After coming across a 2020 BuzzFeed News report detailing China's construction of extensive detention camps for ethnic-minority Uyghurs, Guan Heng, a YouTuber residing in Henan, China at the time, took it upon himself to investigate further. In October 2021, he ventured into Xinjiang province and utilized a telephoto lens to capture footage of the secretive camps, which human rights organizations estimate imprison up to one million Uyghurs. The video evidence he gathered set off a chain of events that led to his escape from China, a journey to the U.S. via Ecuador and the Bahamas, and eventually being caught up in an Immigration Customs and Border (ICE)...

Amidst the picturesque Olympic slopes of Tofane beneath the rugged Dolomite peaks, a flurry of activity unfolds in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Construction noise fills the air as gravel is excavated, tractors maneuver through muddy roads, and workers bustle around near the event area, just days before the Winter Olympics kick off. In Cortina d’Ampezzo, last-minute preparations are evident as the curling tournament is set to commence on Wednesday and the women’s downhill training scheduled for Thursday. The rush to complete facilities showcases the challenges faced by organizers, with some projects still unfinished while others have been successfully concluded. Despite pressures from the International Olympic Committee to relocate events...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Beijing, marking the initial visit by a Canadian prime minister to China in the past eight years....

Teresa Patry, a farmer and rancher from Vermilion, Alberta, is facing concerns with the operations of two active oil wells on her property. An...