China Hits Taiwan With Trade Restrictions After Pelosi Visit
China has suspended some trade with Taiwan in apparent retribution for a visit by the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-governing island. The curbs include the suspension of some fruits and fish imports from Taiwan, and exports of natural s...
Chioma Onyekwere Becomes First Nigerian Woman To Win Gold At Commonwealth Games In Discus Throw
Reigning African Games and African Championships champion, Chioma Onyekwere saved her best for the last major competition of the year to make history as the first Nigerian woman to win the Commonwealth Games gold in the Discus Throw event. Onyekwere,...
Some US Politicians ‘Openly Playing With Fire’ Regarding Taiwan Issue – China’s Top Diplomat
Some of the US politicians are openly ‘playing with fire’ in regard to the Taiwan issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday during his official tour across the countries of Central Asia. "The United States’ violation of its obliga...
Israel’s Prime Minister Makes Rare Allusion To Country’s Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid made a rare allusion to the country's widely suspected nuclear arsenal during a speech on Monday. Speaking at an event to mark a change of leadership at the country's Atomic Energy Commission, Lapid referred to Is...
China Is Building Strong Army Worthy Of Its Status – Defense Minister Wei
China is building a robust national defense and strong army proportionate to the country’s international status and meeting its interests, Defense Minister Wei Fenghe has said. He was speaking at a special ceremony on the occasion of the 95th anniv...
Pelosi May Arrive In Taiwan On Tuesday Night — Kyodo News Agency
Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi may arrive in Taiwan in the evening of August 2, the Kyodo news agency reported on Monday citing Taiwanese media outlets. Additionally, on August 3, Pelosi may meet with Taiwan's regional leader...
China’s Foreign Ministry Threatens US With Effective Measures If Pelosi Visits Taiwan
Chinese authorities will take effective power measures if Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. "If Pelosi visits Taiwan, this will be a gross interferenc...
President Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19 Again
President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 again Saturday morning, per a letter from presidential physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor, in what is likely a "rebound" Covid-19 positivity that the doctor noted is "observed in a small percentage of patie...
U.S Secretary of State To Visit SA, DRC, Rwanda Next Week As Russia, West Scramble For Africa’s Support
Few days after the visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Africa, the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken will next week travel to East Asia and Africa next week seeking to counter the influence of Russia and China in a fight...
Russia Hopes There Will Be No Provocations To Aggravate Situation Around Taiwan – Lavrov
Moscow assumes that no actions capable of aggravating the situation around Taiwan will be taken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters on Friday after the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting. "Our position of having only one China r...
