Geopolitics
Moscow/Sputnik: There are no US servicemen at the Balad Air Base in Iraq that came under a rocket attack on Sunday, Spokesman for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Col. Wayne Marotto, said. more
FBI opens investigation into China every 10 hrs: Director Christopher Wray

Washington: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has informed  US Senate Intelligence Committee members that the agency is opening an investigation into various ...

House Republicans voice concerns over new Chinese tech companies

Washington: Two US Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee have expressed concern over the security and privacy threats posed by emerging Chinese tech companies, media report ...

Philippines business groups now urges Beijing to withdraw ships from disputed reef

Manila:  Business groups in the Philippines have urged China to withdraw its ships from a reef that has remained a point of tension in the South China Sea, media reports said.

US condemns sentencing of seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists: Blinken

Washington/Sputnik: The United States condemned the sentencing of seven pro-democracy activists who took part in a peaceful assembly of 1.7 million people in Hong Kong, US Secretary of St ...

Philippines, US to start two-week joint military drills amid South China Sea conflict

Manila: The Philippine armed forces will hold joint exercises with hundreds of US soldiers over the next two weeks amid a conflict with China over the South China Sea issue, media reports ...

COVID-19: Anthony Blinken slams China over lack of 'transparency'

Washington: A top US leader once again slammed China for showing lack of transparency in sharing information during the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

US-China tech battle: Washington turns heat on China with proposed new policy

Beijing:  The US Senate’s new legislation, the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, lays out a wide-ranging strategy for the first time to contain China's attempt to expand g ...

Chinese threat: US lawmakers planning to introduce law to counter Beijing

Beijing: American lawmakers are planning to introduce legislation in the upcoming week that would put additional sanctions on Chinese officials, media reports said.

US government now blacklists 7 Chinese supercomputing entities over weapon concerns

Washington: The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added seven Chinese supercomputing entities to the Entity List for conducting activities that a ...