India’s vaccination rates are plummeting, thanks partly to the collapsing healthcare system in the country and shortages of the Russian vaccine. A group of India’s leading industrialists urged the country to slow economic activity in order to save lives. The group’s urgings come as India’s daily COVID cases surpassed 400,000 for the first time, signaling a …

A group of India’s leading industrialists urged the country to slow economic activity in order to save lives. The group’s urgings come as India’s daily COVID cases surpassed 400,000 for the first time, signaling a grim new turn in the virus’s spread in that country. The United States has limited travel from India as the …

The United States Transportation Security Administration have extended their requirement to wear masks on public transit until September 13. Meanwhile, the CDC has relaxed its masking guidelines for vaccinated Americans. It no longer recommends that vaccinated Americans wear masks outside while walking, running, or doing other kinds of exercise. They should still wear them in …

Eighteen COVID patients have died in a hospital fire, another tragedy in a country whose health care system is already stretched to the breaking point. India has blamed its COVID spike on variants of the virus. Meanwhile, India is planning to allow the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which may see as many as 600,000 pilgrims, despite being …

India is in the midst of an unprecedented COVID crisis, with cases surging well beyond the country’s capability. In the penultimate week of April, India saw 341,000 COVID cases in a single day. The spike in cases is partly due to some of the new variants spreading around the world––but the spike also raises concerns …

The British House of Commons passed a unanimous resolution labeling the Chinese treatment of the Uighur people genocide, increasing pressure on the Johnson administration to toughen its stance on China. A Uighur woman imprisoned in a 40-square meter cell with 40 other women has detailed her experiences, including electroshocks and beatings. There are dozens of …

As part of its ongoing crusade to wipe out Uighur culture, the Chinese government is tearing down mosques under the guise of “repairing” them. Chinese websites advertise batches of 50 to 100 Uighur laborers, part of China’s forced-labor program. A Uighur gynecologist living in exile in Turkey has described the horrors of China’s sterilization campaign. …

Matt Gaetz is using campaign donations to fund his legal defense as sex trafficking investigations continue. Gaetz is currently under investigation for possibly bringing a 17-year-old girl with whom he had sex across state lines––sex trafficking, in other words. And, bizarrely, QAnon supporters are jumping to his defense, even though their whole thing is anti-pedophelia. More evidence …

Federal prosecutors have said that members of the Oath Keepers likely stored weapons at a Comfort Inn in Arlington, Virginia before the Capitol riots in order to ready rapid response teams for the insurrection. The alleged leader of the paramilitary group the Oath Keepers was in contact with the Proud Boys and similar groups before …

Victims of Chinese “forced confessions” have called on nations to stop airing Chinese state-run TV, which runs propaganda featuring victims of torture. Beijing has begun airing propaganda films of detained Uighurs pleading with their relatives overseas to return to Xinjiang and stop criticizing China. The people in the videos appear thing and ill, a clear …

The United States has said it will defend Taiwan in the face of Chinese incursions into Taiwanese airspace. China sent more fighter jets into Taiwanese air space on Wednesday, escalating their show of force. Taiwan has threatened to shoot down the Chinese drones in its airspace, if they get too close to the Taiwanese-controlled Pratas …

One in five Americans have been fully vaccinated, with around one in three having received at least one shot. Earlier this week, the latter number was one in four Americans. Dr. Fauci has warned of a possible U.S. COVID surge following an uptick in cases in Europe. Some 15 states are seeing rising cases already. …