Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded an apology from the Chinese government after a senior official posted a doctored image of an Australian soldier holding a knife to the…
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Inching toward exit, Trump says he'll leave if Biden wins Electoral College vote
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden, the closest he has come to conceding the…
Flournoy gets progressive boost in Biden's search for Pentagon chief
Michèle Flournoy, a top contender to be President-elect Joe Biden’s secretary of defense, got a round of public endorsements on Wednesday from progressive-minded lawmakers and disarmament advocates as the veteran…
Zambia becomes Africa’s first coronavirus-era default: What happens now?
Zambia last week opted to bow out of a $42.5 million eurobond repayment, becoming the first African nation to default on its debt in the Covid-19 era. On Wednesday, Fitch…
Biden picks top diplomatic advisers; AstraZeneca vaccine is 90% effective; Saudi and Israeli leaders meet in Neom
US President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate a slate of career diplomats and foreign policy experts to key posts in his administration. Rounding out Biden’s foreign policy team, Antony…
Environmentalists say Biden's win was 'crucial' for climate progress. Now what?
When Joe Biden clinched the presidency Saturday, climate activists breathed a sigh of relief. After four years of President Donald Trump’s denying the science of climate change and dismantling or…
Ex-South Korean President Lee back to prison after ruling
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was sent back to prison on Monday, four days after the country’s top court upheld his 17-year prison term for corruption crimes. South Korean…
A split from the U.S. is ‘very positive’ for China in the long term, venture capitalist says
A U.S.-China divorce has more advantages than drawbacks for the Asian giant’s tech sector, according to one venture capitalist. “From my personal observation, I think that decoupling … benefits China”…
Brexit changes set to hit second-hand cars in NI
Brexit-related changes are set to make it more expensive for NI car dealers to source second-hand vehicles from GB. Currently when dealers buy a vehicle in GB and then sell…
Israel to build new settlementunits in East Jerusalem
Israel on Sunday issued a tender for the construction of 1,257 settlement homes in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to local media. The Walla news website said the new settlement…