February 2, 2022 Biden to meet with 'Quad' leaders during trip to Asia amid rising tension with China President Biden is reportedly planning to make “several” stops, including a summit featuring leaders from the "Quad" alliance, during his trip to Asia this spring as tensions rise with China.
January 29, 2022 Alcohol consumption can directly cause cancer, study says The consumption of alcohol is a direct cause of several kinds of cancer, according to researchers.
January 27, 2022 Looming Ukraine embassy exit carries Afghanistan parallels, experts warn The U.S. Embassy in Ukraine's announcement advising American citizens to consider departing Ukraine is leading experts in global affairs to warn against a disastrous pullout along the likes of the Afghanistan withdrawal last year.
January 24, 2022 NATO sending fighters, ships to region; UK to withdraw some staff from embassy in Ukraine NATO announced Monday that it will send fighter jets and ships to eastern Europe as tension with the alliance and Russia hit a fever pitch due to the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 21, 2022 Japan widens COVID restrictions due to omicron Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across Japan beginning Friday as the country widens COVID-19 restrictions due to the omicron variant, which has caused cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas.
January 14, 2022 North Korea missile test prompts concern, caution from US officials: 'Must choose diplomacy' North Korea has completed three tests in the past two weeks in a clear escalation of tensions.
January 14, 2022 China steps up construction along disputed border, implicating security in key Indian territory The buildings may provide a base of operations for China to improve its activity in the region after struggling to maintain forces during a standoff with India.
January 13, 2022 Justice Department pressured to end China Initiative aimed at targeting espionage Attorney General Merrick Garland is under increasing pressure from academics across the country to end "The China Initiative", a Department of Justice program formed in 2018. It is designed to confront Chinese espionage.
January 13, 2022 NY Gov. Hochul met with Chinese official who called genocide of Uyghur Muslims 'lies' Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul repeatedly met with a Chinese government official who claimed that the human rights violations in China were “lies” and praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) as a “great party.”
January 13, 2022 US Afghanistan aid going directly to Taliban, nonprofits warn The hundreds of millions of dollars that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to send to Afghanistan will be going into the wrong hands, nonprofit rescue groups warn.