Tag: International

Biden Signs Bill to Declassify COVID Origins Intelligence on Wuhan Lab

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on March 20 signed into law a bill mandating declassification of COVID origin-related intelligence, saying that he shares “Congress’s goal of releasing as much information as possible” on the issue. “We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19’s origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics,” Biden said in…


China’s Xi Providing ‘Diplomatic Cover’ for Russia With Moscow Meeting: Blinken

WASHINGTON—By visiting Moscow to boost ties with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is demonstrating to the world his disregard for the “atrocities committed in Ukraine” and providing the isolated Russian leader with “diplomatic cover,” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken made the remarks at a press conference on March 20 as…


Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Trade Greetings, Praise at Kremlin Meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin met China’s leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 20, where they voiced their mutual admiration and praised their nations’ close relations. Xi arrived in Moscow earlier the same day for a landmark state visit, which is slated to last until March 22. Putin began the meeting by welcoming Xi…


Chinese, South African ‘Mafia’ Decimating Wildlife in Kruger National Park

JOHANNESBURG—A new report from the European Union-funded international crime response group, Enact, says organized crime groups from South Africa and China—in collaboration with corrupt wildlife officials—are “decimating” big game animals in one of the world’s premier game reserves.  The Kruger National Park covers an area of almost 7,600 square miles across South Africa’s northeastern provinces…


LIVE 11:30 AM ET: Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks on 2022 Human Rights Report

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 20 on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. …


LIVE NOW: Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks on 2022 Human Rights Report

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 20 on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. …


Secretary Blinken Delivers Remarks on 2022 Human Rights Report

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 20 on the release of the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. …


China’s Xi Arrives in Moscow for 3-day Visit, Echoes Russian Calls for ‘Multipolarity’

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Mar. 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia during which he is slated to hold landmark talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Upon his arrival, Xi told reporters that Moscow and Beijing sought to act in tandem to “uphold the UN-centric international system” and…


As China’s Xi Arrives in Moscow, Experts Say Peace Efforts a Smokescreen

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia during which he is slated to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes as Russia slowly makes advances in its monthslong operation to capture the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut. The…


Avalanche: 2nd Body Found of Swedish Skiers Near Mont Blanc

ROME—Rescue crews recovered a second body Monday in a search for two Swedish skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France, authorities said. Two people who were part of the group of four off-piste skiers survived Sunday’s avalanche in the Val Veny, above Courmayeur, and had sounded…