The US president last week raised the possibility that his uncle, whose plane was shot down over New Guinea in May 1944, might have been eaten by cannibals.

The initiative, launched under then-president Donald Trump, was intended to fight espionage by Beijing, but was slammed as racist and trigger-happy.

‘By restricting housing based on Chinese domicile, Florida is unlawfully restricting housing for Chinese people,’ a lawyer for the plaintiffs contends.

Chao comes from a wealthy family with links to China – through shipbuilding and even the late Jiang Zemin – and served as secretary of labour under Bush and transportation secretary under Trump

A recent survey revealed significant underrepresentation – and lack of public awareness of the diaspora in politics and leadership roles – in a country where Indians form the second-largest migrant group.

University of Bochum’s Lorenz Narku Laing says football has ‘tolerated racism for decades’, but education for fans and tougher penalties for clubs could be the answer.

The Harry Potter author made social media comments about trans women, testing the legislation on the same day it came into effect.

The legislation has raised concerns about a potential chilling of free speech.

The training of UAE police officers by the LAPD has stirred new questions about the appropriateness of its close ties with overseas security services.

Philosopher Xiang Shuchen talks to My Take columnist Alex Lo about her new book, which argues premodern China had no conception of biologically determined races, only a culture of mutual assimilation that may serve as a template for contemporary cosmopolitanism.

Moreno’s contest against the incumbent senator for Ohio, Sherrod Brown, will potentially determine who controls the US Senate based on the Democrats’ current narrow voting majority

The right-wing commentator has slammed Israel’s military actions in Gaza, but her distasteful comments about Jewish people have led her to being labelled as antisemitic

Performers like Medli Dorothea Loo are rare in the mass media of Singapore, where activists say transgender people still face stigma, from job discrimination to family rejection.

Killing of Franco, a black, bisexual city councillor, shook Brazil. Chiquinho Brazão and brother Domingos Brazão were arrested for ‘ordering hit against Franco’.

Democrat opponents say the bill, similar to measures passed in other Republican-leaning states, would lead to discrimination against Asian-Americans.

It is the first criminal case of its kind since Russia banned the so-called ‘international LGBT movement’ in November, amid a crackdown on the community.

US President Joe Biden visited the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona on Tuesday, seeking to shore up support from the crucial Latino demographic.

Letitia James is a Howard law graduate and the first woman of colour to serve in the NY AG position – and her office has sued Brazilian company JBS, and Citibank

The far-right politician, whose anti-Islam, anti-migrant rhetoric swept him to a shock election victory, does not have support of all parties in his coalition.

On International Women’s Day, readers discuss the need to better support women as they move up the career ladder, migrant domestic workers’ efforts to create a more inclusive city, and the Hong Kong government’s baby bonus.

The politician owned a gun-themed restaurant, heckled Joe Biden and made Islamophobic remarks against Ilhan Omar – but why does her teenage son face felony charges?

The Sri Lankan Tourism Development Authority also scrapped free long-term visa extensions for Ukrainians.

A woman in Los Angeles with an unleashed dog was caught in a video hurling racially charged remarks during a verbal fight with her Asian neighbour.

British Board of Film Classification said the Disney film uses colonial term Hottentots, a derogatory word historically used by white Europeans to refer to South Africa’s Khoikhoi people.