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An invasion may not be imminent but experts say armed forces could have capacity to mount one by the end of the decadeSoon after China imposed the new national security law that effectively ended Hong Kong’s limited autonomy, a hawkish legal academic …
Read MoreThe Mana Motuhake policy is a 25-year plan to improve the outcomes of whānau Māori that the mainstream major parties have failed to deliver onIn an election campaign that has so far been largely a bidding contest over who can fund the most “shovel-read…
Read MoreSave the Children predicts worst rise in child marriage rates in 25 years as a result of pandemicUp to 2.5 million more girls around the world are at risk of being forced into child marriage over the next five years as a result of the impact of Covid-1…
Read MoreAzerbaijan’s ambassader to the UK, Tahir Taghizade, responds to the recent outbreak of hostilities in the regionRegarding your article (At least 16 dead in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes over disputed region, 27 September), Nagorno-Karabakh is not a “dispu…
Read MoreRussia says two countries’ foreign ministers have found common ground after French journalists injured during shellingRussia and Turkey’s foreign ministers have agreed to the need for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, according…
Read MorePolice in Uttar Pradesh say former Congress party leader and politician sister were detained to prevent violenceTwo of India’s most prominent opposition leaders have been detained by police as they attempted to visit the family of a young woman who die…
Read MoreThousands of police on streets as small crowds gather for pro-democracy protestsMore than 60 people have been arrested in Hong Kong after small crowds attending protests on China’s national day were met by thousands of police.Across central business an…
Read MoreIn case that has shocked country and led to new Twitter rules, Takahiro Shiraishi assaulted and strangled victimsA 29-year-old man has pleaded guilty in a Tokyo court to all charges related to killing and dismembering eight young women and one man in 2…
Read MoreOur work is not some sinister plot to tarnish India’s reputation. It is inspired by the country’s own tradition of egalitarianism • Rajat Khosla is a senior director at Amnesty InternationalAs of today, Amnesty International will no longer be able to w…
Read MoreExperts say Growth in the Americas programme is attempt to reassert US control – and seems likely to anatagonise Beijing Growing tensions between the US and China have prompted clashes at the United Nations, accusations of spying and rumblings of a glo…
Read MorePent-up demand on display at start of Golden Week after months of paralysis Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMillions of Chinese people are travelling across the country in a bout of “revenge tourism” after almost a year of q…
Read MoreFemale musicians say abuse by gurus has been an open secret for years in a culture where ‘toxic and old-fashioned patriarchy’ holds swayOne of India’s most venerated cultural traditions – the centuries-old guru-shishya (disciple) method of learning cla…
Read MoreCoronavirus tracking measures handing ‘unchecked powers’ to authoritarian regimes, activists warn Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDraconian surveillance measures introduced during the Covid-19 epidemic are handing “unchecked…
Read MoreTrading called off on Thursday amid uncertainty over when the issue would be resolved Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended on Thursday because of a problem in the system for relaying market information.The Tokyo Stock Exchange said trading…
Read MoreDissidents and exiles write to Hongkongers to express solidarity and offer hope for the futureMainland Chinese residents, activists and writers have watched with dismay as Hong Kong – a city that was once a haven of free speech and political expression…
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