投稿者: Guardian staff and agencies
Covid-19 cases pass 66,000 in China as residents in capital who flout new restrictions told they will be ‘held accountable under the law’Beijing has ordered people returning to the city from holidays to quarantine themselves for 14 days to try to conta…
Three US airports introduce screening, following action already taken in several Asian countries International airports are stepping up screening for passengers exhibiting symptoms possibly connected with the previously unknown coronavirus that has inf…
A CNN correspondent shared an image of his television as candidates began to discuss the detention of the Uighur peopleA live stream of Thursday night’s debate went dark in Beijing as candidates tackled questions on China’s human rights violations and …
The 47 people caught in the blast came from seven different countries. There are 16 confirmed fatalities, with many of the injured still in critical conditionThere are 16 confirmed victims of the fatal eruption on White Island/Whakaari – 12 Australians…
Legislation in response to crackdown in Xinjiang prompts angry response from BeijingThe US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Musli…
Move could jeopardise rule of law that underpins city’s success as a business hub, say expertsChina’s top legislature has said Hong Kong courts have no power to rule on the constitutionality of legislation under the city’s Basic Law, which includes a p…
Threat comes after controversial project in border state that forced 33 million residents to prove their heritageIndia’s home affairs minister has said his government “will not allow a single illegal immigrant to stay” amid outcry over a citizenship re…
Pacific nation is one of the few countries that recognise Taiwan, but this may soon changeThe Solomon Islands intends to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and align itself with Beijing, the leader of a high-level government team representing the South …
Major climbdown as Jacinda Ardern’s flagship KiwiBuild policy, designed to provide affordable housing, is dumpedThe New Zealand government has scrapped its target to build 100,000 homes in 10 years, saying it was “overly ambitious”.In a major climb-dow…
Arrests come as Indonesian police ban demonstrations promoting separatismFour Australians who allegedly took part in a pro-independence demonstration in West Papua are being deported, Indonesian immigration authorities have said.The four Australians wi…
US president’s intervention comes as Beijing sharpens its threat to use force against pro-democracy protestersUS president Donald Trump has said he is “concerned” about the risk of a violent Chinese crackdown in Hong Kong, as protesters prepare for ano…
President offers to meet Xi Jinping as Chinese paramilitary gathers at Hong Kong borderDonald Trump has urged Beijing to treat Hong Kong “humanely” in order to reach a trade deal, in his most extensive comments yet on weeks of increasingly violent unre…
Actor questioned at beauty conference about support for India’s armed forces amid tension between two countriesPriyanka Chopra has been accused of “encouraging nuclear war” over comments she made amid worsening tensions between India and Pakistan.The I…
Country vows to return 1,600 tonnes of waste as south-east Asian countries revolt against an onslaught of rubbish shipmentsCambodia has announced it will send 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste found in shipping containers back to the US and Canada, as sout…
Government has set aside more than NZ$200m to remove military-style firearms from circulationDozens of Christchurch gun owners have handed over their weapons in exchange for cash in the first of more than 250 planned buyback events around New Zealand a…