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Ilhan Omar slams 'hateful' travel ban on terror-plagued countries
Progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar took to the House floor Wednesday to denounce the Trump aðdministrationâs travel ban.
Mike Pompeo agðžain rips China for not sharing coronavirus data
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ramped up his attacks on China Thursday, asserting that the Communist government âwas aware of human-to-human transmissionâ of the coronavirus âbefore they shared this wiðđth...
Lindsey Graham calls to stop China's 'domination' of PPE market
âChina has laid the groundwork required to dominâate the PPE market as ðpart of their effort to maintain a grip on the global public health industrial supply chains,â wrote Graham.
China buys more American coāērn to comply with US trade deal
China made its largest one-day purchase of US corn on record on Tuesday, its second massive purchase for thðĶđe agriculturalðģ staple in less than a week as it tries to...
North Korea turns away US official aimðžing for nuclear talks
A State Department official arrived in South Korea Tuesday for talks the US hopes would lead to âthe final, fully verified denuclearizationâ of Norðžth Korea â but leaders of the...
Iran admits fire at nuke site will slow centrifuge manufactðuringðē
Iran has confirmed that fire damage to a building ðĶâ possibly by sabotage â at the underground Natanz nuclear site would slow production of advanced nuclear centrifuges that were to...
Chinaāđ pulls back troops from India border after deadly âskirmish
China began pulling back troops from along its contested border with India on Monday following clashes between the two nuclear powers last month in which 20 Indian soldiers were kðilled,...
US, Vietnam rip China for military drills in disðŊputed waters
The US, Vietnam and the Philippines have rippedęĶ China ęĶ for provocative military drills in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. China is in the midst of five days...
ęĶ° Mitch McCoðĻnnell says Russia should not rejoin G-7
āķĢ ð§ Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell split with President Trump Tuesday on whether Russia should be allowed back into the G-7.
Russia seâcretly offered bounties on US troops to Taliban, report says
A Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to militants in Afðghanistan for killing coalition forces â incluâĻding targeting American troops, according to a report Friday. The revelations, from American...
Pompeo blasts China's policy on lending to African nations
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ripped Chinaâs policy on lending to African countries in a statement on last weekâs China-Africa summâit.
US threatens new tariffs on European imports amðid escalating trade war ðĨ
The new tariffs would affect the price of everything from imported aircraft to French cheesęĶ e, British gin and German beer, Bloomberg reported Wedneâsday.
European Union may ban Amðeriðcan tourists over coronavirus concerns
European Union countries desperate to revive their economies and reopen their borders to tourists may bar Americans from entering because US efforts to contaðŽin the coronavirus pandemic have not stopped...
Mike Pompeo âtakes shot at John Bolton with tweet
Secretary of State Pompeo took a shot at John Bolton on his Twitter Sunday â posting a screenshot showing him grinning broadly above a chyron announcing the formerð · head of...
China, India send more troopsð§ to disputed border rðegion
China and India have orderęĶed ðmore troops to their borders following a clash earlier this week that killed 20 Indian troops, a report says.
20 Indian soldiers killed during border claðŧsh with China
Indian and Chinese troops battledð each other with iron rods and stones at their disputed border, leaving 20 Indian soldiers dead as tensions escalate between the two nuclear powers. âSeventeen...
China, NorthęĶ Korea boost nuclear arsenals as worldwide stockpile shrinks
While the rest of the worldâs nuclear powers have shrunk their arsenalęĶ°s of nuclear weapons, China and North Korea are two of six countries that have boosted their stockpiles, according...
Honâg Kong law makes moęĶcking Chinese national anthem a crime
ð§ Hong Kongâs Legislative Council passed a law banning residents from dissing Chinaâs national anthem â a bill that sparked confrontations between rival lawmakers that turned physical, Blooðķmberg reported Thursday. Pro-democracy...
ðē WHO has good news and bad news about second coronavirus wave
A top World Health Organization official had good news and bad news Wednesday â warning that there was a âdâefinite threðŽatâ of another coronavirus outbreak but adding that the world...
Trump: 'Strange' that coronavirus didn't spread throughout China
President Trump on Wednesday caę§lled it a âstrange dealâ that the coronavirus was largely contained to the city of Wuhan within China, but at the same time spread all over... ā―§