International Relations
China says no plans to limit export of anti-virus supplies
China is promising not to restrict exports of medical goods needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic amid tension over scarce supplies of masks and ventilators
Trump faces global resistance to US plan to cut WHO funding
President Donald Trump is facing international resistance as he defends his plan to cut U.S. payments to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic
Music industry mainstay Knox Phillips dies in Memphis
Music producer Knox Phillips has died in Memphis, Tennessee
China denies US allegations it's testing nuclear weapons
China has denied allegations in a U.S. State Department report that it was secretly testing nuclear weapons in violation of its international obligations
South Korean ruling party wins vote held amid virus fears
South Korea's ruling liberal party has won a resounding victory in parliamentary elections
High-level North Korean defector wins South parliament seat
A former senior North Korean diplomat has won a constituency seat in South Korea’s parliamentary elections
High turnout in South Korean election despite virus fears
Millions of South Koreans wore masks and disposable gloves as they voted in parliamentary elections, the highest turnout in nearly three decades despite the coronavirus
South Koreans vote in national election amid virus fears
South Korean voters are wearing masks and moving slowly between lines of tape at polling stations to elect lawmakers in the shadows of the coronavirus
US ambassador: China not blocking medical supply exports
The U.S. ambassador to China says he doesn’t believe Beijing is deliberately blocking exports of masks and other medical supplies to fight the coronavirus, and that the shipment of 1,200 tons of such products to the U.S. could not have been possible without Chinese support
South Koreans vote in national elections amid virus fears
South Korean voters are wearing masks and moving slowly between lines of tape at polling stations to elect lawmakers in the shadows of the coronavirus