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Tanzania’s ruling party has crushed the opposition - the elections are a mere formality

The 2025 election will primarily serve to legitimise President Samia Suluhu’s new mandate.

Tribesmen in India’s northeast protest mega-dam plan to counter China

Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh state fear displacement as the dam is planned as a response to China's upstream project.

Decentering the Self

US Poet Laureate Ada Limón discusses the transformative power of wonder and awe. The post Decentering the Self appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support

Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai LamaAs Zhang Yadi toured remote villages in the Chinese province of Sichuan last year, she updated her friends...

RFA needed as CCP races to cement global narrative: Bay Fang

WASHINGTON - Radio Free Asia marked its 29th anniversary today, when audiences in Beijing first accessed its inaugural Mandarin programming on Sept. 29, 1996. RFA President and CEO Bay Fang renewed the call for RFA’s work, as the governments of China and other authoritarian countries crack down on independent voices and a free press.

Live from the American Bardo

Laurie Anderson and friends perform at Giorno Poetry Systems in NYC. The post Live from the American Bardo appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

China: Draft ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law Tightens Ideological Control

(New York) – A newly proposed law in China would provide a broad legal framework to justify existing repression and force assimilation of minority populations throughout the country and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today.

At least 7 injured in early-morning earthquake in northwest China’s Gansu province

The 5.6 magnitude quake in Longxi county triggered dozens of aftershocks

China's No. 2 leader, in debut of sorts on world stage at UN, echoes his nation's concern about US

China’s second-in-command sounded his nation’s recurring alarm against aggressive and unilateral action in global politics in an address to world leaders

Tibetan Buddhist nuns are getting advanced degrees − and the Dalai Lama played a major role in that shift

A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.

World should stay focussed on delivering global climate goals despite US opposition: Xi Jinping

Xi said China will increase the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30 per cent, expand the installed capacity of wind and solar power to over six times the 2020 levels, scale up the total...

US lawmakers urge US tech firms to stop aiding CCP

US lawmakers and activists across the political spectrum called on US tech firms to stop selling surveillance equipment to Chinese police and for the US Congress to examine the issue after The Associa...

Domestic Workers: Rights and Resources Every NYC Nanny Should Know

Are you new in NYC and want to become a domestic worker? Starting in this field can feel confusing if you don’t know where to look for jobs, what qualifications are useful and, most importantly, what rights protect you...

Dalai Lama helped Tibetan Buddhist nuns go for advanced degrees

In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the “geshema” examination. These exams are...

In a first, Polish climber skis down Everest without supplemental oxygen

Andrzej Bargiel, braving heavy snowfall, glided down the world's highest mountain on his third attempt.

Crackdown on protests in remote Himalayan region after clashes turn deadly

Rare agitation shakes strategic Indian region bordering China

China’s control by immigration

Both the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) love to boast in their textbooks that “the Chinese nation is a peace-loving people.” Yet the vast empire that grew from w...

Intimate Portraits of the Nenets Capture the Faces of Indigenous People in the Russian Arctic

Intimate Portraits of the Nenets Capture the Faces of Indigenous People in the Russian Arctic In 2022, Natasha Yankelevich traveled to Yamal for the first time. Nestled in northwest Siberia, the region is remote, icy, and has been “historically...

London master’s student who advocated for Tibetans detained during China visit, friend says

Zhang Yadi was due to begin her master’s degree at the SOAS University of London in September

China has device 5 times larger than New York City that helps it dominate critical minerals exploration

Transmitter system originally built for submarine communication enables geologists to send signals deep underground to map resources

China’s mega bridge opens, inscription found in Tibet: 7 science highlights

We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China builds record-smashing mega bridge...

Ryan Routh's daughter shouts after his vehicle

Ryan Routh's daughter shouts after his vehicle

Trump's teleprompter malfunctions during U.N. speech

Trump's teleprompter malfunctions during U.N. speech

Do you speak Sylheti? Tamajaght? Klingon? Inside the Festival for Endangered Languages

Every two weeks, a language is lost – and by the end of the century, half of the world’s 7,000 tongues could have vanished. We meet the artist using eyeliner and chokeberries to rescue everything from Ogham to ArablishIn...