Bangladesh is struggling with a record outbreak of dengue fever, with experts saying a lack of a coordinated response is causing more deaths from the mosquito-transmitted disease. The World Health Organization recently warned that diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever caused by mosquito-borne viruses are spreading faster and further due to climate change. So far this year, […]
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Top Biden Aide Holds ‘Candid, Constructive’ Talks With Chinese Foreign Minister
WASHINGTON/BEIJING — White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Malta this weekend, Beijing and Washington said on Sunday, as the world’s two largest economies seek to stabilize troubled relations. Both sides held “candid, substantive and constructive” talks during multiple meetings held Sept. 16-17, according to separate statements from the White House and the […]
Paris Strips Palestinian Leader Of Honor After He Minimizes Holocaust
PARIS — Paris has rescinded a special honor it bestowed on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas because of his recent antisemitic comments minimizing the Holocaust. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo published a letter Friday saying “your remarks run counter to universal values and the historical truth of the Holocaust.” Noting that tens of thousands of Jews were rounded up in Paris under the […]
Netanyahu To Meet Musk Amid Anti-Semitism Controversy
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will touch down in California on Monday to meet with Elon Musk. The talks come as civil rights groups accuse the X owner of amplifying anti-Semitism, an allegation he denies. When Musk purchased Twitter, now called X, for $44 billion last year, he vowed to turn the site into a haven for free expression. He […]
Competing Interests For UN Spotlight At Annual Meeting
The war in Ukraine is likely to be the big topic for a second year when leaders gather at the U.N. General Assembly next week, but many developing countries are hoping to shine a light on issues important to them, including development, the economy, and climate. This year’s general assembly will take place after Asian countries met in Indonesia for […]
US Approves Updated COVID Vaccines To Rev Up Protection For Fall
WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter. The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s part of a shift […]
Pakistan Warns Afghan Taliban Not To Build Illegal Border Structures
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday defended its decision to close the main border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan, saying Taliban authorities were trying to build “unlawful structures” on its territory and “resorted to indiscriminate firing” when challenged. Traffic through the busy historic Torkham transit point for trade and travelers was suspended last Wednesday after border security forces exchanged fire, killing a Taliban […]
ECOWAS Unity Put To Test As West African Coup Crisis Deepens
NAIROBI — A series of coups in Western Africa is putting the unity and capability of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to the test as it seeks to restore civilian rule in countries such as Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, and Niger. These four nations have joined forces to resist economic sanctions and potential military action by the other […]
Iran Adds Russian Combat Trainer Jets To Air Force, Reports Say
TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s air force has received a batch of advanced Russian combat trainer jets to “improve the training and combat capability of the air force,” local media reported Saturday. “A number of Yak-130 training aircraft entered the country and joined the Shahid Babaei Air Base in Isfahan” in central Iran, according to Tasnim news agency. The agency, quoting the […]
US: Chip Sales To Continue To China, But Not Most Powerful Ones
The United States will continue to sell semi-conductor computer chips to China but not its most powerful ones “that China wants for its military,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Sunday. The U.S. is “never going to sell our most powerful [artificial intelligence] chips” to China, Raimondo told CNN’s “State of the Union” show. Raimondo, who met in Beijing recently with […]