Why is China set to approve a new law promoting 'ethnic unity'?Stephen McDonellChina correspondent, BeijingGetty ImagesChinese leader Xi Jinping has repeatedly called for the "Sinicisation of religion"For decades the Chinese government has been accused of implementing repressive policies designed to subjugate ethnic minorities, forcing them to assimilate into the dominant Han culture.Now a new...

It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well'Jonathan the tortoise, believed to be the world's oldest living land animal, is still with us at 193 years old, contrary to a spurious, and possibly scammy, social media post and a flurry of news outlets mistakenly reporting his death.On Wednesday, an X account purporting to be Joe Hollins, the veterinarian who cares...

Multiple employees of Canadian mining company found dead in MexicoCanadian mining firm says its abducted workers found dead in MexicoSakshi VenkatramanUS reporterGetty ImagesStreet in Concordia, Mexico, near where 10 mining workers were kidnapped last monthA Canadian mining company says some of its workers who were abducted from a project site in Mexico last month have been found dead.Ten...

Why is Israel targeting Lebanon's bridges?An Israeli air strike damaged the Qasmiyeh bridge on Sunday, one of the main routes linking the south to central Lebanon, near the coastal city of Tyre.This comes after Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement that Israeli forces had been instructed to destroy the crossings over the Litani river that were being used by Hezbollah to...

Class-Action Suit Claims Amazon 'Bricked' Early Fire TV Streaming SticksAmazon is facing a proposed class-action suit that claims the company made early versions of its Fire TV Stick devices obsolete over time.The plaintiff named in the suit, Bill Merewhuader, filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, said he purchased two second-generation Fire TV Stick devices from Best Buy in...