Taiwan, U.S. In Talks on US$500 Million Weapons Aid Package: Defense Chief
Taipei, May 8 (CNA) Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said Monday that his ministry has been in talks with the United States on the...
Hostile Countries Could Be Banned From Buying Farmland in New York
Entities tied to foreign adversaries and nations deemed hostile to the United States would be barred from owning farmland in New York state under...
Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Politics of Détente
Senior diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting in Beijing tomorrow to discuss the next steps in restoring diplomatic relations following the Chinese-brokered agreement last month. The...
What Emomali Rahmon and Ilham Aliyev Discussed at the Talks in Dushanbe
The meeting of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon in a one-on-one format, and then in an...
Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court...
Bird flu’s momentum in Canada worries experts: ‘Potential to become a pandemic’
Bird flu, or avian flu, continues to spread across Canada, leaving some experts worried about its potential to become more transmissible among humans, and potentially...
US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Sunday that the United States will increase investment in Africa and help spur economic growth as she...
US Navy challenges Beijing’s South China Sea claims, gets angry reaction
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the...
Ed Cooley: Georgetown’s path forward a ‘process’ that will pay off
Ed Cooley’s task at Georgetown is to bring a once-storied program back to prominence in a competitive conference that has three teams still part of March...