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Ujjain, Omkareshwar, Maihar among Madhya Pradesh’s religious cities to face liquor ban from April 1 A ban on liquor in 19 ...
Life Inside China’s Total Surveillance State
China has turned the northwestern region of Xinjiang into a vast experiment in domestic surveillance. WSJ investigated what ...
Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reoriented the U.S. military to prioritize deterring China’s seizure of Taiwan and shoring ...
China to ban cameras in locations like B&Bs to protect privacy
China will ban the installation of image-collecting devices in locations such as bed-and-breakfasts, dormitories and ...
The body-in-suitcase killer who took his grisly secret to the grave
When he died in hospital after falling ill in his prison cell, body-in-suitcase killer Ming Jiang took his grisly secret to ...
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Database Points to China’s Growing Use of A.I. for Online Surveillance and Censorship
The Open Technology Fund published a report earlier this month highlighting the rise of censorship-related jobs in China between 2015 and 2022. But growing evidence also shows that human-powered ...
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U.S. Delegation Visits Greenland Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
The White House is threatening a close ally with a trade war or worse—but Copenhagen has leverage that could inflict instant ...
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Georgia’s Surveillance Surge: Chinese Cameras Spark Protest Crackdown Fears
As protests escalate in Georgia, the government’s purchase of high-tech Chinese surveillance cameras—linked to AI-powered ...
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Trump’s Proposed Auto Tariffs Plunge Wall Street, Foreign Markets Into Turmoil
U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on imported automobiles on Wednesday, to begin on April 3. While the ...
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Russia does not exclude Europe from Greater Eurasian Partnership — MFA
"Even though Europe says that it does not want to trade with Russia, introduces all sorts of restrictions, their businesses want to and many continue to do so, despite the political position of their ...
When Beijing’s Bullies Come to Town
I’ve learned firsthand that China will seek to snuff out my activism wherever I live.
China's dream of becoming a football superpower lies in tatters
When Xi came to power in 2012, his love for the sport spurred a drive to reform and improve Chinese football. His dream, he ...