Beijing (TIP): China said on January 14 it gained support on issues, including the treatment of Uighur Muslims, from a number of Persian Gulf states following talks between their foreign ministers at which they agreed to upgrade relations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said the ministers and Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf expressed firm support for China’s “legitimate positions on issues related to Taiwan, Xinjiang and human rights”. He said they “expressed opposition to interference in China’s internal affairs and politicisation of human rights issues”. They also rejected the “politicisation of sports and reaffirmed their support” for China’s hosting of the Beijing Winter Olympics that open on February 4, he said. — AP
United States
Indian American lawyer Varoon Modak named as ballot access counsel by Biden-Harris campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): US President Joe Biden has named prominent Indian American lawyer Varoon Modak as the senior counsel for ballot access for the Biden-Harris 2024 re-election campaign. Varoon, a California native, currently works as […]
Asia
27 pilgrims killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
Jakarta (TIP): A tourist bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia’s main island of Java after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 27 people and injuring 39 others, police and rescuers said on Thursday. […]
India
Man burnt alive in Rajasthan over ‘love jihad’
JAIPUR (TIP): In a shocking incident, a 50-year-old labourer was burnt alive and a video of the gruesome murder uploaded on the social media in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, the police said. The alleged perpetrator, Shambunath Raigar, was arrested on Thursday even […]
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