International Relations
New England Pats give flight to China's vaccine diplomacy
The New England Patriots’ team plane has delivered 500,000 Chinese-made COVID vaccines to El Salvador
Hong Kong says Taiwan 'grossly interfered' in its affairs
Hong Kong's government says it has pulled all of its staff out of Taiwan and accused the island's government of having “grossly interfered" in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's internal affairs
China says providing vaccines to almost 40 African states
China says it is providing COVID-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries and described its actions as purely altruistic
Putin, Xi initiate projects in show of warming ties
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have joined in a videoconference to initiate a series of nuclear energy projects, an event intended to display warming ties between two nations that are the chief geopolitical rivals to the United States
Israel accuses Chinese state TV of 'blatant anti-Semitism'
Israel’s Embassy in China is protesting what it describes as blatant anti-Semitism on a program run by the overseas channel of state broadcaster CCTV discussing the ongoing violence in Gaza and elsewhere
China protests latest US Navy passage through Taiwan Strait
China is protesting the latest passage by a U.S. Navy ship through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a provocation that undermined peace and stability in the region
Israel, Gaza violence overshadows Biden's domestic plans
President Joe Biden’s efforts to spotlight his infrastructure plan are being overshadowed by the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians
AP source: US encouraging Israel to wind down Gaza offensive
President Joe Biden and administration officials have encouraged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli officials to wind down their bombardment of Gaza
Democrats step up pressure on Biden on Israel-Hamas battles
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his envoy are reaching out to Palestinian and Arab regional leaders in the 9th day of airstrikes and rocket barrages between Israel and Hamas
Belgium envoy's wife uses immunity in alleged Seoul assault
Police say the wife of Belgium’s ambassador to South Korea has invoked her right to diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges over allegations she assaulted two employees of a shop in Seoul during an altercation in April