It appears that China has detained 2 Canadians in possible retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Chinese tech executive. And, a report says China may be scrapping a plan that angered President Trump.
Chinese authorities have detained another Canadian citizen this week, allegedly for harming national security. The detentions appear to be retaliation for Canada's arrest of a Huawei executive.
Hakeem al-Araibi, who had been living in Australia as a legal refugee, was detained in Bangkok at the start of a vacation and fears he will be tortured if sent back to Bahrain.
"I wanted to understand how such a distressing, degrading and high-risk set of events could have occurred in a 21st Century Australian prison," the head of a prison watchdog said on Wednesday.
A bipartisan resolution directs the administration to end military assistance to the Saudi-led conflict. It draws on the Vietnam-era War Powers Act, marking the first debate on this war authority.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that China is responsible for the hack of Marriott's reservation system, while FBI officials testified that espionage by China in the U.S. is extensive.
British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of no confidence. But before the dramatic ballot, the day was full of political developments leading up to it.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Anand Menon, director of The UK in a Changing Europe, about what factors led to the political crisis British Prime Minister Theresa May and the country are now facing.