International Relations

Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
Jun 7, 2020

Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests

New York City officials have lifted a curfew amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice following the death of George Floyd


China's exports and imports fall amid coronavirus woes
Jun 7, 2020

China's exports and imports fall amid coronavirus woes

China’s exports and imports both fell in May as the coronavirus and trade tensions with the U.S. weighed on demand at home and abroad


Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal
Jun 5, 2020

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran as part of deal

A U.S. Navy veteran whose family says his only crime was falling in love has left Iran after nearly two years of detention


Judge: Tennessee must allow vote by mail for all amid virus
Jun 5, 2020

Judge: Tennessee must allow vote by mail for all amid virus

A judge has ruled that Tennessee must give all of its voters the option to cast ballots by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic


Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen
Jun 5, 2020

Worrying over future, Hong Kong defies ban to mark Tiananmen

Thousands of people have defied a police ban by joining a candlelight vigil in a Hong Kong park to mark the 31st anniversary of China’s crushing of a democracy movement in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square


Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, making his way home
Jun 4, 2020

Detained US Navy veteran freed by Iran, making his way home

U.S. officials say a Navy veteran who's been detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and is making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft


Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban
Jun 4, 2020

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban

Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban and marked the 31st anniversary of the crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square


Focus shifts to Hong Kong's fate on Tiananmen anniversary
Jun 4, 2020

Focus shifts to Hong Kong's fate on Tiananmen anniversary

As China tightens its control over Hong Kong, activists in the city defied a police ban and broke through barricades to mark the 31st anniversary of the crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square


Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang's threat
Jun 4, 2020

Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang's threat

South Korea says it plans to push new laws to ban activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border after North Korea threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if Seoul fails to prevent the protests


Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo
Jun 4, 2020

Ousted State watchdog confirms investigations into Pompeo

Ousted State Department Inspector General Steve Linick has told members of three congressional committees that before he was abruptly fired, he was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s treatment of staffers as well as the secretary’s decision to approve a multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia


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