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China’s Tiananmen crackdown: A timeline of 1989 events

Thirty-seven years ago, China's military violently ended pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. The government has never released a full death toll, with estimates ranging into the thousands. This event, marked by student-led demonstrations and a government crackdown, remains a sensitive topic in China. Landmark dates leading up to the…

The Economic Times

Hong Kong court hears final arguments in former Tiananmen vigil organizers' national security trial

A Hong Kong court is hearing the final arguments in a national security trial for two people who organized large vigils remembering the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

The Independent UK

'New People': Russia's Kremlin-made spoiler party is now its second most popular

New People, created by the Kremlin as a controlled outlet for dissent, has doubled its support to 13.4% as internet shutdowns fuel frustration with the Russian state.

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Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy

For many in the West, China still feels hard to fully understand. Public debate and media coverage too often focus on the “China threat”. Critics highlight the flaws of China’s political system and limits on freedom, yet China has still managed to rise as a major power that can now…

The Conversation

China sentences former defence ministers to death in sweeping military graft purge

China has handed down death sentences with a two-year reprieve to former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu for corruption. This significant development is part of President Xi Jinping's extensive anti-graft campaign targeting the military and political elite. Both officials were found guilty of graft-related offenses, with Li Shangfu…

The Times of India

China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds

Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics

The Independent UK

Vietnam elects Communist Party chief as president, echoing China's power structure

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state

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Protesters Attack Communist Party Building in Rare Show of Unrest in Cuba

Protesters attacked a Communist Party building in the central Cuban city of Morón over the weekend, a rare escalation of unrest in a country where public dissent is tightly controlled.

Latin Times

Cuba Prepares Economic Shift, Allowing Nationals Abroad to Invest and Own Property

Cuba's deputy prime minister and minister of foreign trade and investment, Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, told NBC News that the ongoing blockade by the United States is hindering the strategy from coming to fruition.

Latin Times

Vietnam’s military has been secretly planning for US invasion for 50 years, report says

Hanoi views the US as a ‘belligerent’ power, internal document reveals

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping’s 'Sacred Games': Why China’s leader keeps purging PLA generals

“Sab marr jaayenge, sirf Trivedi bachega.”

The Times of India

Travel to US, obtain birth certificate, return to China: Author says Beijing is ‘weaponising’ American citizenship through 'Manchurian Generation'

A right-wing author has claimed that China is exploiting American birthright citizenship laws by sending soon-to-be mothers to United States to give birth, securing US citizenship for children, and those children return to China to be raised and then later return back to the US as adults with full legal…

The Times of India

Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elects To Lam as general secretary

Vietnam’s To Lam has been re-elected as the general secretary of its ruling Communist Party

The Independent UK

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser says Communist Party confuses wanting democracy with sedition

Chow Hang-tung says the slogan did not seek to dismantle Communist Party rule as she and fellow activist Lee Cheuk-yan face subversion charges under Beijing’s national security law

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Communist Party congress gets underway to chart Vietnam’s future amid crackdown on critics

To Lam expected to retain role as party chief and also seek state presidency

Fortune

Xi touts China’s AI, chip wins in triumphant New Year’s speech

“China has become one of the world’s fastest-rising economies in terms of innovative capacity,” Xi declared in a televised address on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing

Former media mogul Jimmy Lai, a vocal critic of China's Communist Party, faces a landmark verdict in Hong Kong

The Conversation

Pentagon investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly revives Cold War persecution of Americans with supposedly disloyal views

In an unprecedented step, the Department of Defense announced online on Nov. 24, 2025, that it was reviewing statements by U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a Democrat, who is a retired Navy captain, decorated combat veteran and former NASA astronaut.

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Euronews

Jara and Kast head to second round in Chile's tight presidential race

Jeannette Jara of Chile's Communist Party leads narrowly against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast after the first presidential election round, with a runoff set for 14 December.

Euronews

China creates a new visa to attract global tech talent

China's government has made global leadership in advanced technologies a top priority.

The Independent UK

China introduces its own version of the H-1B visa as US borders tighten

China is competing with the US in wooing global tech talent

Texas Observer

The ‘Queen Mother’ of the Reparations Movement Gets Her Due

A UT-Austin historian tells the under-told story of Audley Moore, “one of the most important activists and theorists of the twentieth century.”

The Independent UK

Communist Party expels two senior officials as China’s anti-corruption crackdown widens

Former economic planner and top securities regulator removed for taking bribes

Caixin Global

Business Brief (Oct. 24): Oil Prices Jump on U.S., EU Sanctions Against Russia

China to hold high-level trade talks with the U.S. in Malaysia, the Communist Party releases its economic development goals for the next five years

Euronews

China focuses on high-tech and consumers as trade wars hit economy

An outline of the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the next five years was laid out in a 5,000-word communique released on Thursday.

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