Uyghur Muslim detainees listening to communist propaganda speeches in a camp in XinjiangGeneva: The United Kingdom on Tuesday severely criticised China for the persecution, arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Tibetans and asked Beijing to "guarantee an impartial judiciary" and implement measures to allow genuine freedom of religion without fear of surveillance and torture.Simon Manley, the

Washington: Top US officials have lauded the significant contribution of the outgoing Indian envoy to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, especially in enhancing India-US relations.This comes as the top US officials bid farewell to outgoing Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu. The event was hosted at India House in Washington on Monday.As part of his farewell speech, outgoing Indian

Geneva: In strong condemnation of the human rights violations in Xinjiang by China, the United States has called for the cessation of harassment, surveillance, and threats against individuals in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.The remarks were made by Michele Taylor during the 45th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations today."We recommend that China release all our…

Abuja: Hailing the trade ties between India and Nigeria, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the relationship between the two nations today is of about USD 13-15 billion worth of trade annually.He added that in this trade partnership, India has committed USD 27-30 billion of investment, making Nigeria a premier economic partner in Africa.Addressing the Nigeria-India Business Council

Taipei: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for support for Taiwan’s participation in the Washington-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) during a meeting with an American business group in Taipei on Tuesday."Taiwan will continue to express its willingness to play a role in this initiative," Tsai said of the IPEF launched by the US government in Japan in May 2022."We hope that the