Berlin – The U.S. ambassador to Germany says “now is not the time for business as usual with China” as Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to make her 12th visit to the country as German leader. Merkel is due to visit Chinese leaders in Beijing on Friday. She will travel with a business delegation. In comments […]

Hong Kong – The ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong has led to the government censoring the internet and preventing communication by SMS or other network-related apps. However Forbes reports that protesters in Hong Kong seem to have found a messaging app which the government cannot block, since it does not require a persistent managed […]

Beijing – Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei accused U.S. authorities on Wednesday of attempting to break into its information systems and of trying to coerce its employees to gather information on the company. Huawei, which faces mounting American pressure including possible loss of access to U.S. technology over accusations the company is a security risk, […]

Hong Kong – Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters’ demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest. But lawmakers warned that the bill’s withdrawal was not enough to end the turmoil, which […]

Tehran is refusing to answer the nuclear agency’s questions regarding a secret site in Tehran first exposed by Israel, according to “The Wall Street Journal.” Iran has refused to answer International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) questions regarding its nuclear stockpiles for the first time since IAEA oversight went into effect in the country in 2016, […]

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “knows exactly why he’s in a bunker,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • Nasrallah: There are “no more red lines.” In a short video released on Monday in response to Hezbollah’s rocket attack on northern Israel the day before, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed Israel’s determination to defend itself […]

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the facility plays a critical role in Hezbollah’s guided-missile program, adding that “Hezbollah, in fear of strikes, evacuated precious and unique equipment from the compound to civilian locations in Beirut.” Days after a major security escalation erupted between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid Israeli warnings over Hezbollah’s precision-missile program, […]

Speculation abounds as to whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to brief rival Benny Gantz on current security issues is a sign that the Jewish state is preparing for a major conflict on one or more fronts. The big news in Israel is not that Iran attempted to send kamikaze drones into Israeli territory […]

Argentina – Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the former president of Argentina who was indicted while in office for allegedly covering up Iran’s involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center, is under fire from a Jewish group in her country. The Argentine Zionist Organization took aim at Kirchner, now a candidate for […]

London – On a day of humiliating setbacks, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Tuesday night as rebellious lawmakers voted to seize control of the Brexit agenda, prompting the embattled leader to say he would call for a new general election. The 328 to 301 vote, made possible by […]