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Zack Polanski, the leader of the UK's Green Party. Photo: EPA
Britain

UK Green Party votes to define Zionism as racism, triggering backlash

Israel bans leader Zack Polanski as Jewish groups and ruling Labour condemn conference motion.

Donald Trump

Anti-South Asian online hate surges in US under Trump 2.0, study finds

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France

French far-right leader Bardella hits back at antisemitism allegations

Women and gender

Opinion | A Hong Kong professor’s sexist views have been laid bare. That’s good

Students speaking up against an academic’s reductionist analysis of love and marriage is a welcome sight – better yet if it sparks a broader, needed debate.

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Chinese University associate professor Terence Chong advised young women not to pursue a PhD, and instead invest in their looks, in a talk at a university event last week. Photo: Jelly Tse
Crime

Black woman’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death, Mississippi police say

The killing – which recalled lynchings – appeared to be over a drug dispute, authorities say, and two black men have been arrested.

US immigration

Sikh trucker stabbed in Wyoming, stirring fresh fears in US community

The attack came after deadly crashes involving Sikh drivers led to debate about licensing requirements and rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

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France

French must come first, Le Pen declares at 2027 campaign launch

Far-right leader promises ‘national priority’ for housing and benefits seven months ahead of France’s election.

Marine Le Pen greets the crowd in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. Photo: AP
United States

Americans mark 25 years since 9/11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection

Nearly 3,000 people were killed on the day that has shaped US society for decades, influencing its foreign policy and domestic politics.

Switzerland

‘Angel of Death’: Switzerland publishes 200-page dossier on Nazi doctor

The war criminal was infamous for carrying out horrific medical experiments on inmates at Auschwitz.

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Singapore

Singapore police question 5 over racist posts on Nepal floods, Air India deal

Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had denounced the remarks as ‘shameful and totally unacceptable’.

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A flooded home in Nuwakot district, Nepal’s Bagmati province, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
United States

White House pulls ‘Build the Wall’ game after warning from Tetris

Arcade game removed amid copyright review and sharp criticism over racist themes and anti-immigrant tropes.

The 'Build the Wall' game was pulled from the White House website. Image: whitehouse.gov
Singapore

Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid racist rants

Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow said the carrier funded investments from its own balance sheet, urging it to grow overseas to expand further.

United States

UN demands accountability over deaths in US immigration custody

Human rights chief voices alarm over rising detention fatalities and reported ICE plans to deploy electric shock gear.

Singapore

‘Pull us apart’: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong warns against normalising racism

The prime minister said racist views expressed online did not represent Singapore as a whole and warned against dismissing them as harmless.

People gather near the Merlion statue at the Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade in Singapore in August 2024. Photo: AFP
Britain

Masked anti-immigrant protesters block UK port

‘Having the path of your vehicle blocked by men wearing black paramilitary gear and balaclavas is extremely intimidating’.

Black-clad and masked demonstrators gather at a train station after blocking roads in the UK port town of Dover. Photo: via dpa
Singapore

Singapore probes ‘nasty’ racism over China-Nepal flood, Air India investment

Minister K Shanmugam has asked police to look at an ‘online mob’ after various comments, including missing Singaporeans being ‘not our own’.

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United States

Tetris says it didn’t give White House permission for ‘Build the Wall’ game

The company says it takes copyright infringement ‘very seriously’ and is currently reviewing the matter.

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US-China relations

Another Chinese national dies in US immigration custody, raising profiling fears

Wei Lianyong, 51, reportedly died in Northern Mariana Islands on August 23, after he was found unresponsive at a local detention facility.

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A Chinese national died hours after being taken into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Photo: AFP
United States

Celebrated US feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies at 92

The life of the Ms Magazine co-founder was the subject of a feature film, The Glorias: a Life on the Road, based on her 2015 memoir.

Malaysia

Malaysian heritage site caught in row over non-local staff

A viral video shot at the Sultan Abdul Samad Building has sparked a backlash, despite management insisting the worker was not a tour guide.

United States

John Galliano cancels Met Gala exhibition after backlash over past racism, antisemitism

British designer apologises to Jewish and Asian communities for ‘words in the past’ as he pulls out of 2027 exhibition.

John Galliano in 2017. The fashion designer and New York's ⁠Metropolitan Museum of Art have scrapped a planned 2027 retrospective in his honour. Photo: Getty Images via TNS
Diversity and inclusion

Opinion | Jason Arday’s death is not just a ‘woke Cambridge’ tragedy

In our globalised knowledge system, his death indicts universities, the press, online mobs – and those of us imagining ourselves safely outside culture wars.

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Illustration: Dennis Yip
United States

Far-right activist Milo Yiannopoulos deported after immigration arrest in US

The British commentator is accused of overstaying in the US then failing to show up for an immigration hearing.

Malaysia

‘I hate Americans’: Malaysian politician’s anti-US rant draws backlash

Former PM Mahathir Mohamad’s son Mukhriz defended his anti-US rant, claiming ordinary citizens share blame for Washington’s foreign policy.

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Australia

Albanese: Canberra to join Australia’s gun buy-back programme after Bondi attack

Australia’ capital territory, home of the capital Canberra, has agreed to a scheme which will tighten checks for gun licences and crack down on hate.

A woman kneels and prays at a flower memorial to shooting victims outside the Bondi Pavilion at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, on December 15 last year. Photo: AP
South Korea

‘What is he thinking?’: Japan influencer mocks K-pop idol with racist gesture

Gamix faced backlash over the racist gesture in a video parodying the Ateez idol’s dance challenge.

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Japanese influencer Gamix (left) and K-pop singer San: Photo via Korea Times
Britain

University suspends academic behind Jason Arday plagiarism accusations

Self-defined ‘race realist’ Nathan Cofnas spearheaded the charges against the young ex-Cambridge professor, who was found dead last week.

US-China relations

Fewer anti-Asian hate crimes in US, but immigration crackdowns raise concerns

Advocates say new FBI figures likely represent only ‘tip of the iceberg’ and many suffering abuse decline to report it to authorities.

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