Universities and colleges are in turmoil but, with semesters drawing to a close and commencements underway, students—and the “outside agitators” orchestrating them—will soon be headed home, campuses emptied, and other urgencies will fill TV screens, fixating the nation’s attention on that until the next “crisis” comes along, repeat-and-rinse. That appears to be President Joe Biden’s […]
Michael Stumo, chief executive officer of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, spoke with NTD about the roughly 300 sanctions the United States imposed on entities supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, the effect of U.S. sanctions on China, and his insight into the push from some Midwestern Democrats for the Biden administration to raise former […]
KRIVELJ, Serbia—Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband then walked into her village in eastern Serbia to guard a barricade stopping trucks entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating local land and water. Ms. Radivojevic is one of two dozen women who since January took shifts day and night […]
Dozens of former Google workers have filed a complaint after they were fired or put on leave for protesting against the company supplying technology to the Israeli government amid the Gaza war. Should employees be allowed to protest at their place of work? Here’s what one HR expert has to say.
A Moscow court on May 4 ordered the 2-month detention of a Falun Gong practitioner for her beliefs as an investigation is pending, the first such decision in the country as Russia increasingly leans toward communist China. Natalya Minenkova, 46, will be detained until June 27 under a controversial law against “carrying out the activities […]
The Japanese embassy on Friday rejected President Joe Biden’s recent comments that labeled Japan—along with three other countries—as “xenophobic,” calling the president’s remarks “unfortunate.” At a Washington fundraising event on May 1, President Biden grouped U.S. allies Japan and India with U.S. adversaries China and Russia, saying their economic challenges arise from their refusal to […]
Following demonstrations in support of Palestinians, France witnesses a growing wave of student protests, echoing similar actions in the United States. While the scale may be smaller, the unrest has spread to multiple universities across the country. Concerns are voiced by observers and the Student Union regarding the escalating situation, with some labeling protesters as […]
The Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen has issued a warning of escalation in response to potential Israeli ground operations in Rafah. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to return all the hostages from the Gaza Strip.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions Wednesday targeting suppliers of military equipment to Russia in its war against Ukraine. These entities are accused of supplying the Kremlin with military equipment, ranging from infra-red detectors, to drone components, to pressure sensors used in missiles. China is once again in the spotlight. Of nearly 300 targeted […]
The House this week passed the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act with bipartisan support. Jonathan Hullihan, the general counsel and director of legal operations at Citizens Defending Freedom, tells NTD that he is skeptical about the bill giving the Department of Education more authority.
Moscow authorities on Friday raided the homes of Falun Gong practitioners—a group heavily persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party—amid Russia’s closer ties with communist China. Levi Browde, executive director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, says targeting Falun Gong allows Russia to “get in the good graces” of the Chinese communist regime.
The British government is calling for examples of bad guidance on single-sex spaces, where gender self identification has allowed men who identify as women to enter into women-only spaces. TransgenderTrend founder and director Stephanie Davies-Arai told NTD the government must ensure single-sex spaces are protected.
For the first time in five years, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping is preparing to visit Europe. Beginning with Paris on Monday, he also has plans to visit Hungary and Serbia. Author and former diplomat Roger Garside talks to NTD about the significance of the trip, and what the communist regime leader hopes to […]
The Conservative Party could lose 500 seats in disappointing local elections. Despite significantly positive results, Labour lost control of Oldham Council—driven in part by their stance on Gaza. A campaigner tells us it’s “high time” the government protected single-sex spaces such as toilets, changing rooms, and women’s sports. What to expect at this year’s Eurovision […]
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) singled out communist China as one of the world’s “worst violators” of religious freedom, according to its 2024 annual report released on May 1. “Religious communities are suffering under Chinese Communist oppression,” the report reads. “The government of a world power does not have the right to […]
Russian authorities on May 3 raided the homes of five practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline, under a controversial law that includes “carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization.” The home searches conducted by Moscow police are the latest escalation in a campaign against the spiritual group, which has included the banning of […]
New York Police Department (NYPD) officers began clearing pro-Palestinian encampments at New York University (NYU) and The New School on Friday morning, in the latest crackdown on campus protests that have emerged across the country. “[NYU] has requested our assistance to disperse the illegal encampment on their property. As per their request, we are on […]
The White House said Thursday that Russia has been quietly shipping fuel to North Korea and that the action appears to violate a U.N. trade cap. The United States warns that it will work with allies to initiate follow-up sanctions against this violation.
The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on May 2, probing worldwide threats against the United States. They focused on China and how the country is strengthening its ties to Russia and other malign actors.
