Tag: International

UK Foreign Secretary Speaks at Washington Think Tank

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly speaks at The Center for Strategic & International Studies at 9:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 17, about the UK’s foreign policy, U.S.–UK relations, and international alliances in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Thousands of Cases of Abuse, Neglect of Disabled Australians Found in Report

Advocates are calling on the federal government to take immediate action on disability care homes after a watchdog report found thousands of reportable incidents in the past four years. The report (pdf) released on Jan. 16, by the National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality and Safeguards Commission investigated seven NDIS-registered facilities. It found that since 2019, there had been up…


Russian, Belarusian Flags Banned From Australian Open

Organisers of the Australian Tennis Open have banned the display of Russian and Belarusian flags at the Australian Open Grand Slam following a courtside incident on Jan. 16. Attendees could be seen displaying a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine’s Kateryna Baindl and Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova in the first round on Court 14 prompting a…


Elon Musk Mocks WEF as Global Elite Gather in Davos

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to his newly acquired social media platform over the weekend to make a series of quips aimed at the global organization, the World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland—which features a host of international leaders, central bankers, Wall Street executives, and celebrities—began on Monday and will…


Western Hypocrisy: We Are Failing Our Children

Commentary Adults can do what they wish when it comes to surgically altering their bodies, but Western society has long considered the genital mutilation of children—particularly young girls—to be a heinous crime. Cutting and destroying the sexual reproductive organs of young girls to satisfy the religious and ideological marital demands of controlling men caused a…


Death Toll From Strike on Ukraine Apartment Building Rises to 40

DNIPRO, Ukraine—The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 40, authorities said Monday, About 1,700 people lived in the multistory building, and search and rescue crews have worked nonstop since the missile strike to locate victims and survivors in the…


Economic Optimism Suffers ‘Massive Collapse’, As People’s Distrust in Government, Media Grows: Report

People’s optimism in their country’s economy has suffered a “massive collapse” globally, based on a worldwide survey with over 32,000 respondents across 28 countries, signifying an increase in fears of job loss and economic inflation, together with growing distrust in governments. Global economic optimism fell to 40 percent in 2023 from 50 in 2022 and…


A One Tribe Policy: Aboriginal Elder Locks Horns With Advocacy Group Over Tourist Site

Aboriginal groups have blamed an Indigenous advocacy organisation for promoting a “one tribe policy” after it managed to convince the New South Wales government to declare a popular tourist destination a “men’s site” and consider a ban on visitors. The New South Wales government has worked closely with a “Wollumbin Consultative Group” since 2000—according to…


A ‘One Tribe’ Policy: Indigenous Groups Lock Horns Over Popular Tourist Site

Aboriginal groups have blamed an Indigenous advocacy organisation for promoting a “one tribe policy” after it managed to convince the New South Wales government to declare a popular tourist destination a “men’s site” and consider a ban on visitors. The New South Wales government has worked closely with a “Wollumbin Consultative Group” since 2000—according to…


Toyota Says It Could Produce 10.6 Million Vehicles in 2023

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday said it could produce as many as 10.6 million vehicles this year, while warning of downward risk to its projection from the possible impact of issues such as parts supply shortages and COVID-19. The car giant said that it saw a downside risk of about 10 percent on that baseline…