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North Korean Leader’s Sister Says Another Summit With the U.S. Unlikely

July 10, 2020 Focus Washington

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea’s leader, said another summit with the United States would only be useful for Washington at this point, adding her country had no intention of “threatening the U.S.,” […]

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US and China will meet for the first time at a high level since Russia's attack on Ukraine as Biden tries to get Beijing's help with the war.

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials for Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

July 10, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. sanctioned a top member of China’s Communist Party on Thursday, along with three other senior officials and a Chinese entity involved in systematic human rights abuses of Muslim minorities and ethnic Kazakhs in […]

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Ambassador Craft Hits China, Russia for Supporting Syrian Regime’s ‘Campaign of Brutality’

July 8, 2020 Focus Washington

Russia and China vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution to proceed with the cross-border humanitarian aid from Turkey into Syria for another year, despite warnings that Syrian citizens rely on the aid, Fox News informed. “It has never […]

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UK to Resume Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

July 8, 2020 Focus Washington

The UK government will resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia after a High Court ruling put a temporary suspension on exports last year, Sky News reported. An internal government review into the use of weapons […]

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Actions made to combat the delta version should still be successful in combating the newly discovered omicron variation, according to World Health Organization officials.

U.S. Withdrawal From WHO to Take Effect July 2021

July 7, 2020 Focus Washington

The United States will leave the World Health Organization on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday after receiving formal notification of the decision by President Donald Trump more than a month ago, […]

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China Told Citizens to Buy Stocks, Boosting Market

July 7, 2020 Focus Washington

Strategists say two factors are helping give legs to the global stock market’s Monday morning surge – bullishness about China and the view that central banks will backstop markets, CNBC reports. A front-page editorial in […]

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North Korea Won’t Sit Down With U.S., Pyongyang Says

July 7, 2020 Focus Washington

North Korea has no intention to sit down with the United States and urged South Korea to “stop meddling,” a senior diplomat said on Tuesday, just as a U.S. envoy was due to visit Seoul […]

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Iran Nuclear Facility Fire Could Set Back Atomic Program

July 6, 2020 Focus Washington

A fire that broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Thursday has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday, CNBC reported. Iran’s top […]

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Iran Imposes New Measures as Coronavirus Toll Rises

July 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Iranians who do not wear masks will be denied state services and workplaces that fail to comply with health protocols will be shut for a week, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday as he launched […]

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Bolton Slams Trump’s Approach to World Leaders as “Naive and Foolish”

July 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Former national security adviser John Bolton slammed President Donald Trump’s style of negotiating with other world leaders as “naive and foolish,” saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin can “see right […]

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England Puts U.S. on ‘Red-List’, Will Quarantine Arrivals

July 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Passengers arriving into England from the United States will not be exempted from quarantine rules, Britain’s transport minister Grant Shapps said on Friday, Reuters reported. Asked whether the United States would be on a ‘red-list’ […]

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U.S.-China Relations Heading for the ‘Darkest Chapter Yet,’ Eurasia Group Warns

July 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Relations between the U.S. and China — the world’s top two economies — could worsen further as both countries have signaled that they are prepared to fight each other in many more ways, according to […]

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Putin Wins Chance to Stay in Power Until 2036 After Historic Vote

July 2, 2020 Focus Washington

Russians have overwhelmingly voted in favor of changes to the country’s constitution that enable President Vladimir Putin to potentially stay in power up to 2036, CNBC reports. With all the votes counted, the electoral commission […]

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Hong Kong Police Clashes With Crowds Protesting New Security Law

July 1, 2020 Focus Washington

Hong Kong police fired water cannon on Wednesday to break up the first protest since Beijing introduced sweeping new security legislation. Police authorities also made their first arrests under it, warning of punishment for advocating […]

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Washington Begins to Eliminate Hong Kong’s Special Status

June 30, 2020 Focus Washington

Washington began eliminating Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law on Monday, by stopping defense exports and restricting access to high technology products as Beijing is working on a new Hong Kong security legislation, CNBC […]

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Iran Launches Mask-Wearing Campaign Due to Increase in Coronavirus Cases

June 29, 2020 Focus Washington

The coronavirus continues to shake the world with bad health, economic, and political consequences in almost every country. Iran was not an exception as the country was one of the most damaged countries before the […]

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U.S. Relationship With Germany May Never Be the Same Again, Top German Diplomat Says

June 29, 2020 Focus Washington

Ties between the United States and Germany have worsened in recent years, as Germany’s top diplomat warns that relations between the two countries may never be the same again, CNBC reports. In the biggest signal […]

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Senate Backs Bill to Sanction China Over Hong Kong

June 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would impose mandatory sanctions on people or companies that back efforts by China to restrict Hong Kong’s autonomy, pushing back against Beijing’s new security law for the […]

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Effects of U.S.-China Tensions Could ‘Spread Throughout the World,’ Expert Claims

June 26, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. and China are heading into a new “cold war” that could be more damaging to the world compared to the geopolitical contest between the U.S. and Soviet Union at the end of World […]

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Iran TV Airs 355 Coerced Confessions Over Decade

June 25, 2020 Focus Washington

Iranian state television has broadcast the suspected coerced confessions of at least 355 people over the last decade as a means to both suppress dissent and frighten activists in the Iran on behalf of security […]

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South Korea, U.S. Urge Pyongyang to Implement Denuclearization Pledges

June 25, 2020 Focus Washington

South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to implement the disarmament pledges it made in past talks, saying Thursday the allies will keep pushing for diplomacy aimed at achieving the North’s complete denuclearization, […]

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Trump Administration Claims Huawei, Hikvision Backed by Chinese Military

June 25, 2020 Focus Washington

The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new U.S. financial sanctions, […]

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North Korea Suspends Military Action Plans Against South Korea

June 24, 2020 Focus Washington

North Korea has decided to suspend military action plans against South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday, as a report suggested North Korean troops were taking down loudspeakers recently reinstalled at the […]

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Trump Threat to ‘Decouple’ U.S. and China Hits Trade, Investment Reality

June 24, 2020 Focus Washington

Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about “decoupling” the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging reality: Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising, investment by American companies into China continues, and markets […]

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Iran Says It’s Ready for Talks If U.S. Apologizes Over Nuclear Pact

June 24, 2020 Focus Washington

Iran would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for exiting a 2015 nuclear deal and compensates Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, cautioning that U.S. calls for discussions […]

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Indian, Chinese Military Agree to Disengage on Disputed Himalayan Border

June 23, 2020 Focus Washington

Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to disengage forces facing off over a disputed stretch of border where a clash last week left 20 Indian soldiers dead, an Indian government source in New Delhi […]

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Worst North Korea Economy in Two Decades Pushing Kim to Lash Out

June 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Blowing up a building meant to symbolize friendship may have been North Korea’s forceful way of demanding help for an economy straining under international sanctions and borders shut by the coronavirus, Bloomberg writes. The destruction […]

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U.S., Russian Envoys Tight-Lipped as Arms Control Talks Start in Vienna

June 22, 2020 Focus Washington

Nuclear weapons talks between the United States and Russia started in Vienna on Monday, with the two countries’ envoys making only guarded comments shortly before they met, Reuters informs. Little has been said officially about […]

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Saudi Arabia Enters Final Phase in Return to ‘New Normal’

June 21, 2020 Focus Washington

The return to normal life across the Kingdom is set to begin on Sunday, June 21, after 73 days of a nationwide lockdown imposed on April 8, Arab News reports. Following the statement issued on […]

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Beijing Tests Food and Parcel Couriers as Coronavirus Checks Widen

June 20, 2020 Focus Washington

Officials in Beijing are carrying out tests to detect traces of coronavirus on all food and parcel delivery workers in an effort to rein in a new outbreak, state-backed media reported on Saturday, Reuters informs. […]

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