This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Outraged Philippine citizens have been taking to social media to dispute online Chinese claims that Palawan province, where Beijing and Manila are at loggerheads over a disputed reef, was historically part of China. The archipelagic province, the largest in the Philippines,…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The United Nations on Monday abruptly cancelled a speech by a prominent exiled Uyghur scholar and linguist barely 24 hours before he was to address a Paris conference on language technologies, he told Radio Free Asia. In an email to Norway-based…
The Karen State Border Guard Force is carrying out a crackdown on people who are trapped and trafficked in the KK Park area of Shwe Kuk Kol, Myawaddy Township, Karen State. More than 6,000 to 7,000 people have been arrested, rescued, and detained, and the transfer of them is being delayed, Brigadier General Saw Tin Win, Commander of the…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. More than 60 Montagnard asylum seekers face deportation to Vietnam after police raided a funeral near the Thai capital and transferred most of those detained to immigration authorities, according to refugee aid organization Boat People SOS. Thai police later confirmed that…
The U.S. has asked European nations to spell out what security guarantees they’re willing to provide Ukraine to ensure a lasting peace settlement and how allies should react if any troops they deploy were attacked by Russia. The Trump administration is seeking details on how European allies could contribute to guarantees for Kyiv and deter Moscow in future, according to documents seen by Bloomberg News….
Judge John Allen, who grew up in a Columbus public housing complex, became a decorated U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and served on the Muscogee County Superior Court bench for 26 years, has died. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office announced his death in a news release. “On behalf of the Allen family, we were requested to announce with a heavy heart that Senior Superior…
