WORLD

  Up to 100,000 people are trafficked into the United States for forced labor annually Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | For a long time, the United States has proclaimed itself as a “beacon of human rights.” The facts, however, show that America not only acts too slowly to protect human rights, …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | A Taliban member in charge of security outside Afghanistan’s Kabul airport on Thursday announced to a crowd outside the airport that only people with traveling documents will be allowed access to the airport. “A man who claims to be in charge of airport security told us that …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday in an interview with ABC News that he did not see a way to withdraw from Afghanistan without “chaos ensuing.” Biden, who is facing mounting criticism from the public over the chaotic evacuation, defended his decision to withdraw U.S. …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s average approval rating tumbled below 50 percent for the first time since he took office, multiple polls have shown. The results came amid criticism over his administration’s messy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, after which the Taliban’s stunning takeover of the country …

Les Cayes, Haiti | Xinhua | The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southwest Haiti on Saturday climbed to 2,189, the Caribbean island’s Civil Protection Agency reported on Wednesday. The 7.2-magnitude quake also left more than 12,000 people injured, the agency tweeted, adding that rescue operations are still underway. …

Dubai, UAE | Xinhua | Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani claimed on Wednesday night that he was forced to leave Kabul in order to prevent bloodshed. Ghani made the statement, addressing his compatriots in their native language Pashto, during a live Facebook broadcast from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Ghani said, …

Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban did not want to have any internal or external enemies, and intended to form an inclusive government in Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday. At its first press conference since the Taliban’s takeover of most parts of Afghanistan on Sunday, the group’s spokesman Zabihullah …

  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The White House is finding itself in a new crisis after a botched withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, overwhelmed by withering criticism from home and abroad. A viral video clip shows a crowd of Afghans running alongside a U.S. military transport aircraft, with some …

Hong Kong, China | Xinhua | Hong Kong police has arrested four college students for advocating terrorism on Wednesday. The arrestees, all members of the student’s union of the University of Hong Kong, were suspected of breaching Article 27 of the national security law in Hong Kong and remained in custody, …

London, UK | Xinhua | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke via phone on Tuesday evening about the current situation in Afghanistan following Taliban takeover, Downing Street said in a statement. The two leaders welcomed their countries’ cooperation in recent days to help evacuate their nationals, …