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China slams US criticism of Hong Kong election changes, questions America’s ‘moral capital’

Posted on Sunday, March 14, 2021

A Chinese official hit back Friday at U.S. criticism of planned election law changes in Hong Kong, noting the chaos surrounding the recent American presidential election.

Persecuted Iranian Christians Receiving Shelter In Hungary After International Pressure

Posted on Friday, March 12, 2021

An Iranian Christian father and his young son, who were detained on the Hungarian-Serbian border for 527 days, have been moved to a home in northwest Hungary following international pressure. A Baptist church helped Abouzar Soltani, a convert…

Large Asteroid to Pass by Earth on March 21, NASA says

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will approach within about 1.25 million miles (2 million kilometers) of our planet on March 21, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said Thursday.

US officials say Israel has hit many ships taking Iran oil, arms to Syria: WSJ

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Israel has targeted at least 12 ships bound for Syria, most of them transporting Iranian oil, with mines and other weapons, according to a Thursday report.

Poland Banned Same-Sex Unions And Adoption, But The EU Is Threatening To Override Them

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Poland announced a new law Thursday which prohibited same-sex couples from adopting children, but the European Union responded by passing a resolution declaring the union an “LGBTIQ Freedom Zone,” Reuters reported.

Sudan’s PM in Cairo to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Sudan’s prime minister held talks with the Egyptian president in Cairo on Thursday as both nations seek to build a united front in the ongoing dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile.

U.S. losing military edge in Asia, as China appears poised to attack Taiwan, top admiral warns

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

The leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says America is losing its military edge as China becomes more emboldened and aggressive in the Pacific.

UN investigator finds Iran responsible for ‘egregious’ human rights violations

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

A United Nations investigator finds Iran has committed "egregious" human rights violations including brutal political repression and the violation of fundamental freedoms.

Russian government websites go dark after U.S. vowed retaliation for SolarWinds hack

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

Two days after the White House telegraphed a retaliatory stealth attack on Russian cyber systems, Russian government websites for the Kremlin and other agencies were knocked offline.

US designates African ISIS groups as foreign terrorists; freezes assets, prohibits business with them

Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2021

The US State Department announced Wednesday it has designated two Islamic State (ISIS) affiliates in DR Congo and Mozambique as foreign terrorist organizations: it has frozen all US property and assets in their names, and has prohibited Americans…

ECB to signal faster money printing to combat yield rise

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The European Central Bank is likely to signal faster money printing on Thursday to keep a lid on borrowing costs but it will stop short of adding firepower to its already aggressive pandemic-fighting package.

Mexico’s Congress approves landmark cannabis bill

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses, bringing it a step closer to creating one of the world’s largest markets for the plant.

Report says China in violation of UN Genocide Convention, has perpetrated genocide against Uyghurs

Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

A recently released report declares that China has violated the United Nations' Genocide Convention and perpetrated genocide against the Uyghurs.

Russia and China planning a moon base together

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Russia and China announced on Tuesday plans to develop a scientific research base on the moon.

China issues ‘world-first’ COVID-19 vaccine passport in boost for travel

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

To reboot the international travel industry, China has issued the world's first COVID-19 vaccine passport, which shows a user's vaccination status, recent coronavirus test results, and antibody test results, according to reports.

Bill Gates Foundation Funded Genomics Firm ‘Mining’ DNA Data Through COVID Tests

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

BGI Genomics—the Chinese Communist Party-linked genomics firm flagged by U.S. officials as “mining” the DNA of Americans—has collaborated extensively with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The National Pulse can reveal.

Rights groups: Iran uses internet shutdowns to hide human rights violations

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Rights groups have said Iran appears to be using internet shutdowns to hide government violations of human rights - and even extra-judicial killings, the Times of Israel reports.

Microsoft hack heralds new era of mass-scale cyberwar

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Last week’s discovery of a massive new cyberattack that targeted flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange Server indicates the world has entered into the age of mass-scale cyberwar, Axios reports. The Microsoft hack affected some 30,000 small businesses and organizations…

Pope Prays For Iraq’s Persecuted Christians

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Pope Francis has visited Iraq to reassure the nation’s dwindling Christian community of his prayers after years of Islamic attacks and persecution.

Iran Enriching Uranium With ‘More Advanced Centrifuges’ At Natanz

Posted on Tuesday, March 9, 2021

In a further move away from the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iran has started enriching uranium with a third cascade, or cluster, of advanced IR-2m centrifuges at its underground plant at Natanz, Reuters reported on March…

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• Bangladesh Opposition Leader Returns Home After 17 Years, Draws Massive Crowds
• Liechtenstein In Shock Over Suspected Murders, Suicide
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