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March 23, 2020

Pompeo and Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei trade jabs over COVID-19, rumors and aid

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out Monday at Iran, accusing the country of spreading dangerous rumors about COVID-19, including a conspiracy theory manufactured in China that the novel coronavirus behind the global pandemic was man-made by the United States. 

March 15, 2020

Michael Pillsbury: American media facing 'understandable intimidation' from Chinese government

The American media has been facing "understandable intimidation" from the autocratic Chinese government, according to Hudson Institute Director of Chinese Strategy Michael Pillsbury.

March 13, 2020

State Department summons Chinese ambassador over 'blatant' disinformation campaign on coronavirus

The State Department on Friday summoned the Chinese ambassador after a spokesperson with China’s foreign ministry suggested the U.S. military might have brought coronavirus to Wuhan -- where the outbreak first emerged last year. 

January 16, 2020

Nearly 1 in 4 countries saw jump in protests, civil unrest in 2019, study finds

A new report published Thursday claims that nearly one in four countries around the world saw jumps in protests and civil unrest in 2019.

January 7, 2020

Violent clashes erupt in India following vicious weekend attack on students, women

Students across India on Tuesday stood in solidarity against a vicious weekend attack on a prestigious New Delhi university by masked men wielding sticks that led to 40 students and staff being sent to the hospital.

September 11, 2019

South Korea demands Olympic officials ban Japan's 'Rising Sun' flag at 2020 games

South Korea on Wednesday formally asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Japan's "Rising Sun" flag from next year's Tokyo Olympics, comparing it to a Nazi swastika and deeming it an offensive reminder of colonial atrocities. 

March 19, 2019

Brazil’s Bolsonaro talks controversial tweet, mysterious killing in Fox News exclusive

The far-right president of Brazil on Monday sat down for a wide-ranging interview on Fox News where topics of socialism, homosexuality and the mysterious assassination of a councilwoman in the country.

February 28, 2019

Russian choir draws criticism over performance describing nuclear attack on U.S.

The Russian Orthodox Church expressed regret over a choir performance that featured a satirical Soviet-era song depicting a nuclear attack on the United States in the midst of heightened tension between Washington and Moscow.

February 26, 2019

Russian TV lists potential nuclear strike targets in US after Putin warning

Russian state TV on Sunday listed potential targets in the U.S. in the event of a nuclear strike and claimed that its new hypersonic missile technology could reach them in less than five minutes.

January 7, 2019

Endless wars will eventually come to ‘glorious’ end, tweets Trump

President Trump late Monday tweeted that the U.S. would stop getting tangled in "endless wars" and that the military's role in these conflicts will "eventually come to a glorious end."