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Washington | Thu, September 9, 2021 The White House announced on Wednesday that it had requested 18 Trump administration appointees to resign from military college boards, stating that such officials must be “aligned with the ideals of this administration,” according to President Joe Biden. The 18 – six from each of the Air Force Academy,

Beijing, China | Mon, August 30, 2021 According to state-run media, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Washington should assist the new “political structure” in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in maintaining normal government operations. According to the official Xinhua News Agency, Wang also remarked during his phone call with Blinken

Canberra, Australia | Thu, August 12, 2021 Canberra, Australia’s capital, was placed on lockdown for seven days on Thursday after a single Covid-19 case was discovered in the city, which had previously escaped virus restrictions. Around 400,000 people in the nation’s political capital will be ordered to stay at home starting at 5:00 p.m. local

Beijing, China | Wed, August 4, 2021 China recorded the greatest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months on Wednesday, as a trail of Delta variant infections was discovered through mass testing and contact tracing activities. On Wednesday, health officials recorded 71 domestic cases, the most since January, as China tackles its worst outbreak

Miami, United States ● Fri, June 25, 2021 On Thursday, rescue personnel combed through tons of wreckage in search of survivors after a portion of an oceanfront apartment complex collapsed overnight near Miami, leaving at least one person dead and about 100 people missing. Hours after a big chunk of the Champlain Towers South condominium

Brussels, Belgium | Wed, June 16, 2021 After encouraging NATO allies to face down challenges from Moscow and Beijing, US President Joe Biden said Monday that he would set “red lines” for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at their next meeting. “I’m not seeking for conflict with Russia,” Biden said following his first NATO summit

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | mon, May 24, 2021 Despite daily COVID-19 cases reaching over 6,000 this week, Malaysia decided against a nationwide lockdown on Saturday. Other steps will be introduced, including reduced business hours and requiring millions of people to work from home, according to Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who coordinates the implementation of

Tokyo, Japan | Sat, May 15, 2021 Although the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten has cautioned that holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer will be a “suicide mission.” In an interview with CNN, CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said, “It’s risky to host the major international event

Manila, Philippines | Mon, May 3, 2021 | 8.57 pm The Philippine foreign minister on Monday requested in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of disputed waters, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities in the South China Sea. The comments by Teodoro Locsin,

Washington, United States | Wed, April 28, 2021 In reaction to the military junta’s coup and brutal crackdown on demonstrators, a bipartisan group of US senators urged the Biden administration to slap further sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta, including choking revenues to a state energy corporation. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken