January 27, 2021 Blinken reassures Philippine FM amid China’s recent moves in region Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday reassured Philippine’s top diplomat in a phone call that the U.S. stands with Southeast Asian countries after recent acts by China in the region, a report said.
November 25, 2020 Opposition leaders launch unprecedented partnership to funnel funds, bypassing Maduro controls In the face of the dizzying depreciation of the Venezuelan bolÃvar, the U.S. government is skirting the censorship imposed by the Nicolas Maduro regime with an unprecedented public-private partnership known as the "stablecoin solution."Â Â
October 3, 2020 Billboard company refuses to post ad critical of LeBron James’ stand on China A government watchdog recently tried to post a bold message on giant billboards during he NBA finals about LeBron James’ refusal to speak out against Chinese human-rights abuses, but was rejected by the sign company.
September 2, 2020 India bans another 118 Chinese mobile apps as tensions between 2 countries worsen India on Wednesday banned another 118 Chinese mobile apps, including the widely popular video game "PUBG," as the standoff between the two neighboring nations intensified.Â
August 14, 2020 Iran, Turkey slam UAE, claim Israel deal a ‘dagger’ in backs of Palestinians, Muslims Iran and Turkey harshly criticized the United Arab Emirates for its deal this week with Israel, framing it as an act of betrayal against Palestinians and Muslims.
July 22, 2020 Coronavirus relief aid from world's top donors is dropping, report finds At a time when billions of people on the planet are struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic collapse — on top of long-running disasters like famine, drought or social and civil unrest —some of the world’s largest government donors of humanitarian aid are buckling under the strain.
July 16, 2020 Pompeo says China 'was aware' of human coronavirus transmission before telling world, WHO was 'co-opted' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Thursday that the Chinese government "was aware of human-to-human transmission" of the coronavirus "before they shared this with the world."
July 9, 2020 Taliban, despite 'peace' talks, led the world by far in 2019 terrorist attacks, study finds Almost 8,500 terrorist attacks took place in 2019, killing more than 20,300 people – some 5,460 were known perpetrators and 14,840 were victims, according to a report released this week.
May 22, 2020 Pompeo condemns China’s law as ‘death knell’ for Hong Kong, warns of economic hardship Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed efforts by China to enact national security legislation in Hong Kong, claiming that such a move would be a "death knell" for the Chinese territory and warned it could impact the economic relationship Hong Kong has with the United States.
May 18, 2020 China backs WHO investigation into coronavirus origin, pledges $2B Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $2 billion to the World Health Organization to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.