Video shows Gen Xu Qinxian explaining why he refused to deploy troops to crush 1989 student-led demonstrations Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent Rare footage of a People’s Liberation Army (PLA) general who defied orders to lead his troops into Tiananmen Square and crush the 1989 student protesters has been leaked online, offering a highly unusual glimpse into…
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year. UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the killing of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a leading figure in last…
ByHT News Desk The honour has previously been conferred to several famed recipients, including Queen Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela, and King Abdullah of Jordan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the ‘The First Class of the Order of Oman’, the country’s national honour, on Thursday. This is the 29th such global honour for PM Modi. The…
Imagine living through a war and not being able to make a meal or heat your home; that’s the reality today for thousands of Ukrainians who’ve seen repeated Russian attacks knock out their electricity for days at a time. In an update from Ukraine, the UN’s top aid official there, Assistant Secretary-General Matthias Schmale, reports that…
Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies Dan Sabbagh in London and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Belgian politicians and senior finance executives have been subject to a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by Russian intelligence aimed at persuading the country to block the use of €185bn assets for Ukraine, according to…
By Aryan Mudgal The social media screening process applies to all H-1B applicants and their dependent H-4 visa applicants, as per an order by the US state department. The United States has begun screening and vetting the social media accounts of all H-1B visa applicants and their dependent H-4 visa applicants, starting Monday (December 15), as per an earlier…
Guardian story helped to draw attention to planned hanging of Goli Kouhkan over death of abusive husband Sarah Johnson A child bride who was due to be executed this month in Iran over the death of her husband has had her life spared by his parents, who were paid the equivalent of £70,000 in exchange for their…
Rights groups dismiss ‘sham conviction’ of media tycoon on national security offences in city’s most closely watched rulings in decades The rise and fall of Jimmy Lai, whose trajectory mirrored that of Hong Kong itself Helen Davidson in Hong Kong Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon, is facing life in prison after being…
California jury finds company knew its talc-based products were dangerous but failed to warn consumers Reuters A California jury on Friday awarded $40m to two women who said Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer. The jury in Los Angeles superior court awarded $18m to Monica Kent and $22m to Deborah Schultz…
Trump announced the agreement after calls with Thai prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet Thailand-Cambodia fighting explained Guardian staff and agencies Cambodia said Thai forces including fighter jets continued to strike targets across their disputed border hours after Donald Trump said both countries leaders had agreed to renew a truce brokered in October…