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UK public tribunal to probe Uighur ‘genocide’ claims

8:59 pm September 3, 2020

London: A prominent British human rights lawyer is convening an independent tribunal in London to investigate whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide or crimes against humanity. The tribunal is expected to reveal new evidence and testimony over several days’ hearings next year. While […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

Members named to panel probing WHO’s pandemic response

8:42 pm September 3, 2020

London: An independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization to review its coordination of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic will have full access to any internal U.N. agency documents, materials and emails necessary, the panel said Thursday as it begins the probe. The panel’s co-chairs, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and former […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US further restricts Chinese diplomats travel, meetings

10:55 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration on Wednesday stepped up its battle with China by further restricting the ability of Chinese diplomats to travel, hold meetings with academics and host cultural events in the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that senior US-based Chinese diplomats will now be required to get permission to visit American universities or meet with local government […]

Ladakh rolls out first tourism incentive policy

Indian Army thwarts fresh attempts by China’s PLA to change status quo in Pangong lake area in Ladakh

2:11 pm August 31, 2020

New Delhi: In a fresh incident in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese PLA carried out “provocative military movements” to “unilaterally” change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong Tso lake but the attempt was thwarted by the Indian troops, the Army said on Monday. Army Spokesperson Col Aman Anand said troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army(PLA) “violated” the previous consensus arrived […]

China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists

7:28 pm August 28, 2020

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize to China’s human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in the past, causing strains in bilateral ties. […]