricket team in 2001, shared a picture of...
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of firing water cannons on its supply boats
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin said no one was hurt during the November 16 incident at the Second Thomas Shoal,...
US and China agree to relax restrictions on journalist visas following Biden-Xi meeting
The deal addresses one source of contention in strained bilateral ties following a lengthy virtual meeting between Presidents Joe Biden...
10 anti-coup protesters shot dead in Sudan capital, say medics
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the streets of Khartoum and its twin cities of Bahri and Omdurman, in protest against...
What a staggering gun cache discovered in one suspected neo-Nazi’s house says about far-right extremism in Europe
Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said of the raid: "The consistent action against right-wing extremism is not only part of the...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Uganda bombings
Two civilians and a police officer were killed in the blasts, police spokesperson Fred Enanga told reporters at a news...
Duterte’s daughter joins Marcos Jr. as running mate in Philippine presidential election
Sara Duterte-Carpio, 43, who is seeking the vice-presidency announced in a video message her intent to run on the same...
Gas price relief on the horizon as global oil supply picks up, says IEA
According to the International Energy Agency's latest market report, global oil supplies jumped by 1.4 million barrels per day in...
Three dead after two explosions rock Ugandan capital
The two explosions rocked the city center within 30 minutes of each other, according to police and a journalist at...
India opens borders to vaccinated foreign tourists
New Delhi (CNN) — India opened its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists entering the country on commercial flights for...
Cuban activists blockaded at home amid protest clampdown
Protests are permitted under the Cuban constitution. However, the government had vowed not to allow Monday's planned demonstrations -- intended...
American journalist Danny Fenster released from jail in Myanmar
Fenster's release comes just days after the former managing editor of Frontier Myanmar — an independent news outlet that covered...
Poland, Lithuania and Latvia consider triggering NATO’s Article 4 over the Belarus border crisis
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told the Polish Press Agency on Sunday that the three countries were in talks on...
