Biden’s first 100 days have been an all-out aggressive assault on America Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Nearing 100 days in office, U.S. President Joe Biden is tasked with handling a crisis on the U.S. southern border that shows no signs of abating. Migrants are illegally pouring over the U.S. southern …
Read More »Biden recognizes atrocities against Armenians as “genocide”
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the mass killing against Armenians more than a century ago as a “genocide,” a move that could further worsen relations between the United States and Turkey. “The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that …
Read More »U.S. rocked by multiple mass shootings, but major gun legislation unlikely
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Recent weeks have seen multiple mass shootings across the United States, but major gun control legislation is unlikely due to deep partisan and cultural divide in the country. As of Tuesday, 13,154 Americans were killed by gun violence in 2021, according to data from the Gun …
Read More »Rwandan genocide suspect deported from the U.S.
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | A Rwandan woman charged with crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi arrived in Rwanda on Friday following her deportation from the United States. Beatrice Munyenyezi, a genocide suspect who was arrested in 2013 in the United States and sentenced to 10 years …
Read More »U.S. sanctions against Russia come with wish for stable ties
The United States has for weeks raised the prospect of more sanctions against Russia, lead by President Vladimir Putin, for alleged election meddling and the hacking of federal agencies Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 diplomats, while Russia vowed to respond …
Read More »U.S. sanctions Russia, expels diplomats over alleged election interference, cyber hack
The United States has for weeks raised the prospect of more sanctions against Russia, lead by President Vladimir Putin, for alleged election meddling and the hacking of federal agencies Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against Russia and expelled 10 diplomats in response to Moscow’s …
Read More »UN chief welcomes revocation of U.S. sanctions against ICC officials
Under Donald Trump, the United States imposed sanctions on the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, after she launched a war crimes investigation targeting US military personnel in Afghanistan United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the revocation by the United States of former President Donald Trump’s executive …
Read More »U.S. lifts Trump-imposed sanctions against ICC prosecutor
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Friday lifted sanctions against senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that were imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that President Joe Biden had revoked an executive order against …
Read More »COMMENT: Why Washington is a human rights double-dealer
Social instability, COVID-19, and governmental nonfeasance have made the United States an abyss of human rights abuses Beijing, China | COMMENT – Xinhua | The fine gloss that Washington has tried to put on its tainted human rights record was once again removed as the Report on Human Rights Violations in …
Read More »U.S. must respect Russia’s interests: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the United States has to take into account Russia’s interests and Moscow is capable of protecting them. “Despite that they (the United States) think we are the same as them, we are different people … and we know how …
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