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Leo XIV urges release of jailed journalists as Zelensky invites to Ukraine
AFP, Published on 12/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV called Monday for the release of jailed journalists and urged reporters against using words that fan hatred, as Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky invited him to the war-torn country.
Trump wants to deport some foreign students
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump signed executive orders in January targeting foreigners who espoused hateful ideology and antisemitism, specifically international students involved in university pro-Palestinian protests.
NBA player Kanter slams China's 'brutal' Xi on social media
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - NBA player Enes Kanter on Wednesday slammed Chinese President Xi Jinping as a "brutal dictator" and declared that "Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people", risking reigniting tensions between Beijing and the US basketball league.
76ers exec Morey says he feared HK tweet would end NBA career
AFP, Published on 24/12/2020
» LOS ANGELES - Daryl Morey, embarking on his first season as Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations, told ESPN in an article published Wednesday he once feared his tweet last year supporting Hong Kong activists could end his NBA career.
China state broadcaster hints NBA exec Morey 'paid price' for HK tweet
AFP, Published on 16/10/2020
» BEIJING - China's state broadcaster CCTV warned Friday those who "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will have to pay a price" after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey stepped down.
China carrying out 'intense' global attack on rights: HRW
AFP, Published on 15/01/2020
» NEW YORK - China is using its economic and diplomatic might to carry out the "most intense attack" ever on the global system for protecting human rights, a leading campaign group said Tuesday.
Ozil cut from video game in China over Xinjiang comments
AFP, Published on 19/12/2019
» SHANGHAI - Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been deleted from Chinese versions of the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) mobile game, the title's China distributor has said, as the fallout continued over his criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighur minority.
China says Arsenal's Ozil 'deceived by fake news'
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» SHANGHAI - China accused Mesut Ozil Monday of being "deceived by fake news" and said he should visit Xinjiang to see for himself after the Arsenal footballer decried the treatment of the region's Uighur minority.
China media warns Arsenal of 'serious implications' over 'clownish' Ozil
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» SHANGHAI: Chinese state media warned Monday that Mesut Ozil's criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighurs will have "serious implications" for Arsenal, stirring a backlash that saw the English football club's weekend match pulled from Chinese TV.
Urging tougher stand on China, Pence blasts NBA
AFP, Published on 25/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday sharply denounced the NBA for not speaking out more forcefully on China as he vowed support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters.