Biden sanctions Russia
Biden announced what he called the “first tranche” of sanctions, including steps to starve Russia of financing and target financial institutions and
Raisi urges int’l resistance to ‘cruel’ US sanctions
Raisi urged the international community to support multilateral initiatives aimed at ensuring the security of sustainable energy supply and protecting the environment…reports
Over 12.5mn US kids infected with Covid-19
Covid-19 cases among children have spiked dramatically across the US during the Omicron variant surge…reports Asian Lite News More than 12.5 million
More contagious version of Omicron spreads in US
BA.2 is found to have quickly overtaken the original Omicron strain in South Africa and other countries and has even caused a
Biden-Putin summit off the table: US
Psaki did not explicitly rule out a meeting in the future but said Biden would not meet Putin unless Russia de-escalates the
Blinken cancels meeting with Lavrov, calls Putin ‘the greatest threat’
Blinken’s remarks come after President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced the first round of tougher sanctions against Russian banks, oligarchs and others…reports
It’s clouds again over Blinken-Lavrov talks
United States has nothing to announce at the moment about possible changes in Blinken’s plans to meet with Lavrov in Geneva on
Pelosi reaffirms Congress’ commitment to human rights in China
Pelosi made these remarks after meeting several rights activists including Nathan Law and Rahima Mahmut….reports Asian Lite News US House Speaker Nancy
China warns Taiwan against Pompeo’s upcoming visit
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday had announced that Pompeo will visit Taiwan next week to meet with President Tsai
Biden hits back at Putin with sanctions
The Prohibition order was signed by Biden saying that, “Russia’s commitments under the Minsk agreements further threatens the peace, stability, sovereignty, and