World

The 9th Night of George Floyd Protests, Last Updates

Thousands of people came out in cities across the country for a ninth straight day Wednesday to protest the death of George Floyd while in police custody.
Saturday, 6 June , 2020
The Worst-ever US-China Relationship Over Coronavirus

Over the coronavirus, the US and China relationship has gone from skepticism and competition to insults and outright hostility.
Monday, 1 June , 2020
Trump Cuts WHO funding as the Coronavirus Economic Devastation Continues to Rise

Donald Trump announced that the US will end its support for the World Health Organization, charging it didn’t respond adequately to the pandemic because of China’s “total control” over the U.N. agency.
Saturday, 30 May , 2020
China Says US Action on Hong Kong ‘Doomed to Fail’

The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party said U.S. moves to end some trading privileges for Hong Kong “grossly interfere” in China’s internal affairs and are “doomed to fail.”
Saturday, 30 May , 2020
WHO Announced of 7 or 8 `Top’ Candidates for a COVID-19 Vaccine

The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020
Pompeo to Visit Israel on Wednesday: China Likely to be on Agenda

Whatever the economic benefits to be reaped from closer ties to China, the military and strategic alliance with the US is of paramount importance to Israel’s security.
Tuesday, 12 May , 2020
US to Pressure UN to Extend Iran’s Arms Embargo While Left the Nuclear Deal

Mike Pompeo is attempting to pressure the UN to extend an arms embargo on Iran or reimpose much more crippling sanctions on the country.
Sunday, 10 May , 2020
China Dismissed US Covid-19 Claims, Calling Pompeo ‘Insane’ for his Lab Origin Theory

A nationalist tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party has dismissed claims by the Trump administration that the novel coronavirus originated from a laboratory in Wuhan.
Tuesday, 5 May , 2020
Renewed US-China Trade War, China Maybe ‘Held Accountable’ For Coronavirus

After extended tensions between the U.S. and China, President Trump on Thursday renewed threats to slap new tariffs on Chinese goods as retaliation for China’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
Sunday, 3 May , 2020
Hundreds Protest Against US Coronavirus Policies

Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020
Germany Starts Broad Antibody Testing to Assess Spread of Coronavirus

Germany, seeking a path out of lockdown, begins broad random testing for antibodies.
Sunday, 19 April , 2020
Macron Secured UN’s Ceasefire Plan to Let World Focus on Coronavirus

French President said he has secured the agreement of three UN’ Security Council to back a call by the UN for a global ceasefire so the world can focus on the coronavirus epidemic.
Wednesday, 15 April , 2020
Trump Again Threatens Iran, If it Attacks US Interests in Iraq

Donald Trump issued another tweeted threat to Iran on Wednesday, saying he would retaliate if the Tehran government struck again at U.S. interests in Iraq.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020
What the Massive Locust Swarm in Africa and the Middle East Means to the US

Amid worldwide concerns over the new coronavirus, an age-old but now “extremely alarming” problem is developing in several countries that represents “an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods” as the start of growing season approaches for these parts of the world, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020
Trump Offers Help to North Korea Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

President Trump reached out to North Korea, offering help to its leader to stem the spiraling coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the country’s official state media, KCNA.
Tuesday, 24 March , 2020
3 US Troops Wounded in New Rocket Attack on Iraq Base

A new rocket attack against a base in Iraq housing servicemembers left three American troops wounded, according to the Pentagon.
Sunday, 15 March , 2020
US-Taliban Peace Deal Secrets Shared With Congress

The Trump administration is making available to Congress two secret documents related to the United States’ peace agreement with the Taliban.
Tuesday, 3 March , 2020
New Dehli Is Being Beaten, Lynched and Burnt Alive

Violence in New Dehli has left more than 45 dead and hundreds injured after a Hindu nationalist rampage, stoked by the rhetoric of Narendra Modi’s populist government.
Tuesday, 3 March , 2020
Trump’s Peace Plan Considered As Apartheid by Former European Leaders

Fifty former European prime ministers and foreign ministers have condemned U.S. President Trump’s Middle East peace plan in an open letter.
Sunday, 1 March , 2020
Trump Gives Green Light to Peace Deal with Taliban

Donald Trump said on Sunday he is ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if a temporary truce holds in America’s longest war.
Monday, 24 February , 2020