BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in President Joe Biden’s climate summit this week, the government announced Wednesday. Xi will participate in the online event by video link…
MoreJerusalem(Reuters): Israel and Greece have signed their biggest-ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries. The agreement includes a $1.65 billion contract…
MoreYemen: The leader of Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday. The document said Khalid Batarfi, the leader of Al-Qaeda…
MoreThe violent assault on the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump underscored how unready the United States is to confront its growing right-wing extremist threat, despite years of warnings. The…
MorePresident Donald Trump’s administration argued that the measures were an appropriate response to a system rife with abuse and overwhelmed with unworthy claims. They sought to redefine how people qualify for asylum…
MoreLondon(AFP): Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will on Wednesday argue he should be released from a British prison on bail, pending Washington’s appeal against a decision not to extradite him to…
MorePentagon(AFP): All 10 living former US defence secretaries, including two Donald Trump appointees, warned Sunday against involving the military in the US presidential transition. In an essay published in The Washington Post,…
MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Citing an unidentified person close to…
MorePARIS (AP) — Under fire for a glacially slow rollout of coronavirus vaccine shots, France’s government pledged Thursday to pick up the pace, offering quicker inoculation to a broader array of health…
MoreDarfur(AFP): Sudan’s hybrid United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur is set to end its 13-year peacekeeping operations in the conflict marred region Thursday, even as recent violent clashes leave residents fearful. “The…
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