Australian lawmakers to urge release of Julian Assange during US visit September 04, 2023 at 02:14PM

Two PIO MPs demoted in Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle September 04, 2023 at 08:54AM

Britain’s first female Sikh MP, Preet Kaur Gill, has lost her position on the Labour front bench in a shadow cabinet reshuffle and been demoted to backbench MP. Gill (50), whose family is from Jamsher Khera in Jalandhar, Punjab, made history in the 2017 general election by winning Birmingham Edgbaston.

Chinese gatecrashers at US bases raise espionage concerns: Report September 04, 2023 at 06:46AM

Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and sensitive sites in the US as many as 100 times in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing US officials who described the incidents as potential espionage threats.The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review last year to try to limit these incidents that involved gatecrashers because of their attempts to get into US military bases without proper authorization.

Why Joe Biden should scrap US naturalization tests September 04, 2023 at 04:36AM

The Biden administration's proposal to make the English test for naturalization harder is unnecessary and redundant as immigrants already prove their language abilities through their daily lives and interactions in the United States, and that a language test is redundant. Plus, the civics test is unfair, as most Americans would fail it and immigrants should not be held to a higher standard than current citizens.

IMF chief hails 'productive' talks as China visit ends September 04, 2023 at 12:26AM

In China, the world's second-largest economy, the IMF has forecast 5.2 per cent expansion in 2023, slightly higher than Beijing's target of around 5 per cent. IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said she had "very productive and substantive discussions with the Chinese leadership", including Premier Li Qiang, vice premier He Lifeng, central bank governor Pan Gongsheng and finance minister Liu Kun.