International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.

The UN indicated Friday it was urging Thailand not to send dozens of detained Uyghurs to any country where they risk “significant” harm, after reported plans to deport them to China. Rights groups have warned that Bangkok is preparing to deport imminently a group of 48 members of China’s mostly Muslim Uyghur minority,

The Brazilian diplomat who will chair the next UN climate summit on Thursday praised China as an example in the fight against climate change.

On January 22, 2025, several UN experts published a statement indicating that the Government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs

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UNITED NATIONS -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday extended his warmest greetings to all people celebrating the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, in a video message. Guterres kicked off the video message by saying "Chunjie Kuaile" -- Chinese for "Happy Spring Festival."

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness” of its forces.

Human Rights experts have sent a letter to the Chinese government, raising serious concerns over its recent history of human rights violations, in particular, its unlawful arrest and disappearance of rights defenders and individuals in Tibet and East Turkestan.

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says she watched America’s leadership diminish in the world during Donald Trump’s first presidency and saw China fill the vacuum.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday: “The matter involves judicial cooperation between two sovereign states.” UN experts should abide by the principle of the UN charter and ...

The government of Thailand must immediately halt the possible transfer of 48 Uyghurs to the People's Republic of China, United Nations experts said on Tuesday, warning that the group was at real risk of torture or other cruel,

Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter.