![Bad-Mouthing The State Is Outlawed Before Election in Zimbabwe](/i/c/7a38740f-9589-2dd1-254c-6cf56a026357.webp)
Bad-Mouthing The State Is Outlawed Before Election in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s parliament passed a law that prohibits citizens from criticizing the government, two months before it holds presidential
2023-06-02 17:27
![Taiwan’s Lai Wants to Tell Xi Jinping to ‘Chill Out’ Over Dinner](/i/c/e4fad204-dd98-7af6-3882-1efe7d5c64b9.webp)
Taiwan’s Lai Wants to Tell Xi Jinping to ‘Chill Out’ Over Dinner
Dinner with strangers can often be a little awkward, especially when your guest has threatened you with invasion.
2023-05-30 14:53
![Australia Eyes Penalties on Firms With Poor Anti-Slavery Reports](/i/c/7a394c9a-491d-2a88-2be8-4e978420586e.webp)
Australia Eyes Penalties on Firms With Poor Anti-Slavery Reports
Australia should impose penalties on companies that fail to review their supply chains for instances of forced labor,
2023-05-26 09:47
![Why Is China Suddenly Shutting Down Concerts and Events?](/i/c/55dfae25-70af-cbea-dae7-94f928dcc731.webp)
Why Is China Suddenly Shutting Down Concerts and Events?
Saturday’s “What the Folkstival” outdoor concert was meant to kick off in the early afternoon in a Beijing
2023-05-21 14:24
![Meloni and Trudeau Spar on LGBTQ Rights in Unusual G-7 Disunity](/i/c/c1978971-c187-d0a2-5f7d-78be5fe56b84.webp)
Meloni and Trudeau Spar on LGBTQ Rights in Unusual G-7 Disunity
The prime ministers of Italy and Canada took potshots at each other over LGBTQ rights, an unusual display
2023-05-21 12:16
![Schumer gives U.S. senators 24-hour return notice as debt talks proceed](/i/c/cc42e476-0a14-a352-bc32-c10b3f3bc41d.webp)
Schumer gives U.S. senators 24-hour return notice as debt talks proceed
WASHINGTON U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday that lawmakers from his chamber should be ready
2023-05-19 01:21
![Chinese Police Arrest Woman Who Defended Comic’s Military Joke](/i/c/5e35f569-2e67-6802-634b-22ac59c1a4fa.webp)
Chinese Police Arrest Woman Who Defended Comic’s Military Joke
Chinese authorities have arrested a woman for insulting the People’s Liberation Army, after she defended a comedian’s joke
2023-05-18 11:46
![Bank CEOs huddle with Schumer on the debt ceiling](/i/c/fc394bd8-458a-1aee-440d-df4b383b5dc1.webp)
Bank CEOs huddle with Schumer on the debt ceiling
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other leading bank executives during a meeting on Wednesday to push all members of Congress to take the threat of a disastrous default off the table, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-05-18 01:57
![Hong Kong Passes Law Barring Foreign Lawyers From Security Cases](/i/c/95c98260-0f8e-d828-2e7b-949da7587fd9.webp)
Hong Kong Passes Law Barring Foreign Lawyers From Security Cases
Hong Kong legislators have granted the city’s leader the power to veto foreign lawyers from national security cases,
2023-05-10 16:23