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OUT Museum founder Xiangqi Chen looks toward “Collective Notation,” an interactive installation displayed at the Chinatown museum, Monday, June 22, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Art

World’s first Chinese LGBTQ museum spotlights overlooked community

Out Museum in San Francisco’s Chinatown gives artists from China and the Chinese diaspora a platform to tell their stories.

United States

US Supreme Court paves way for Trump’s mass deportation of Haitians, Syrians

Brazil

Brazil detains Spanish woman for racism, in latest high-profile arrest

US-China relations

‘China Initiative 2.0’: US crackdown on Chinese scholars intensifies

Immigration lawyers and activists claim the Trump Administration has ramped up its targeting of Chinese scientists and researchers in US.

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Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan in March, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement. Photo: Handout
South Korea

Fifa invites South Korean YouTuber targeted by racist gesture to World Cup match

Fifa said Thursday’s South Korea-Mexico game would carry an anti-hate message after the incident sparked outrage online.

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Fifa World Cup 2026

Racist gesture at Korean World Cup fan costs Mexican guild chief his post

The man apologised and said he had resigned after a viral video showed him pulling at the corners of his eyes during a match in Guadalajara.

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Britain

UK anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson says he was detained under terrorism laws

Police said a man in his 40s had been arrested under the Counter Terrorism and Border Security Act as he flew back to Britain from Russia.

British far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

These 5 ‘influencers’ are taking over social media – but they’re not human

These women supposedly attend Paris Fashion Week and get invites to top restaurants, but here’s the catch: they’re not real.

Crime

Belfast stabbing victim ‘improving’ and may soon wake from coma

Stephen Ogilvie lost his left eye and suffered deep head and back wounds in a brutal attack that sparked violent unrest in Northern Ireland.

Protests around the world

Belfast reeling as street violence and online ‘hit lists’ terrify minorities

UK minister says violence in Northern Ireland is ‘racist thuggery’ as ethnic minorities are targeted.

Masked rioters clash with police blocking their way to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Glengormley, north of Belfast, on Wednesday night. Photo: AFP
Protests around the world

Police fire water cannon in Belfast as stabbing sparks second night of unrest

Masked crowds clash with riot police as a Sudanese man is charged in a brutal knife attack that has left the city reeling.

Police attempt to disperse protesters on Wednesday. Photo: AP
United States

My Take | Henry Nowak’s legacy should be bringing society together, not tearing it apart

Teen’s murder has fuelled debate about policing, claims of preferential treatment of minorities and concerns of a deepening community divide in the UK.

Britain

Clashes erupt in UK city over racially charged case of handcuffed dying student

Police face investigation for handcuffing 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he lay ⁠dying due to a racism accusation.

China society

As I see it | How adversity has guided the path of Chinese civilisation through the ages

Recent findings by archaeologists suggest the push for innovative solutions is often borne out of the struggle to overcome severe challenges.

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Descendants of Chinese railroad workers gather during a ceremony for 12,000 Chinese immigrant labourers who worked on the Central Pacific Railroad between 1865 and 1869 being inducted into the Labor Hall of Honor, at the Department of Labor, in Washington DC, on May 9, 2014. Photo: Xinhua
Crime

Life sentence for UK Sikh man who falsely claimed his dying victim racially abused him

Court sentences Vickrum Digwa to 21-year minimum for the murder of Henry Nowak, whose handcuffing by police sparked a fierce backlash.

Vickrum Digwa, 23, has been jailed for the killing of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Photo: Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary
Italy

Italy bans Kanye West concert over security concerns

Authorities scrap festival performance following pressure from local Jewish groups over rapper’s controversial history.

United States

Opinion | Birthright citizenship fight shows US identity debate is far from settled

The re-emergence of the debate despite the 14th Amendment shows the ongoing contest over American cultural DNA.

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Israel

Israel’s election may end the Netanyahu era but not the ‘forever wars’

After nearly two decades and six terms in office, Israel’s prime minister could be on his way out. But little looks likely to change.

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Israelis protest against the war with Iran and Netanyahu’s government in Tel Aviv on May 2. Photo: AFP
Britain

Man jailed over attempted murder charge in stabbings of Jewish men in London

Essa Suleiman, a Somalia-born British citizen who lives in London, did not enter any plea.

Australia

Riot erupts over Australian indigenous girl’s suspected killer

About 400 indigenous people gathered at the hospital where ‌the suspect was taken after being beaten unconscious by locals.

US-China relations

Many Asian-Americans feel excluded from ‘true’ US identity, survey finds

Half of Americans link national identity to birthplace, but just 23 per cent of Asian-Americans agree, highlighting concerns over belonging and bias.

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A sign at an anti-racism rally. A new survey highlights the ongoing harassment faced by Asian-Americans. Photo: Getty Images
Britain

UK raises terror threat level to ‘severe’ after Jewish-targeted stabbings

UK declares an ‘antisemitism emergency’ and police probe potential Iranian proxy links to Golders Green attack.

CCTV captures the moment a Jewish man is stabbed in Golders Green, London. Photo: Reuters
Australia

Australian police find body in search for missing indigenous girl

The girl was reported missing from her home in a remote community in central Australia on Saturday.

Identity

The rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and what it means for part-Asian identity

While part-white, part-Asian identity is being celebrated online, some argue these spaces in fact stereotype the communities they represent.

United States

US Supreme Court curbs race-based voting maps in landmark ruling

The decision could reshape congressional maps nationwide and boost Republican prospects ahead of midterm elections.

Voting rights activists protest outside the US Supreme Court in October 2025. Photo: TNS
Britain

London stabbing of 2 Jewish men is terrorist incident: police

The victims, aged 34 and 76, were hospitalised with knife wounds. A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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Forensic police officers inspect the scene where two Jewish men were stabbed in London on Wednesday. Photo: EPA
Africa

‘A lot of suicide’: Sudan war’s sexual violence sparks mental health crisis

The horrific scenario includes the shooting and raping of a health worker - with a woman in labour dying - and many suicides to avoid rape.

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Donald Trump

‘China or India or some other hellhole’: Trump reposts anti-immigrant rant

India’s foreign ministry called the remarks ‘obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste’.

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