Ukrainian authorities call for calm as they see no imminent Russian invasion
While acknowledging that the threat is real, Ukrainian leaders are asking the nation for calm, assuring that a Russian invasion was not imminent, according to the Associated Press. Although Russia denied that it was preparing an attack, it has gathered near the Ukrainian border approximately 100,000 soldiers, which has provoked the ...
Taliban negotiate terms in Europe to unblock Afghanistan assets
A group of Taliban leaders met with Western officials in Norway on Sunday, January 23, in what were the first talks in Europe since the terrorist group took control of Afghanistan. Their aim is to achieve "unfreezing of Afghan assets" to allow a respite for their economy in a context ...
US forces join NATO exercise ahead of potential Russian invasion
American forces will participate in an intergovernmental military alliance exercise. The move comes amid escalating border tension between Ukraine and Russia. The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group will lead the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) latest exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Dubbed Neptune Strike 2022, the occasion will exhibit ...
Breaking: US prepares 8,500 soldiers for the Ukraine-Russia border
The Pentagon announced Monday, Jan. 24, that it ordered the readiness of some 8,500 troops to be sent to the Ukraine-Russia border if the NATO defense protocol is activated. "Secretary Austin has placed a range of units in the United States on a heightened preparedness to deploy, which increases our readiness ...
China to lose 4 decades old financial help from Japan
Japan is ending its four-decades-old financial aid to China this March. The official Development Assistance (ODA) program was implemented in December 1979 and has played a significant role in China's economic growth. Economic aid is Yen loans that provide necessary funds for developing countries over a long period at low-interest rates, ...
The US votes against a proposal to strengthen the World Health Organization
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) document published online on Jan. 4, a WHO working committee proposed increasing each member state's annual payment. However, according to four individuals participating in the deliberations, the Biden administration rejects ideas to make the agency more independent. This casts doubt on the Biden ...
Taiwan warns Chinese regime threatened its air zone with dozens of fighter jets
The Chinese regime invaded Taiwan's air zone with 39 mostly fighter jets, in what was the largest show of force in several months, Fox News reported. The intrusion was reported by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Sunday, January 23, in what it said was the largest incursion by China's ...
Tensions rise over Ukraine: Several countries send more planes and war material to the Russian border
As five European countries are sending planes, ships, and other war material to the East, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that the aim is to strengthen the deterrence strategy in case of aggression against any allies. "NATO will continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all Allies, including ...
Censorship at Australian Open: T-shirts with ‘Where’s Peng Shuai’ slogan banned
A man who went to watch a tennis match at the Australian Open filmed a security guard asking a woman to take off a T-shirt bearing the slogan 'where is Peng Shuai' in reference to the Chinese tennis player who made headlines for disappearing after reporting sexual abuse by a ...
‘A modernized system of slavery’: Candace Owens’ harsh criticism of the World Economic Forum
The renowned American author Candace Owens declared that the World Economic Forum (WEF) is an instrument used by its director, Klaus Schwab, to establish a modernized system of slavery in the world. Owens bases her statements on a book written by Schwab in 2020, according to which COVID-19 "represents an opportunity ...
Biden may send 3,000-5,000 troops to counter Russia
President Joe Biden has been briefed on the possibility of deploying thousands of U.S. troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia amid the recent tensions in the region, Fox News reported. In a briefing at Camp David on Sunday, Jan. 23, Biden's advisors presented him with various options if Russian troops move ...
American Embassy staff flee Ukraine due to potential Russian invasion
Some U.S. representatives to Ukraine evacuated amid escalating military tension with Russia on Jan. 23. The State Department confirmed it ordered non-essential American Embassy employees and their family members to leave the Eastern European nation due to a potential Russian invasion. All Americans in Ukraine are urged to evaluate whether they ...
IMF says global economic recovery may be hindered by China’s responses to COVID-19
Kristalina Georgieva, chairman of the International Monetary Fund, is urging Beijing to immediately revise its zero-tolerance policy to the pandemic, warning that it could jeopardize the recovery of the global economy. At a virtual panel at the World Economic Forum, Georgieva said that what "COVID is teaching all of us is ...
US discusses with Qatar about supplying gas to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine
The Biden administration has been talking with Qatar about the possibility of supplying liquefied natural (LNG) gas to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine, triggering shortages of energy in the continent. Bloomberg citing two people familiar with the matter, revealed on Friday, Jan. 21, that President Biden plans to ask the Persian ...
US mulls pulling diplomats’ family members from Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia
The United States is considering evacuating members of diplomat families in Ukraine as the West’s tensions with Russia rise. Bloomberg, citing sources, mentioned the evacuation plan, described as prudent preparation, after Russia masses more than 100,000 troops near its borders with Ukraine. Following the plan, U.S. diplomats’ family members stationed in Ukraine ...
Chinese regime upset by Taiwan vice-president’s stopover in the U.S. ahead of Honduras trip
The announcement that Taiwan's Vice President William Lai will stop over in the United States on his way to Honduras next week made the Chinese regime nervous, according to Reuters. Presidential Office spokesman Xavier Chang announced on Thursday, Jan. 20, the scheduled stopover of the Taiwanese Vice President in Los Angeles ...
Holiday cruise ship cancels voyage due to COVID wave
A 10-night trip to the Caribbean was canceled mid-journey on Thursday, Jan. 20, owing to "COVID-related circumstances," Norwegian Cruise Line's Gem ship will return to New York. Following the announcement, the ship docked overnight at Philipsburg, St. Maarten, according to a Norwegian spokesman, and will be back in New York "soon." ...
President Jair Bolsonaro’s mother dies at 94 years of age
The mother of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro, died today Jan. 21 at the age of 94, after two heart attacks. Her funeral honors are being prepared in the city of Eldorado, in the state of São Paulo. President Bolsonaro canceled his trip to Guyana and will return to ...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: After ‘frank’ discussion Blinken and Lavrov reached a truce until next week
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a brief meeting in Geneva this Friday, Jan. 21, aimed at averting the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and initial reports indicate that the officials had a 'frank' and positive talk and reached a truce until ...
European Parliament approves political boycott of Beijing’s ‘Genocide Olympics’
The European Parliament registered 585 votes in favor, 46 against and 41 abstentions, approving a request for a political and diplomatic boycott of the so-called 'Genocide Olympics' in Beijing, in rejection of the human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese Communist regime in Hong Kong. This outcome also involves the call ...
