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China Offers Help to Venezuela to Restore Power
March 14, 2019
BEIJING - China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of cyber “sabotage&rdquo ...
‘Blatant Extortion’: German Ex-Chancellor Lashes Out at US Threat to Withhold Intel over China
March 14, 2019
BERLIN - Washington’s threat to downgrade its intelligence-sharing with Berlin if Germany buys Chinese 5G equipment is an example of why Berlin should seek more independence ...
U.S. Should Innovate Together with China, Says Expert
March 13, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO - The United States should collaborate with China on innovation rather than “control” Chinese technologies, which could set back growth in technology growth ...
Boeing Pledges to Roll Out Software Upgrade for 737 MAX in ‘Coming Weeks’ after FAA Push
March 13, 2019
RENTON - Boeing, in full damage-control mode after the Ethiopian Airlines disaster, has vowed to upgrade, within weeks, the software on its 737 MAX 8. The aircraft has been at the center ...
UN Environment Assembly Opens Amid Calls to Inject Vitality into Sustainability Agenda
March 12, 2019
NAIROBI - The fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) opened in Nairobi on Monday with a rallying call for adoption of technologies and innovations ...
Trump Open to A Third Summit with DPRK: Bolton
March 12, 2019
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), National Security Adviser John ...
Clashes Break Out in Yemen’s Key Port City after Cease-Fire
March 11, 2019
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security officials and eyewitnesses say that fighting has erupted in the key port city of Hodeida, the first significant clashes since warring ...
All 157 People on Board Crashed Ethiopian Plane Confirmed Dead
March 11, 2019
ADDIS ABABA - All 157 people on board the Ethiopian Airlines (ET) flight that crashed earlier Sunday are confirmed dead, Ethiopian state television reported...
Cooperation Between U.S. Midwest, China Enters New Period: Diplomat
March 10, 2019
CHICAGO - Chinese Consul-General in Chicago Zhao Jian said Friday that friendly exchanges and practical cooperation between the U.S. Midwestern states and China are entering ...
India Asks Pakistan for Concrete Crackdown on Terror Groups
March 10, 2019
NEW DELHI – India is demanding that Pakistan take concrete steps against terrorists operating from its territory, while at the same time returning its top diplomat to Pakistan ...
US Urges Resumption of Dialogue Between Serbia and Kosovo
March 09, 2019
BELGRADE, Serbia — A high-ranking U.S. envoy has urged Serbia and Kosovo to stop provoking each other and to resume their discussions over how to normalize relations between ...
China Warns of Repeating History’s Mistakes with Venezuela
March 09, 2019
BEIJING - The Chinese government’s top diplomat issued a stern warning on Friday against interfering in Venezuela and imposing sanctions, saying history offered a clear ...
Pentagon Threatens Turkey with ‘Grave Consequences’ for Buying Russian S-400
March 06, 2019
WASHINGTON - The US has threatened Turkey with “grave consequences” unless it cancels the purchase of S-400 systems from Russia, with a Pentagon spokesman advising ...
‘Never Has Europe Been in Such Danger’: Macron Calls for New ‘Renaissance’ as Brexit Looms
March 06, 2019
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has penned a letter urging European civilization to ‘reinvent’ itself in the midst of unprecedented threats and crisis. His ideas include ...
Seoul Calls for Three-Way Talks after Trump-Kim Collapse
March 05, 2019
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has proposed semiofficial three-way talks with the United States and North Korea as it struggles to put nuclear diplomacy back on track after the collapse ...
U.S. Returns Higher Diplomatic Status to EU’s Washington Mission
March 05, 2019
BRUSSELS - U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has restored a higher protocol status to European Union diplomats in Washington after a snub that highlighted ...
US & South Korea Agree to Scrap Major Military Drills to Foster Denuclearization – Seoul
March 04, 2019
WASHINGTON - Washington and Seoul will no longer conduct the large-scale Foal Eagle and Key Resolve war games, the South Korean Defense Ministry said on Sunday. It comes several ...
China Considers Legal Changes on Technology to Placate US
March 04, 2019
BEIJING — In an unusual step, China’s ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials ...
China Blasts ‘Political Persecution’ of Huawei as Canada Goes Ahead with Exec’s Extradition to US
March 03, 2019
BEIJING - Ottawa has formally started an extradition process in the case of Huawei’s chief financial officer, who was arrested in Canada after being charged with circumventing ...
North Korea’s Kim Leaves Vietnam after Summit Breakdown
March 03, 2019
DONG DANG, Vietnam – Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China ...
Brexit: Parliament Gets to Decide Between No Deal and Delay
February 26, 2019
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May bowed to intense political pressure Tuesday and handed control of Brexit to Parliament, telling lawmakers they will get to choose ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Resigns as His Nuclear Deal Teeters
February 26, 2019
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated ...
Venezuela’s Maduro Mocks Trump, Opposition Leader Guaido; Vows to Never Surrender
February 25, 2019
CARACAS - Embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro vowed to defend his nation’s independence with his life during a speech before thousands of cheering supporters Saturday, calling ...
North Korea’s Kim on His Way by Train to Summit with Trump in Vietnam
February 25, 2019
SEOUL/HANOI - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his way across China by train on Sunday, media reported, bound for a high-stakes second nuclear summit with U.S. President ...
China, Saudi Arabia Agree to Expand Cooperation
February 23, 2019
BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday met and co-chaired a meeting of a high-level steering committee with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s crown ...
Netanyahu-Putin to Meet in Russia on Wednesday
February 23, 2019
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit Russia on Wednesday for talks with President Vladimir Putin that had been scheduled for this week, the Israeli ...
China Expects Iran to Play More Constructive Role in Regional Affairs
February 20, 2019
BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
Wang said China valued Iran’s role ...
U.S. States Take Legal Action against Trump over National Emergency Declaration
February 20, 2019
WASHINGTON - Sixteen U.S. states Monday jointly sued U.S. President Donald Trump to challenge his national emergency declaration over funding a wall between the United States ...
US-China Trade Talks: What’s Under Debate
February 19, 2019
US and Chinese officials wrapped up days of trade talks in Beijing on Friday with plans to resume negotiations in Washington this week as the world’s top two ...
India Taking Pakistan to UN’s Highest Court in Spying Case
February 19, 2019
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – India is taking Pakistan to the United Nations’ highest court in an attempt to spare an alleged spy from execution, in a case that has exacerbated ...
Trump Tells Europe to ‘Take Back’ 800 ISIS Fighters or US ‘Will Be Forced to Release Them’
February 18, 2019
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has urged European nations to repatriate and prosecute jihadists from their countries who were captured in Syria. Otherwise, he warned ...
Rural Financial Institutions Expanding in China
February 18, 2019
BEIJING - China saw fast expansion of rural financial institutions last year as the country channels more financial resources to serve the countryside...
China Remains Largest Holder of U.S. Treasuries
February 17, 2019
WASHINGTON - After decreasing for six consecutive months, China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries slightly rebounded to 1.123 trillion U.S. dollars in December ...
No Movement in Russian Missile Talks: NATO Chief
February 17, 2019
MUNICH (Germany) - Russia gave “no new signals” Friday about saving a landmark Cold War missile control agreement, the head of NATO said, as fears grow of a new arms ...
UK Official Vows to Prevent Return of Britons Who Backed ISIS
February 16, 2019
LONDON – Britain’s home secretary issued an explicit warning Friday, saying he would move to block the return of a pregnant British teenager who left the country to join ISIS...