Struggling US-China ties, a human rights shock and a student in big trouble: these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from April 2024.
The fight over the Civil War-era abortion ban in Arizona is the latest flashpoint on women’s reproductive rights in the US.
Violent clashes erupted on the University of California campus in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counterdemonstrators.
Twitch, the live-streaming platform known for video game content, has launched Discovery Feed, allowing users to scroll through short clips from longer videos.
General Motors, Ford and other carmakers, which struck deals last year to give customers access to the network, said they are not changing their plans.
Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators.
Allies and partners described as more willing and comfortable to stand alongside Washington when they understand stance espouses ‘peace and stability’.
The use of Uygurs for forced labour is impossible to properly document because of Beijing’s intentional moves, Biden administration official tells the Congressional-Executive Commission on China.
The Conservative party’s Pierre Poilievre refused 4 times to withdraw his comment, which he made as he criticised what he called the prime minister’s refusal to crack down on drug overdoses.
Decision whether to take part in demonstrations fraught with concerns as ‘it is already precarious to be Chinese in the US in these times’, says one.
The US Justice Department is proposing to reclassify the drug, a move that would shake up cannabis policy nationwide.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange allowed numerous trades that violated US sanctions, including ones involving Hamas, al-Qaeda and Iran.
G7 ministers said on Tuesday that efforts to raise money to help poorer countries adapt to climate change should include countries “capable of contributing”, in a message aimed at China.
Donald Trump has made illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border a centrepiece of his campaign against US President Joe Biden, a Democrat who is running for a second four-year term.
Trump was held in contempt of court, a stinging rebuke for the former US president, who had insisted he was exercising his free speech rights.
Protesters barricaded the entrances of Hamilton Hall and unfurled a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Gaza war
The winner of the US$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer, but identifies as a member of the Iu Mien people, a southeast Asian ethnic group with origins in China.
The airline’s decision to cancel the flight stemmed from the need to assess the captain’s physical and mental well-being, according to reports.
Rugged ranch fate, or cruel judgment? South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a potential Donald Trump 2024 running mate, has shocked Americans by revealing she once shot her family dog.
A highly placed scholar is encouraging China to offload more of its holdings in Treasuries as overseas assets become a riskier proposition thanks to erratic geopolitical shifts.
The meeting marked a thaw in relations between the former rivals after a brutal Republican primary contest marked by insults and bruised ego.