August 11, 2020 US introduces updated draft Security Council resolution to extend Iran arms embargo The U.S. on Tuesday introduced an updated and more streamlined draft Security Council resolution that would extend a thirteen-year arms embargo on Iran that is due to expire in October -- and that the U.S. has promised to extend.
August 11, 2020 State Dept. condemns Chinese sanctions on Sens. Cruz, Hawley, Cotton as attempt to 'extend authoritarian rule' The State Department on Tuesday condemned China’s imposition of sanctions on a number of U.S. senators an attempt by Beijing to “extend authoritarian rule beyond its borders.”
August 11, 2020 State Dept. hits NBC News' Wuhan lab article as 'regurgitated Chinese Communist Party propaganda' The State Department on Monday took aim at an NBC News article about the Wuhan Institute of Virology, accusing the outlet of failing to press for facts and of having had “regurgitated Chinese Communis Party propaganda.”
August 11, 2020 Bahrain's human trafficking fight draws US recognition A select group of countries is making efforts to fight the scourge -- among them is Bahrain, which has implemented an oper-door policy for its citizens to report suspected human trafficking crimes.
August 11, 2020 Ivanka Trump, officials unveiling $122M investment for women empowerment initiative Top security officials and American corporate leaders will unveil $122 million in new programs and partnerships for the administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative Tuesday afternoon, according to a White House official.
August 7, 2020 Trump administration sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for carrying out Beijing's 'policies of suppression' The Trump administration on Friday announced that it is sanctioning Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam as part of a wave of sanctions on Hong Kong officials over the Chinese government’s 'policies of suppression" in the former British territory.
August 6, 2020 US pushes for UN Security Council vote to extend expiring Iran arms embargo The Trump administration will seek a U.N. Security Council vote next week on a resolution to extend a 13-year-old arms embargo that expires in October -- while warning that the U.S. will go ahead unilaterally if the resolution fails.
August 6, 2020 Brian Hook, US special envoy for Iran, to step down; Elliott Abrams to take post Brian Hook, the U.S. special representative for Iran, is leaving his post, the State Department announced Thursday, just as the Trump administration is attempting to rally the international community to extend a soon-to-expire arms embargo on the regime in Tehran.
August 5, 2020 Uighur model sends rare video from Chinese detention A 31-year-old Uighur man appears in a newly published video that offers a rare view inside the Communist Party’s secretive “reeducation” camps.
August 5, 2020 Trump's pick for Ukraine ambassador vows to report election interference: 'Sounds reasonable to me' President Trump's pick for the next Ukraine ambassador was put on the spot Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing on whether he'd stand up to interference in U.S. elections, an issue at the core of Trump's impeachment proceedings.