US judge temporarily blocks Texas abortion law

posted in: Breaking News, News

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, following a challenge from the Biden administration. US District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin granted the request, preventing the state from enforcing the Republican-backed law, while its … Read More

New Alarm In US Over Iran’s Progress Toward Nuclear Bomb

posted in: Middle East, News

Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Plant. Photo by Hossein Ostovar, Wikimedia Commons. The US is alarmed by Iran’s progress toward obtaining an atomic weapon and hopes to resume talks soon to curb Tehran’s nuclear program, a top official in Washington said on Tuesday. … Read More

Taiwan defence minister says tensions with China are the worst in four decades

posted in: Far East, News

TAIPEI/WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on Wednesday (Oct 6), days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence zone. Tensions have hit … Read More

With Biden’s lukewarm diplomacy, North Korea runs hot and cold

The vague North Korea policy from the White House has left all parties unsure what the United States hopes to achieve. A mass demonstration in Pyongyang on 9 September 2021 to mark 73 years since the foundation of the Democratic … Read More

Both North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions exponentially in what was already one of the most volatile regions on the planet. Pyongyang fired the first missiles on Wednesday, sending two … Read More

Marco Rubio: ‘Radical, left-wing nutcases’ trying to remake America into socialist economy

Rubio says many Dems ‘know they can’t run on’ $3.5 trillion spending bill. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) torched the Democrats during an interview on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday calling them “radical left-wing nutcases” over their massive spending bill push. Sen. Rubio argued they are … Read More

Russia, U.S. hold 2nd round of strategic stability talks

posted in: News, Russia

Russia and the United States on Thursday held the second round of their bilateral strategic stability dialogue in Geneva, some two months after their first such meeting in the Swiss city on July 28. The dialogue was led by Russian … Read More

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