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As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
June 27, 2018
As North and South Korea cosy up, human rights groups struggle for cash
Human rights and North Korean defector groups in South Korea say they are struggling to raise money, cutting jobs…
US judge orders separated families be reunited
June 27, 2018
US judge orders separated families be reunited
A US judge has ordered that migrant families separated at the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump’s “zero…
Six EU countries to take in stranded rescue ship migrants
June 27, 2018
Six EU countries to take in stranded rescue ship migrants
Six EU countries have agreed to take in over 200 migrants stranded on a rescue ship off Malta’s coast,…
Illegal immigrant parents not facing US prosecution for now
June 26, 2018
Illegal immigrant parents not facing US prosecution for now
Parents who cross illegally from Mexico to the United States with their children will not face prosecution for the…
Taiwan’s Tsai urges world to stand up to China: AFP interview
June 25, 2018
Taiwan’s Tsai urges world to stand up to China: AFP interview
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen called on the international community to “constrain” China by standing up for freedoms, casting her…
Koreas mark war anniversary in mood of detente, North drops anti-US rhetoric
June 25, 2018
Koreas mark war anniversary in mood of detente, North drops anti-US rhetoric
The two Koreas Monday marked their war anniversary in a mood of detente, with Pyongyang dropping its customary anti-US…
Pentagon eyes temporary camps for immigrants at two bases
June 25, 2018
Pentagon eyes temporary camps for immigrants at two bases
The US military is preparing to build temporary camps at two military bases to house immigrants, Defense Secretary Jim…
America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump, UN report says
June 24, 2018
America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump, UN report says
Americans born into poverty are more likely than ever before to stay that way, according to a United Nations…
HBO website and comedian John Oliver censored in China
June 24, 2018
HBO website and comedian John Oliver censored in China
It was one Winnie the Pooh joke too far. After mocking censors working over time to delete comparisons of…
US says still working to reunite 2,053 children with families
June 24, 2018
US says still working to reunite 2,053 children with families
The US government said it still had 2,053 children in its custody who were separated from their parents under…