Activists decry Tibet 'cultural genocide' ahead of China rights review
Activists accused China of seeking to "erase" Tibetan cultural and religious identities, urging a review of Beijing's rights record at the UN on Tuesday to focus on its "cultural genocide" in the region.
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Hosts Ivory Coast facing AFCON exit after Equatorial Guinea humbling
Ivory Coast slipped to the brink of a humiliating exit from the Africa Cup of Nations as the hosts suffered a 4-0 thrashing by Equatorial Guinea in their final Group A game in Abidjan on Monday.
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Toothless China on brink of early Asian Cup exit
China coach Aleksandar Jankovic said it was "difficult to expect more" after a 1-0 loss to Qatar on Monday left their Asian Cup campaign hanging by a thread.
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Tajikistan reach Asian Cup knockouts, China on brink of exit
Debutants Tajikistan struck twice late on to beat Lebanon 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds on Monday but China's hopes are hanging by a thread after defeat to Qatar.
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'Big dream' as debutants Tajikistan reach Asian Cup last 16
Tajikistan's coach said it was "a big dream" after his side marched into the knockout rounds of their first Asian Cup with a battling 2-1 win over 10-man Lebanon on Monday.
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Paris Olympics: 13 rejected for torch relay for drugs, Islamism
French security forces have rejected 13 people who were selected to take part in the torch relay for the Paris Olympics, including some who had committed drugs offences as well as a suspected Islamist, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday.
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Turkish parliament to vote on Sweden's NATO membership
Turkey's parliament is expected to end more than a year of delays that severely strained its ties with Western allies and approve Sweden's membership of NATO this week.
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Debutants Tajikistan reach Asian Cup knockouts, China on brink
Debutants Tajikistan struck twice late on to beat Lebanon 2-1 and reach the Asian Cup knockout rounds on Monday but China's hopes are hanging by a thread after defeat to Qatar.
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Musk visits Auschwitz and defends record on anti-Semitism
Elon Musk on Monday took part in what he called an "incredibly moving" tour of Auschwitz and defended his X platform against accusations of anti-semitism just weeks after sparking a political storm by endorsing an anti-Jewish conspiracy theory.
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Colombia guerrilla leader captured in Ecuador
The leader of a Colombian rebel group that rejected a 2016 peace deal and is involved in the cocaine trade has been arrested in drug violence-torn Ecuador, police said Monday.
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