US officials said they are ‘troubled and saddened’ to hear of the Moscow police raid and ‘deeply concerned’ about the persecution of Falun Gong globally.
Gavin Ellis, a former editor of the country’s largest newspaper and a professor of journalism, recommends a levy on digital platforms to support media.
The Solomon Islands election could have hailed a major change of fortune for Australian and US leaders in the region, except things appear to remain the same.
‘We are concerned about this whether it happens in China or Russia or elsewhere in the world,' a White House National Security Council spokesperson said.