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Top UN officials call for new tool to find 100,000 ‘disappeared’ Syrians

The UN chief has urged the 193-member General Assembly [UNGA] to establish a new international institution to clarify the fate…

What’s Elon Musk’s new Twitter blue tick shake up?

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter,  has announced another set of changes to the platform’s paid feature, Twitter Blue.  Effective…

U.S.-China relations are going downhill with ‘no trust’ on either side, Stephen Roach says

Relations between the U.S. and China are on a “dangerous” path with “no trust” on either side, political observers told…

Biden and Trudeau promote strength of democratic alliance on heels of Putin, Xi meeting

President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aimed to show the strength of their democratic alliance during a…

Crypto is banned in China, but Binance employees and support volunteers tell people how to bypass the ban

Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume and assets, having processed $9.5 trillion worth of trades in 2021…

Ukraine hit with deadly strikes after China’s Xi leaves Moscow; Zelenskyy visits frontline city Bakhmut

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See here for the latest updates.  Chinese President…

She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China’s ‘Iron Lady’ of diving remain

CNN  —  For Lisa Wright, an elite-level diving judge from New Zealand, it was supposed to be the highlight of…

WHO calls on China to release data linking Covid origin to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market

The World Health Organization on Friday called on China to release new data linking the Covid pandemic’s origins to animal…

Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns

Honduras’ decision to cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of China is yet another sign of growing Chinese influence…