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People take part in an anti-racism protest in Tokyo in 2020. Photo: Reuters
Japan

‘I don’t want Japan to be such a place’: police face racial profiling lawsuit

‘I am trying to make Japanese society better by stopping questioning based on prejudice,’ one of the plaintiffs says.

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United States

US Supreme Court sides with woman alleging work bias because she is straight

Donald Trump

Trump bans nationals from 12 countries entering US, citing security concerns

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The Netherlands

Dutch government collapses as Wilders quits coalition over immigration

The EU’s fifth-largest economy, the Netherlands is likely facing snap elections and political uncertainty.

Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling four-party Dutch coalition Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Africa

South Africa reopens inquiry into police murders of 4 apartheid-era activists

Three teachers and a railway worker were abducted and killed while returning home from a 1985 political meeting, but no one has been brought to justice.

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Hong Kong economy

Outside In | Mark Twain was wrong. Travel is not as fatal to prejudice as hoped

For every traveller open to learning from our differences, there is another impregnably confident in the superiority of his or her culture.

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George Floyd protests

George Floyd’s uncertain legacy marked in US 5 years on

Police killing of black man George Floyd in 2020 prompted a national reckoning over race and police brutality.

Reverend Al Sharpton prays with family members of George Floyd on Sunday in Houston, Texas. Photo: AP
US-China relations

His Asian-American ancestor defined birthright citizenship. He fights to save it

Wong Kim Ark won a landmark 1898 Supreme Court ruling; his great-grandson Norman Wong joins battle against Donald Trump’s bid to unravel it.

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Gun violence in the US

Israel blames Europe after embassy staff shot dead in US

Suspect Elias Rodriguez has been charged with the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, a couple planning to marry.

South Korea

‘Go back to China’: South Korea election stokes anti-Chinese hostility in Seoul

Wave of anti-China narratives by far-right groups has left Chinese nationals and ethnic Korean-Chinese in the country afraid for their safety.

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The streets of Jayang-dong, a neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea, dubbed “Little China”. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop
Donald Trump

Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false ‘white genocide’ claims

US president baselessly alleges mass killings of white South Africans during a tense White House meeting.

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US President Donald Trump shows pictures and articles as he meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Banned elsewhere, Kanye West’s pro-Hitler song gets millions of views on X

The video shows the hip-hop star rapping about ex-wife Kim Kardashian and ends with an extract of a speech by the Nazi leader.

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Fame and celebrity

Who is Colin Kaepernick’s long-time girlfriend, activist Nessa Diab?

Former MTV host Nessa Diab, who also presented Emmy-winning interview show Talk Stoop, is an activist who speaks out on racial and gender equality, and she shares a child with the former NFL star.

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Donald Trump

US Supreme Court lets Trump’s transgender military ban take effect

The decision could trigger the discharge of thousands of transgender troops under the US president’s orders.

Children hold signs and transgender pride flags as supporters of transgender rights rally by the US Supreme Court in December. Photo: AP
Fashion

How fashion has always been a double-edged sword for black men in the US

The Met Gala will mark the launch of a show about black men’s fashion, something by which they define themselves but which invites prejudice.

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NBA star Allen Iverson was judged for wearing hip-hop-style looks courtside. Photo: captured from Instagram
US-China relations

Quarter of Americans see Chinese-Americans as possible threat: poll

Survey by Asian American Foundation also says 63 per cent of Asian-Americans report feeling unsafe.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong’s ethnic diversity needs to be better reflected in film and TV

It’s time to break the negative stereotypes of South Asian gangsters and Southeast Asian domestic helpers and showcase Hong Kong’s diversity.

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Donald Trump

Trump fires Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff from Holocaust board

The former US second gentleman, who is Jewish, responded by saying Holocaust remembrance should never be politicised.

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff wave as they depart from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in April 2022. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysians poor? ‘We have free healthcare, grandpa,’ they tell Bill O’Reilly

The US political commentator drew the ire of Malaysians by suggesting they were too poor to buy a hat or afford a proper meal.

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US immigration

Mexican leader asks TV stations to pull ‘discriminatory’ US anti-immigration ad

In ad, US homeland security chief Kristi Noem warns migrants who commit crimes ‘we will hunt you down’ because ‘criminals are not welcome’.

Myanmar

Letters | Quake-hit Myanmar can draw hope from Nepal’s rebuilding

Readers discuss Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 quake, Disney’s remake of Snow White, and the heartwarming scenes that play out on Hong Kong’s public transport.

People walk past debris in the damaged 19th century Me Nu Brick monastery in Inwa on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 12, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

‘It stinks’: Malaysian deodorant ad pulled over racial insensitivity claims

The ad featured a dark-skinned man with a religious marking and a light-skinned man with body odour, sparking accusations of racial insensitivity.

LRT advertisement for deodorant manufacturer Hygr. Photo: hygr
Donald Trump

Harvard professors sue Trump over threat to US$9 billion in funding

The US president’s administration is reviewing grants and contracts as it cracks down on diversity programmes and Gaza protests on campuses.

South Korea

South Korean man jailed for stabbing business partner after Chinese insult

The incident occurred when one business partner in Seoul called the other Chinese, reflecting ongoing national identity tensions.

The Philippines

Philippine politician’s ‘sleep with single mums’ remarks spark misogyny row

The action against Christian Sia is ‘a test case’ on the use of sexually charged remarks while campaigning, elections commission says.

Christian Sia at a campaign rally. Photo: Facebook/Christian “Ian” Sia
Donald Trump

‘Hands off’: thousands protest against Trump and Musk in rallies across US

Organisers expect it to be the largest day of demonstrations in response to policies pushed by the US president and his billionaire adviser.

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Protesters attend a “Hands Off” rally to demonstrate against US President Donald Trump on the National Mall in Washington on Saturday. Photo: AFP
LGBTQ

Russia bans Elton John’s Aids foundation

Russia accuses foundation of participating in a Western campaign to ‘denigrate Russia’.

United States

Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

In purging individuals and ideas from US universities, Donald Trump’s new ‘red scare’ will only diminish America’s ability to attract top tech talent.

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