Why China Might Give Up TikTok
via NYT > World News Beijing may be buying itself room to negotiate on the matters it cares about most: tariffs, technology and Taiwan.
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Nepal to Investigate Killings and Arson in Student Protests
via NYT > World News It is a first effort by the country’s new government to understand the sequence of violent events that led to the abrupt downfall of the old one.
Asia Cup turns into a cup of hatred
“You bowl very well, please accept this cricket bat as a gift from me.” You must remember when Virat Kohli gave a bat to Mohammad Amir in 2016. And if you’ve forgotten that, then surely you recall Kohli and Mohammad Rizwan’s warm embrace after a match in 2021. In the past, whatever the state of Pakistan–India relations might have been, it never affected the cricketers on the field. But now things have reached a point where Indian cricketers have locked their dressing room doors just to avoid shaking hands with Pakistani players. After their defeat in the war, the Indians are frustrated, and they’re venting that anger on the cricket field. Otherwise, they wouldn’t act so foolishly. I still give cricketers a little margin—perhaps the poison of hatred hasn’t completely seeped into their conscience yet—but they remain under the influence of their board and government. After the captains’ press conferences, when Surya Kumar Yadav was criticized for shaking hands with Mohsin Naqvi...
Nepal Uprising Is Latest Challenge to India’s Backyard Diplomacy
via NYT > World News The overthrow of Nepal’s government is the latest in a series of uprisings among India’s neighbors, creating a political churn that complicates its ties.
The H-1B Visa: Why Is Trump Adding a $100,000 Fee?
via NYT > World News President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday adding a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers. Immigration hard-liners have criticized the program for replacing American workers.
Justice Alito, in Rome, Says Religious Liberty Is Under Siege
via NYT > World News Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., a conservative Catholic, has visited Rome for decades, often teaching or participating in academic conferences.
Trump’s Threats to Media in Jimmy Kimmel Fallout Resemble World Autocrat
via NYT > World News The tactics President Trump has embraced place the United States in awkward company as freedom of expression is declining in dozens of countries.