US Willing To Respond ‘Militarily’ In Event Of Chinese Attack On Taiwan – President Biden
President Biden said Monday that the United States would intervene militarily if China attempts to take Taiwan by force, a warning that appeared to deviate from the deliberate ambiguity traditionally held by Washington. During a joint press conferenc...
Monkeypox Not As Concerning As Corona Virus – President Biden
President Biden on Monday said he doesn't believe an outbreak of monkeypox is as risky as the Covid-19 pandemic, tempering comments he made a day earlier that people should be "concerned." "We have had this monkeypox in large numbers in the past. W...
Cyber Aggression Against Russia, As Well As ‘Sanctions Attack’ In General, Fails – Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed out at meeting of the Russian Security Council on Friday that cyber aggression against Russia, as well as the sanctions attack, have failed. "Already today we can say that cyber aggression against us, as well ...
Sexual Abuse: Elon Musk To Establish Litigation Unit
Tech Mogul, Elon Musk, has announced that he is setting up a “hardcore litigation department” following claims of sexual harassment levelled against him. Calling for applications via his Twitter account on Friday, Musk stated that he was lookin...
China’s Demand For Russian Coal Is Making Up For Western Sanctions
China is buying record amounts of cheap Russian coal, even as Western nations slam Moscow with sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. In April, not only did the world's second largest economy buy more coal from Russia than ever before, it also ...
Biden Arrives In South Korea With Worries Growing Over Possible North Korean Missile Test
President Joe Biden arrived South Korea Friday on a mission to reaffirm a key alliance at an uncertain moment in East Asia. Even as the war in Ukraine has preoccupied Washington -- and took up the first half of Biden's day before he departed for Asia...
Coronavirus Pandemic May End Soon, Virus To Stay, Top Sanitary Doctor Says
The coronavirus pandemic may end in the near future yet the virus itself won’t go away, Head of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Anna Popova said in an interview with TASS. "We hope so," she sai...
Former German Chancellor Loses Office Over Russia Ties
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who has come under fire for not severing his Russian business ties following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will have to give up his office at the German Parliament (Bundestag), a parliamentary budget commi...
Finnish President Vows To Be “Strong NATO Ally” And Condemns Terrorism After Turkey Outlines Concerns
In remarks at the White House, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said that "Finland will become a strong NATO ally" after meeting with US President Joe Biden along with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. He said he hoped there would be "swi...
“Swedish People Will Be Best Protected Within The NATO Alliance,” Prime Minister Says
Russia's "full-scale aggression" against Ukraine led to the "watershed moment" for Sweden to decide to apply for a NATO membership, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Thursday at the Rose Garden. "My government has come to the conclusion that ...
