The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong on Friday (June 25) urged the United States to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs on the pretext of press freedom.
Read More »Russia: UK warship’s violation impossible without US consent
Russia says hostile actions by a British warship near Russian territorial waters could not have been carried out without the urging of the US.
Read More »At least four dead, 159 missing following partial building collapse near Miami
Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to 159 and the confirmed death toll to four. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters that …
Read More »Giuliani’s law licence suspended over Trump election falsehoods
The New York court’s decision prevents Rudy Giuliani from representing clients as a lawyer.
Read More »One dead, 10 known injured after oceanfront residential building partially collapses near Miami
Hundreds of fire and rescue workers scoured through tons of rubble after a 12-story oceanfront residential building partially collapsed just north of Miami Beach early Thursday, leaving at least one person dead and at least 10 injured, officials said.
Read More »Software mogul John McAfee dies by hanging in Spanish prison – lawyer says
Technology entrepreneur John McAfee apparently hanged himself in his prison cell on Wednesday after the Spanish high court authorised his extradition to the United States, his lawyer told Reuters. Known for his eccentric behaviour and videos, McAfee, 75, was a pioneer of anti-virus software and indicted in Tennessee on tax …
Read More »Oath Keeper pleads guilty in major Capitol riot conspiracy case
It’s the first guilty plea in the DOJ’s conspiracy case against the group.
Read More »US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Friday
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday for the first time since taking a lead role in immigration issues, her office said, bowing to pressure that she make the high-profile trip.
Read More »Pedestrian Bridge Collapses in Washington, DC, Leaving 6 Injured – Photo, Video
A pedestrian bridge over a highway collapsed in the US capital of Washington, DC, leaving at least six people injured, local media reported on Wednesday, citing officials
Read More »Oil jumps to more than 2-year high as US supplies tighten
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, with Brent climbing above $76 a barrel to its highest since late 2018, after data showed US crude inventories declined as travel picks up.
Read More »US seizure of pro-resistance websites belies Washington claim of advocating freedom of expression: Analyst
A political analyst says a recent US move to seize website domains of a number of Iraqi and Iranian television networks belies America’s claim of advocating freedom of expression.
Read More »Turkey says it will not send more troops to Afghanistan for airport security
Turkey will not send additional troops to Afghanistan as part of a plan to run and secure Kabul’s airport following the U.S. and NATO pullout from the country, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday.
Read More »Russian troops hold drills as US, NATO warships enter Black Sea
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has launched naval exercises in the Crimean Peninsula, as US and NATO warships conduct joint drills in the strategic Black Sea, ratcheting up tensions in the region.
Read More »US has agreed to lift oil, shipping sanctions, Iran official says
Iran said on Wednesday that Washington had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran’s oil and shipping, and take some senior figures off a blacklist, at talks to revive Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with global powers which are now on a pause.
Read More »Sudan asks UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopia’s Blue Nile dam
Sudan asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to meet and discuss a dispute over a giant dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, a government statement said.
Read More »Saudis who killed journalist Khashoggi received paramilitary training in US -New York Times
Four Saudis who participated in the 2018 killing of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi received paramilitary training in the United States the previous year under a contract approved by the State Department, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Read More »China condemns latest U.S. warship transit of Taiwan Strait
China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the region’s greatest security “risk creator” after a U.S. warship again sailed through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China.
Read More »After closing AlGhadeer Website, US government SEIZES many media outlets
After the illegitimate seizing of the “Alghadeer satellite channel” website, US authorities have seized the web domains of many international media outlets Al-Malomah news agency, Press TV, and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah.
Read More »Taliban captures Afghanistan’s main Tajikistan border crossing
Some security forces abandon their posts and flee across the frontier as the Taliban seizes Shir Khan Bandar’s crossing.
Read More »US has ‘wrong’ expectations for dialogue with North Korea: Kim’s sister
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday that Washington had “wrong” expectations for dialogue with Pyongyang and was facing “greater disappointment,” state media reported.
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