The United States has suspended a portion of its financial aid to Ethiopia over the lack of progress in talks with Egypt

The United States has suspended a portion of its financial aid to Ethiopia over the lack of progress in talks with Egypt and Sudan about a massive dam Addis Ababa is constructing... Read more »

When a United States guided missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday

When a United States guided missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, it marked the second such transit in less than two weeks — and among the clearest signals yet... Read more »

A Critical Flaw Is Affecting Thousands of WordPress Sites

Hackers have been exploiting the vulnerability, which is now patched: Users should update to File Manager version 6.9 ASAP. Read more »

The missile launches on Wednesday punctuated a series of military exercises that China has conducted this month

China has fired a barrage of medium-range missiles across considerable distances into the South China Sea, Beijing’s latest move to demonstrate its strategic dominance and sovereignty over the disputed waters. The missile... Read more »

It is the paradox of a pandemic that has crushed the United States economy

It is the paradox of a pandemic that has crushed the United States economy: 12.9 million people have lost a job and a dangerous rash of businesses has closed, yet the personal... Read more »

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorisation for the use of plasma to treat coronavirus patients.

The technique uses antibody-rich blood plasma from people who’ve recovered from the disease, and has already been used on over 70,000 people in the US. The FDA says early trials indicate it... Read more »

114 Democratic lawmakers urged the House to press

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain deadlocked on the finer points of a fresh coronavirus stimulus package with neither side willing to cede ground on a range of measures including aid to states... Read more »

The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced,

The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows the US’s embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo... Read more »

Alex Azar, the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, took the step using emergency powers

Alex Azar, the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, took the step using emergency powers he has during the U.S. coronavirus epidemic, which was declared a public health... Read more »

A presidential primary season like no other will culminate this week for the Democratic Party in the United States in an unprecedented

A presidential primary season like no other will culminate this week for the Democratic Party in the United States in an unprecedented, mostly digital convention that is set to cement Joe Biden... Read more »