Beijing censures ‘too negative’ US policy toward China
A top Chinese diplomat has denounced as “too negative" the US policy toward his country, saying the administration in Washington is more focused on confrontation rather than cooperation with Beijing.
Israeli warplanes conduct fresh airstrikes against positions in besieged Gaza Strip
Israeli warplanes have carried out a series of airstrikes against targets across the Gaza Strip as the Tel Aviv regime continues with its acts of aggression against the besieged Palestinian enclave.
Norway to allow US to build military facilities on its soil
Norway has signed an agreement with the US to build facilities on its airfields and a naval base amid growing tensions between the US-led military alliance and neighboring Russia.
Moscow asks 10 American diplomats to leave Russia
Russia has ordered 10 American diplomats to leave the country after the United States expelled the same number of Russian diplomats over what Washington alleged as malign actions, saying that the US ambassador should also go back home for some consultations.
Call for peace insincere as long as Yemen siege persists
The spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says any call for an end to the years-long Saudi-led aggression against the impoverished country is insincere as long as a crippling Saudi blockade against the country persists.
Pompeo and his wife misused State Department funds
A US government watchdog has found that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan misused State Department funds by having staff carrying out personal tasks more than 100 times.
Senior Chinese Official Warns Foreign Powers Against Interfering in Hong Kong
A senior Chinese official warned foreign powers against any interference in Hong Kong, saying they will face countermeasures if they try to use the semi-autonomous city as a “pawn".
German Health Minister Pleads with Federal States to Impose Further COVID Restrictions
German Health Minister Jens Spahn on Thursday pleaded with federal states to impose further coronavirus restrictions immediately rather than wait for the federal "emergency brake".
France :3rd Dose of Moderna, Pfizer COVID Vaccines
People with weakened immune systems should receive three doses of the two main COVID-19 vaccines being used in France made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, the country’s top health officials recommended.
U.S. Police fatally shoot Black man, protests erupt
Protests erupted against police when an officer fatally shot a young Black man after stopping his vehicle for a traffic violation on Sunday about 10 miles (16 km) from where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis last May.