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As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities — and potential for chaos

As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities — and potential for chaos

Hong Kong – China is conflicted about Afghanistan. Speaking at a forum of Central Asian leaders this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing… Read More ›

Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues

Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues

Jerusalem, Ashkelon and Gaza – Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel,… Read More ›

McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote On Liz Cheney Leadership Ouster

McCarthy Sets Wednesday Vote On Liz Cheney Leadership Ouster

  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy set a Wednesday vote for removing Rep. Liz Cheney from her Republican leadership post in the… Read More ›

Fauci joins calls for nationwide lockdown to contain India’s Covid crisis

Fauci joins calls for nationwide lockdown to contain India’s Covid crisis

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as the country grapples with the world’s worst… Read More ›

Cyberattack On US Pipeline Is Linked To Criminal Gang

Cyberattack On US Pipeline Is Linked To Criminal Gang

  NEW YORK (AP) — The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang… Read More ›

It may be time to relax indoor face mask mandates, Fauci says

It may be time to relax indoor face mask mandates, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci says federal guidance on wearing face coverings indoors may change soon. Sunday on ABC News, Fauci was asked whether it’s time to… Read More ›

Weak Jobs Report Spurs New Arguments Over Big Fed Spending

Weak Jobs Report Spurs New Arguments Over Big Fed Spending

  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden insists an unexpected slowdown in companies’ hiring is clear new proof the U.S. needs the multitrillion-dollar federal boost… Read More ›

Countries in Africa fear they could become the next India as vaccine supplies dwindle

Countries in Africa fear they could become the next India as vaccine supplies dwindle

Johannesburg, South Africa – The funeral pyres in New Delhi tell the tragic story of an uncontrolled Covid-19 wave. For a world that’s grown numb… Read More ›

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech – German intel

Iran ‘conceals illegal activities’ for WMD tech – German intel

The report said Iran’s regime can use “Detour deliveries over ‘third states’ in order not to identify the final buyer” and “the use and misuse… Read More ›

Modi presses ahead with $1.8 billion parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages India

Modi presses ahead with $1.8 billion parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages India

New Delhi – While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients die in their thousands, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is pushing ahead with… Read More ›

The world sent India millions in Covid aid. Why is it not reaching those who need it most?

The world sent India millions in Covid aid. Why is it not reaching those who need it most?

New Delhi – As India’s Covid-19 crisis tipped past breaking point last month, dozens of countries pledged critical aid. Planeloads of ventilators, oxygen supplies and… Read More ›

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin asks judge for new trial

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin asks judge for new trial

In a series of motions filed to District Court Judge Peter Cahill, Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, said his client was deprived of a fair trial.… Read More ›

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist

Republicans Ask Why White House Removed Climate Scientist

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are asking the White House for documents to explain why a scientist appointed by the Trump administration was removed… Read More ›

Cheney sees cratering support in House GOP as McCarthy says she isn’t ‘carrying out the message’

Cheney sees cratering support in House GOP as McCarthy says she isn’t ‘carrying out the message’

Rep. Liz Cheney’s days as the No. 3 in House GOP leadership appear to be numbered, with speculation growing about her replacement and House Republican… Read More ›

Florida Governor Signs Law Preempting Local Covid Edicts

Florida Governor Signs Law Preempting Local Covid Edicts

  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis moved to suspend all remaining COVID-19 restrictions imposed by communities across his state, signing into law… Read More ›

Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’

Bush says if GOP stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism, then it’s not going to win anything’

Washington – Former President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it… Read More ›

3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Off San Diego

3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes Off San Diego

  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart… Read More ›

Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi

Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi

On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook (FB), focuses on providing its community with information on job… Read More ›

The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn’t have to be this way

The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn’t have to be this way

A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach… Read More ›

Jill Biden punches the clock

Jill Biden punches the clock

Jill Biden has no time for dawdling; she has work to do. At a vaccine clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week, sensing hesitancy from… Read More ›