Around a dozen independent Lunar New Year fairs have sprung up across Hong Kong over the past week in support of the city’s ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations, with organizers attempting to raise money and morale among supporters.
Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos said he’s very interested in striking an Obama-like deal with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Meghan Markle after the pair announced they would be quitting royal duties and moving to Canada.
The head of a special U.S. development program will visit Kenya this week to hold initial talks over the possibility of providing $350 million towards a major infrastructure project, local media reported on Monday.
A Chinese theme park apologized on Monday after it forced a pig to bungee jump off a 68-meter high tower to mark the opening of its new attraction.
Actor Larry David ridiculed President Donald Trump and his supporters in the 10th season premier of his HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, with series creator and star wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat as a “people repellent.”
Actress Sharon Stone has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg for the party’s nomination, arguing that the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor will take America toward a “safer, more thoughtful future.”
Leftist actress and comedienne Kathy Griffin has admitted she resorted to “straight-up begging” for work after being widely denounced after posing for a photo in which she held President Donald Trump’s bloody and decapitated head.
The government of Brazil unveiled its new $100 million Antarctic base built by the Chinese state-run National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEICEC) on Thursday, eight years after a fire destroyed its former base.
Socialist gangs loyal to Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro attacked a convoy of opposition lawmakers outside the country’s National Assembly in Caracas on Wednesday, consequently preventing them from entering the building for the second time this month.
Daytime talk show host Wendy Williams has apologized after she faced backlash for appearing to mock cleft lips while discussing Joker star Joaquin Phoenix’s facial scar.
Not one contestant on Wednesday’s edition of “Jeopardy!” managed to identify Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) after being asked to name the chair the House Intelligence Committee and leader of the partisan impeachment campaign against president Donald Trump.
China has effectively pledged military action against Taiwan should its newly re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) push for secession, stating they will stop at nothing to stop the country seceding from the mainland altogether.
Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah mocked the candidates participating in Wednesday’s Democratic Party debate, with the latter describing it as the “whitest debate yet.”
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte once again sparked outrage on Tuesday during a visit to victims of the Taal Volcano eruption, telling a group of local officials that Batanga’s plethora of “beautiful women” had helped him forget the “many problems” facing his administration.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened to form armed terrorist groups on Monday to take back control of his country from the constitutionally legitimate government that took over following his resignation last year.
At least six people were killed and 16 were injured on Monday after an enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and nearby pedestrians in Xining, the capital of China’s Qinghai province.
The New York Times called out the irony of TV’s left-wing late-night hosts complaining about the lack of diversity among this year’s Oscar nominees, pointing out that the hosts are also mostly white and male.
Showtime’s Homeland star Mandy Patinkin launched a tirade against President Donald Trump over his attitude toward the U.S. intelligence services, describing his administration as a “cancer that affects the world globally.”
Chinese state media blamed Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election on her party’s effective use of “mongering fear” against the Communist Party this weekend.
Hong Kong’s Chinese-controlled authorities blocked the entry of the executive director of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, on Sunday.
Rapper and Bernie Sanders backer Cardi B said she would one day like to be a politician, declaring that “just a couple of years of school” would help her to implement her innovative ideas in Congress.
President Donald Trump sent his greetings to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un this week after the country’s communist regime held a series of mass rallies and celebrations to celebrate his 36th birthday.
Cuba’s communist regime has urged its citizens to visit the Iranian embassy in Havana to sign a book of condolence for the late Iranian terror chief Qasem Soleimani following his assassination by a U.S. drone strike.
Television personality and celebrity personal trainer Jillian Michaels, best known for being a coach on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” has sparked anger within the woke body positivity movement after arguing there was no reason to celebrate pop singer Lizzo’s obesity.
New research by the Pew Research Centre has found that President Donald Trump holds broad support in both Nigeria and Kenya, although he is generally unpopular in other parts of the world.
Authorities in China’s coastal province Jiangsu declared on Tuesday that just 17 residents are living in extreme poverty, despite having a population of some 80 million people.
Singer Barbra Streisand has claimed that President Donald Trump has an obsession with the legacy of former President Barack Obama, one which she says he will never live up to.
The United States deployed additional military support to Kenya this week to strengthen security against the Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab. Nairobi, on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to expanding its trade links with Iran.
ABC will air a live politically charged episode of The Conners next month on the night of the New Hampshire Primary, the company announced on Wednesday.
Left-wing leaders and across Latin America expressed condemnation of President Trump and warned of incoming war after the failed Iran missile attack.
