https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/325698/feed en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The UK’s left-wing Green party voted Sunday to define Zionism as racism at the party’s annual conference, drawing sharp backlash from three British Jewish groups, the ruling Labour Party and Israel’s government. Members of the Green Party, which has five MPs in Britain’s 650-seat parliament and which enjoyed a boost in recent local and special elections, backed the motion at the party’s conference, with 1,022 votes in favour and 813 against. Israel’s foreign ministry, declaring the resolution “a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369725/uk-green-party-adopts-zionism-racism-policy-drawing-backlash-israel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369725/uk-green-party-adopts-zionism-racism-policy-drawing-backlash-israel?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:26:47 +0000 Junaid Kathju Junaid Kathju Anti-South Asian hate in the United States has spiked since Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office for a second term, with racist, dehumanising and xenophobic slurs and narratives proliferating across both mainstream and fringe social media platforms, a US-based report has revealed. The report, titled “The Rising Tide of Anti-South Asian Hate in the United States”, by the Washington-based Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), found that the monthly volume of hate towards South Asians... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3369473/anti-south-asian-online-hate-surges-us-under-trump-20-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/politics/article/3369473/anti-south-asian-online-hate-surges-us-under-trump-20-study-finds?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:28:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A French investigative website on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic comments in writing in 2013, but the close ally of presidential front runner Marine Le Pen dismissed the claims as fake. According to the report by Mediapart, Bardella wrote, among other comments, in a chat: “The Jew has to dominate other peoples, crush them, and rob them; a Zionist is necessarily a Jew, and fundamentally so”. Bardella, 31, tipped to be prime minister if Le... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369113/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-antisemitic-comments-files-defamation-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3369113/french-far-rights-bardella-denies-alleged-antisemitic-comments-files-defamation-lawsuit?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:41:18 +0000 Alice Wu Alice Wu Love is a many-splendoured thing – except when seen through the lens of economists, apparently. Prominent economist Terence Chong Tai-leung, a Chinese University of Hong Kong associate professor, confirmed this in an address last week to the university’s New Asia College. In a speech titled “How to invest in your life?”, he basically told the female students at the event that they were wasting their time on academic achievements, since women must aim to marry for money. Don’t pursue a PhD, he... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3368803/hong-kong-professors-sexist-views-have-been-laid-bare-thats-good?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3368803/hong-kong-professors-sexist-views-have-been-laid-bare-thats-good?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:30:10 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Investigators believe Tasia Fortune was already dead before the black woman’s body was hanged from a tree behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified on Friday. The hanging of Tasia Fortune’s body, which was found on August 3, was “staged”, Jackson police detective Samuel Dukes testified, citing the medical examiner’s opinion. Authorities have not disclosed the exact cause of Fortune’s death, but they did rule it a homicide and have arrested two men,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368871/black-woman-tasia-fortunes-hanging-was-staged-after-her-death-mississippi-police-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368871/black-woman-tasia-fortunes-hanging-was-staged-after-her-death-mississippi-police-say?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:59:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The stabbing of a truck driver at a remote Wyoming rest stop had US Sikhs on edge on Friday amid rising anti-immigrant vitriol against the community and its truck drivers in particular. The Sikh victim was attacked from behind early Sunday while in a restroom at the Bitter Creek rest stop on Interstate 80 midway between Cheyenne and Salt Lake City, according to court documents. He suffered stabs to the neck and chest and over a dozen other cuts but survived. While police say the motive is... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368080/sikh-trucker-stabbed-wyoming-stirring-fresh-fears-community?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368080/sikh-trucker-stabbed-wyoming-stirring-fresh-fears-community?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:47:57 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, a front runner in the French presidency race, signalled on Sunday that she would favour French citizens over foreigners, defending her long-held principle of “national priority”. Speaking seven months before France’s presidential polls, Le Pen, 58, said that under her presidency French people would “have priority in their own country”, regardless of their skin colour, religion, or origin. “We will guarantee all French citizens a natural and fair right, as is done... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3367368/french-must-come-first-far-right-leader-le-pen-says-election-campaign-launch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3367368/french-must-come-first-far-right-leader-le-pen-says-election-campaign-launch?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:29:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters Twenty-five years ⁠after the deadliest attack on US soil, Americans paused on Friday to commemorate the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Centre, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania – and to wrestle with the consequences of September 11 that reverberate to this day. In New York, family members of the victims, many carrying pictures of their loved ones, joined Vice-President J.D. Vance and four former US presidents at ground zero in Lower... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367265/americans-mark-25-years-9/11-attacks-amid-enduring-grief-reflection?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367265/americans-mark-25-years-9/11-attacks-amid-enduring-grief-reflection?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:06:42 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Swiss federal intelligence service on Thursday published a 200-page dossier on the notorious Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele, the German doctor known as the “Angel of Death” for conducting horrific medical experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz. During World War II, Mengele served at the Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, where about 1.1 million people were killed, around 1 million of them Jews. He became infamous for carrying out brutal medical experiments on inmates,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3367107/switzerland-publishes-200-page-dossier-nazi-doctor-mengele-known-angel-death?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3367107/switzerland-publishes-200-page-dossier-nazi-doctor-mengele-known-angel-death?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:37:29 +0000 CNA CNA The police have identified and interviewed five people over online comments relating to the Nepal floods and discussions surrounding Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India. Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday that the police were looking into “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and SIA’s investment in Air India. In response to media queries, the police on Wednesday confirmed they received police reports and are investigating certain... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366861/singapore-police-question-5-over-racist-comments-nepal-floods-air-india-investment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366861/singapore-police-question-5-over-racist-comments-nepal-floods-air-india-investment?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:48:25 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called Build the Wall from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker that it takes copyright infringement seriously. The block-stacking game, subtitled Zombie Border Siege, told players to “protect the border from the coming horde”. It was no longer available on the website on Tuesday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request asking why it was removed. The Tetris Company said on Friday that it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366834/white-house-pulls-build-wall-game-after-warning-tetris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366834/white-house-pulls-build-wall-game-after-warning-tetris?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:02:18 +0000 Reuters Reuters Singapore’s transport minister on Tuesday defended Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, saying the city state’s flag carrier must grow overseas because there is a limit to how many people will fly to or from Singapore. Responding ‌to a question in parliament, Minister Jeffrey Siow said the flag carrier was a listed company that funded investments from its own balance sheet and it had not sought further capital from shareholders. The airline is majority owned by Singapore state investor... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366727/minister-defends-singapore-airlines-air-india-stake-amid-scrutiny-racist-rants?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366727/minister-defends-singapore-airlines-air-india-stake-amid-scrutiny-racist-rants?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:25:02 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded accountability for swelling numbers of deaths in US immigration custody, and urged Washington to halt deportations to places where people face “irreparable harm”. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council, Volker Turk highlighted that “four more people have died in US immigration custody since my last update to this council” in June. That meant there had been “a total of 23 deaths in 2026 alone”, he said, insisting that “there needs to be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366690/un-chief-urges-accountability-after-23-die-us-immigration-custody-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366690/un-chief-urges-accountability-after-23-die-us-immigration-custody-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:32:59 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned against a recent spate of racist comments being made online, saying prejudice should not be allowed to become normalised in the multiracial city state. Wong said in a social media post on Sunday that an “uglier side” had emerged in recent online discussions, including remarks about Singaporeans caught in deadly floods in Nepal and debate over Singapore Airlines’ potential investment in Air India. “We can and should have robust debates,” he said. “But... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366591/singapores-wong-warns-racist-remarks-over-nepal-air-india-risk-pulling-us-apart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366591/singapores-wong-warns-racist-remarks-over-nepal-air-india-risk-pulling-us-apart?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:58:05 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Dozens of masked anti-immigration protesters blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday, clogging traffic and disrupting travellers and cargo vehicles heading for France. The government condemned the action, saying it went beyond peaceful protest. The Port of Dover said Saturday morning that all traffic in and out was “stopped due to an ongoing public order incident” and police said they were “engaging with the protesters”. Video posted on social media showed several dozen... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3366495/uk-government-condemns-masked-anti-immigrant-protesters-blocking-dover-port?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3366495/uk-government-condemns-masked-anti-immigrant-protesters-blocking-dover-port?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:36:26 +0000 CNA CNA Police are investigating “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India, Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday. Mr Shanmugam told reporters that the Ministry of Digital Development and Information will also ask social media platforms to remove comments that breach guidelines. “The media tells me that they had to remove several comments because they were so nasty. I don’t know if all the comments are all... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366484/singapore-investigates-racism-related-nepal-tibet-disaster-air-india-investment?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3366484/singapore-investigates-racism-related-nepal-tibet-disaster-air-india-investment?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:30:42 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday. “The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game,” Tetris said in a statement. “We are currently reviewing the matter,” the statement continued. A block-stacking game called Build the Wall included... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366448/tetris-says-it-didnt-give-white-house-permission-build-wall-game?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3366448/tetris-says-it-didnt-give-white-house-permission-build-wall-game?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:57:46 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier The Chinese-American community expressed anger and concern on Thursday over the death of a Chinese national in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on US territory. Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) on August 23, although the scandal-plagued agency did not disclose the death until this week. “Asian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, should be very concerned about this and very energised to stop what is essentially an attack on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366287/chinese-american-community-alarmed-after-chinese-national-dies-ice-custody?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366287/chinese-american-community-alarmed-after-chinese-national-dies-ice-custody?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:42:30 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the US women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes throughout her life, has died. She was 92. With her trademark streaked hair parted down the middle and large aviator glasses, Steinem, a co-founder of Ms Magazine, was a hugely recognisable presence wherever she went. And she went everywhere: much of her life as an advocate was spent on the road, speaking at college... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/society-culture/article/3366263/celebrated-us-feminist-activist-gloria-steinem-dies-92?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/society-culture/article/3366263/celebrated-us-feminist-activist-gloria-steinem-dies-92?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:30:33 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Images of a migrant worker apparently guiding visitors around one of Kuala Lumpur’s best-known heritage sites have triggered a backlash in Malaysia, with critics asking why locals were not hired instead. The row erupted after photos and video circulated online showed visitors being shown around the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, a colonial-era landmark that has overlooked the capital’s Independence Square since the 19th century. Sharp-eyed viewers noticed that among the staff in KL City Gallery... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3366059/malaysian-heritage-site-caught-row-over-non-local-staff?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3366059/malaysian-heritage-site-caught-row-over-non-local-staff?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:03:58 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Top fashion designer John Galliano announced on Monday he is cancelling an exhibition of his work that was to kick off New York’s Met Gala next spring, following criticism from donors and political leaders over his past antisemitic remarks. “After much reflection and discussion with all those involved, I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time,” Galliano, 65, wrote on Instagram. “I remain fully accountable for the pain caused by my... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365897/john-galliano-pulls-out-met-gala-exhibit-after-antisemitism-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365897/john-galliano-pulls-out-met-gala-exhibit-after-antisemitism-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:56:08 +0000 Shzr Ee Tan Shzr Ee Tan Three weeks ago, I watched with horror the car crash of Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s public unravelling. You know the story: allegations about plagiarism; then more accusations, headlines and people announcing they had always felt “something was off”. It was less an investigation than a very British public audit involving spreadsheets, screenshots and the enthusiasm normally reserved for catching misbehaving MPs – except far more obsessive. Even after Arday’s death and his family’s request... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3365241/jason-ardays-death-not-just-woke-cambridge-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3365241/jason-ardays-death-not-just-woke-cambridge-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:30:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK after his arrest by American immigration authorities, US officials said on Saturday. The US Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos was returned to his home country on Friday after being accused of overstaying after entering the US legally in May 2019. An immigration judge had issued a final order of removal on July 22 after he failed to show up for an immigration hearing, a Homeland Security spokesman... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365722/far-right-activist-milo-yiannopoulos-deported-after-immigration-arrest-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365722/far-right-activist-milo-yiannopoulos-deported-after-immigration-arrest-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:08:03 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Malaysian politician Mukhriz Mahathir has triggered a social media storm after declaring in a video that he “hates Americans, all of them”, over Washington’s support for Israel – echoing the fierce anti-US rhetoric long associated with his father, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. “I hate Americans. I despise Israelis, but I hate Americans, all of them,” Mukhriz said in the video, posted on Saturday. “It matters not if they’re Republican or Democrat, pro-Israel or pro-Palestine. None of it... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3365045/i-hate-americans-all-them-malaysian-politicians-anti-us-rant-draws-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3365045/i-hate-americans-all-them-malaysian-politicians-anti-us-rant-draws-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:47:52 +0000 Reuters Reuters Australia’s capital will join a gun buy-back ⁠as part of ⁠a response to a ⁠shooting spree that killed 15 at a Jewish festival in Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday. Albanese’s centre-left government enacted laws in January for the gun buy-back, tighter checks for gun ‌licences and a crackdown on hate in the wake of the December 14 gun attack at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. The state, Australia’s most populous, became the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3364923/albanese-canberra-join-australias-gun-buy-back-program-after-bondi-attack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3364923/albanese-canberra-join-australias-gun-buy-back-program-after-bondi-attack?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:36:45 +0000 The Korea Times The Korea Times Japanese influencer Gamix, who went viral for sobbing after Japan’s defeat at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, has sparked controversy after making a gesture widely considered racist towards East Asians while parodying Ateez member San’s viral “BAD” challenge. Gamix uploaded a video to his social media account on Thursday in which he recreated the choreography from Ateez’s “BAD”, a viral trend that has recently gained traction online. During the video, which displayed a photo of San at the bottom of the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/east-asia/article/3364784/anger-over-japanese-influencer-gamixs-slant-eyed-jibe-k-pop-star-san?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/east-asia/article/3364784/anger-over-japanese-influencer-gamixs-slant-eyed-jibe-k-pop-star-san?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:07:32 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A Belgian university on Thursday suspended a US academic who spearheaded accusations of plagiarism against Jason Arday, the black ex-Cambridge professor found dead last week after resigning over the scandal. Researcher Nathan Cofnas – a self-defined “race realist” who was himself sacked from his Cambridge post two years ago – posted on social media: “I was just suspended by Ghent University. “They will almost certainly fire me.” Without naming Cofnas, the University of Ghent said in a statement... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364732/university-suspends-academic-behind-jason-arday-plagiarism-accusations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364732/university-suspends-academic-behind-jason-arday-plagiarism-accusations?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:16:31 +0000 Han Li Han Li Almost five years after the pandemic-era surge in anti-Asian hate in the US, new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data shows a downward trend nationally. But advocates say concerns persist amid immigration crackdowns and heightened US-China geopolitical tension. A survey from Stop AAPI Hate, a self-reporting platform formed during the pandemic, paints an even more worrying picture, with almost half of individuals indicating they have been targeted but many decline to report it to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364614/fewer-anti-asian-hate-crimes-us-immigration-crackdowns-raise-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3364614/fewer-anti-asian-hate-crimes-us-immigration-crackdowns-raise-concerns?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:32:37 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Israeli military is touted as the most powerful in the Middle East, striking targets deep into enemy territory. But for more than a week, Israeli troops have somehow failed to evict a small group of settlers sitting on rocks in the occupied West Bank. Experts say the military has long shown inertia when its task is stopping surging violence against Palestinians, due to government backing for the settlement movement and the increasing influence of settler ideology within the army’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/middle-east/article/3364472/israeli-military-paralysis-settler-violence-exposed-west-bank-siege?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/middle-east/article/3364472/israeli-military-paralysis-settler-violence-exposed-west-bank-siege?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:05:38 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Thousands of people gathered in central London late on Monday to hold a vigil for black academic Jason Arday, blaming racism and relentless media pressure for his death last week. The vigil in central Trafalgar Square came as the head of Cambridge University on Monday condemned a “racist feeding frenzy” prompted by plagiarism claims against Arday. Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest black professor when he was appointed in 2023, was found dead on Friday aged 41, after mounting accusations he... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364345/thousands-mourn-ex-cambridge-professor-jason-arday-london-vigil?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364345/thousands-mourn-ex-cambridge-professor-jason-arday-london-vigil?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:28:31 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse UK academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead on Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed. Arday, 41, was found unresponsive on Friday afternoon at an address in south London, according to the capital’s Metropolitan Police Service, which did not confirm the identity of the deceased person discovered. “We are desperately saddened to hear this tragic news,” Cambridge... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364119/jason-arday-ex-cambridge-professor-centre-plagiarism-scandal-found-dead?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3364119/jason-arday-ex-cambridge-professor-centre-plagiarism-scandal-found-dead?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:41:32 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei A provincial propaganda department in China has warned the public against subscribing to growing conspiracy theories on history, such as those stating that Aristotle and Ancient Greece never existed. In a post on Wednesday, “Zhejiang Propaganda” – a social media account affiliated with the Zhejiang provincial publicity department – warned about the rise of the “pseudo-historical school” online. The school promotes conspiracy theories that deny Western history and claim key achievements of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3363942/did-aristotle-exist-china-targets-pseudo-history-myths-claiming-west-stole-civilisations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3363942/did-aristotle-exist-china-targets-pseudo-history-myths-claiming-west-stole-civilisations?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:00:17 +0000 Reuters Reuters The leader of Britain’s opposition Conservative Party defended the selection of a former neo-Nazi who had been jailed for hate crimes as a local election candidate, saying on Wednesday that he was rehabilitated and could help fight ‌antisemitism. Joshua Bonehill-Paine was convicted in 2015 of racially aggravated harassment of Luciana Berger, then a Labour member of parliament, and had also been imprisoned for stirring up hatred against a north London Jewish community. His selection as a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3363086/uk-conservatives-defend-picking-former-neo-nazi-election-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3363086/uk-conservatives-defend-picking-former-neo-nazi-election-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:30:59 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Liberation Day 2.0? US slaps fresh wave of tariffs on China, 50-plus economies On July 24, the United States imposed a fresh wave of tariffs against 60 economies, including China, Japan, South Korea, India and European Union member states, hours before a temporary 10 per cent blanket levy... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3362449/trump-election-claims-debunked-us-critical-minerals-fears-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3362449/trump-election-claims-debunked-us-critical-minerals-fears-7-us-china-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:00:10 +0000 dpa dpa The White House has used a song by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, a well-known opponent of US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, as music for a video about operations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The clip, which shows arrests of migrants, drew criticism on social media and can now only be viewed on TikTok without the music of the song “La MuDANZA” (The Move) from the album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (I should have taken more photos). It is unclear whether the missing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3362663/white-house-uses-anti-trump-singer-bad-bunnys-song-ice-video?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3362663/white-house-uses-anti-trump-singer-bad-bunnys-song-ice-video?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Aug 2026 18:24:48 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A popular far-right Australian politician failed on Monday to overturn a racial vilification finding that was handed down after she told a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan. Senator Pauline Hanson has emerged as one of Australia’s most popular politicians, wooing voters with calls for strict immigration curbs, mass deportations of “illegal migrants” and enhanced free speech protections. Hanson took aim at Pakistan-born Australian lawmaker Mehreen Faruqi in 2022 over comments made in the wake... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3361959/australias-far-right-pauline-hanson-loses-appeal-racism-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3361959/australias-far-right-pauline-hanson-loses-appeal-racism-case?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:17:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters The US Department of Justice said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory, marking the latest fight against ‌the university by President Donald Trump’s administration. “The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division announced today it is opening a compliance review into Harvard University to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students,” the department said... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361270/us-justice-department-investigating-whether-harvard-aid-programmes-are-discriminatory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3361270/us-justice-department-investigating-whether-harvard-aid-programmes-are-discriminatory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:31:45 +0000 Mark Magnier Mark Magnier Asian-American groups on Friday slammed US President Donald Trump’s speech, delivered this week, as a dangerous threat to citizens of US minority communities that are already facing attacks and hostility during troubled and deeply partisan times, even as China hawks praised its message and tone. On Thursday during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Trump repeated unsubstantiated claims that Beijing was interfering in US elections, citing his suspicion of what he termed... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3361023/asian-american-groups-fear-trumps-escalating-rhetoric-will-fuel-prejudice-racism-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3361023/asian-american-groups-fear-trumps-escalating-rhetoric-will-fuel-prejudice-racism-us?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:14:26 +0000 Han Li,Nayan Seth,William Zheng Han Li,Nayan Seth,William Zheng President Donald Trump’s allegations of US election manipulation by China have triggered concern among Chinese-American community leaders and citizens, some of whom fear they will be targeted as “scapegoats” if the midterm election results are deemed unsatisfactory by the White House. In a fiery prime-time address to the nation on Thursday evening, Trump delivered an unprecedented broadside against China, accusing Beijing of orchestrating the “largest compromise of election data in history” and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3360909/trumps-china-election-interference-claims-spark-scapegoat-fears-among-asian-americans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3360909/trumps-china-election-interference-claims-spark-scapegoat-fears-among-asian-americans?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:18:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would ask the Supreme Court to rehear a case challenging his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, a long-shot ‌bid to reverse the court’s rejection of one of his signature policies. The court last month rejected Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the US, ruling that his directive violated language in the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment that confers ⁠citizenship to those born in the United States who are... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359908/trump-says-he-will-ask-us-supreme-court-rehear-birthright-citizenship-case?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359908/trump-says-he-will-ask-us-supreme-court-rehear-birthright-citizenship-case?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:16:27 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A Google executive has told an Australian inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor bloodied with make-up had met the platform’s standards and would remain online. Google Australia manager Rachel Lord was testifying on Tuesday at a government inquiry into the spread of antisemitism in Australia, including an attack by two gunmen on a Sydney Hanukkah celebration in December that left 15 people dead. Lord was questioned... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3359801/youtube-says-sydney-massacre-crisis-actor-video-can-stay-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/australasia/article/3359801/youtube-says-sydney-massacre-crisis-actor-video-can-stay-online?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:04:05 +0000 Reuters,dpa Reuters,dpa France striker Kylian Mbappe has hit back at a Paraguayan senator, describing her as a “despicable woman”, after she launched a racist attack on him following Paraguay’s elimination from the World Cup. Mbappe’s penalty proved the difference in a bruising and ill-tempered match as France won 1-0 in Philadelphia on Saturday to advance to the quarter-finals. Over a post about the France forward after the match, Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla de Boccia wrote on X: “Bruto didn’t even learn to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3359712/world-cup-star-mbappe-fires-back-paraguayan-senators-racist-attack-after-frances-win?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3359712/world-cup-star-mbappe-fires-back-paraguayan-senators-racist-attack-after-frances-win?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Federal officials had no reason to stop a white ⁠supremacist group’s July ⁠4 rally in Washington because ⁠of free speech protections, US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said on Sunday. Hundreds of masked Patriot Front members who marched through the nation’s capital on Independence Day on Saturday did nothing illegal, Burgum told CNN’s State of the Union. Although the organisation’s ‌white supremacist, anti-immigrant ideology is “nothing that I could possibly agree with”, Burgum said, it is... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359499/white-supremacists-july-4-march-counts-free-speech-us-interior-secretary-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3359499/white-supremacists-july-4-march-counts-free-speech-us-interior-secretary-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:59:13 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin In a historic ruling, the US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration executive order targeting birthright citizenship, preserving a defining principle of what it means to be born an American. The court ruled 6-3 in Trump vs Barbara, holding that children born in the United States to undocumented parents or parents on temporary visas are entitled to US citizenship. While undocumented immigration has long been central to the debate about birthright citizenship, so-called birth... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3358939/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-birthright-citizenship-order?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/us/diplomacy/article/3358939/us-supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-birthright-citizenship-order?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jun 2026 14:46:35 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press On one side of the world, activist and artist Xiangqi Chen could be punished for her LGBTQ activism. But on the other, she is lauded as a trailblazer – the architect behind the first-of-its-kind Chinese queer art museum. The irony that she left her home in China and found a public platform for her LGBTQ artistic expression in San Francisco’s Chinatown – the United States’ oldest – is not lost on her. “Here in San Francisco Chinatown, I continued my journey and met so many like-minded community... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/arts/article/3358270/worlds-first-chinese-lgbtq-museum-spotlights-overlooked-community?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/arts/article/3358270/worlds-first-chinese-lgbtq-museum-spotlights-overlooked-community?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:15:04 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The US Supreme Court on Thursday backed a Trump administration move to strip deportation protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States. The 6-3 ruling by the conservative-dominated court could have implications for more than one million beneficiaries of so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from more than a dozen countries. Justice Samuel Alito, whose majority opinion was joined by the five other conservative justices, said the Department of Homeland... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358409/us-supreme-court-paves-way-trumps-mass-deportation-haitians-and-syrians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3358409/us-supreme-court-paves-way-trumps-mass-deportation-haitians-and-syrians?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:39:59 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Brazil’s federal police detained a Spanish citizen in Sao Paulo’s international Guarulhos airport for racism on Wednesday, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests of foreign tourists on similar grounds. Brazil has some of the strictest anti-racism laws in Latin America. Insulting a person on the basis of race carries a penalty of imprisonment from two to five years and a fine. The crew of a Latam airlines flight arriving from the northeastern city of Sao Luis called police, who arrested... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3358256/brazil-detains-spanish-woman-racism-latest-high-profile-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/americas/article/3358256/brazil-detains-spanish-woman-racism-latest-high-profile-arrest?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:35:45 +0000 Nayan Seth Nayan Seth Leading immigration lawyers and activists say the US government has intensified its crackdown on Chinese scientists and researchers – a campaign they argue is even more aggressive than the controversial “China Initiative” launched during US President Donald Trump’s first term. “I think now we are clearly in an era of China Initiative 2.0,” said Robert Fisher, a former Assistant US Attorney and a partner at Nixon Peabody, a Boston-based international law firm. The initiative, launched by the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3358117/china-initiative-20-us-crackdown-chinese-scholars-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/diplomacy/article/3358117/china-initiative-20-us-crackdown-chinese-scholars-intensifies?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:11:47 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk Fifa has extended an official invitation to a South Korean YouTuber to attend her country’s World Cup match against Mexico on Thursday after she was subjected to a racist gesture during a recent game. The football governing body said the match, which falls on the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, will be used to deliver a “message of inclusion and respect”. The UN established the observance in 2021 to tackle what it called the “exponential spread” of hate speech, xenophobia and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3357440/fifa-invites-south-korean-youtuber-targeted-racist-gesture-mexico-world-cup-match?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3357440/fifa-invites-south-korean-youtuber-targeted-racist-gesture-mexico-world-cup-match?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:09:50 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk A Mexican man who led an engineering guild has apologised after losing his position over a video showing him making a racist gesture at a South Korean fan during a World Cup match in Guadalajara. Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes came under fire after he was seen pulling at the corners of his eyes – a gesture derogatory towards people of Asian descent – in a video posted by South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin. Yoon, a YouTuber whose creator handle is InoCat, captured Bernal, who was wearing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3357141/racist-gesture-korean-world-cup-fan-costs-mexican-engineering-guild-chief-his-post?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/people/article/3357141/racist-gesture-korean-world-cup-fan-costs-mexican-engineering-guild-chief-his-post?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:08:01 +0000