Ukraine says China needed for peace process after Davos meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is displayed on a screen via video link as World Economic Forum (WEF) participants stand for a minute of silence to pay tribute to Ukraine’s late interior minister at the Congress centre during the WEF annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images China needs … Read more

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 126 people in nation’s deadliest quake in 9 years

Rescuers conduct search and rescue operations after an earthquake on Dec. 19, 2023 in the Gansu province of China. Jia Shengyan | Visual China Group | Getty Images A strong overnight earthquake rattled a mountainous region of northwestern China, authorities said Tuesday, destroying homes, leaving residents out in a below-freezing winter night and killing 126 people … Read more

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law … Read more