America faces not one but two pandemics

America is being ravaged by not one, but two, pandemics and both have a lot in common. Both are invisible, equally widespread, mutate in response...

Putin says Russia dealing with coronavirus better than US

President Vladimir Putin said in a televised interview Sunday that Russia had been more successful in dealing with the coronavirus than the United States. He...

Rayshard Brooks shot in US: fiery protests and debate ensue

The fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer, this time in Atlanta, Georgia, poured more fuel Sunday on a raging...

Confederate names being removed from US military bases: Republicans and Democrats clash

The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved an amendment aiming to remove Confederate names from military bases, prompting heated reactions from conservatives. Liberals, meanwhile,...

Taliban fighters freed: implications for situation in Afghanistan

Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-risk gambit to ensure the insurgent group begins peace talks with...

US Space Force may lose trademark of name to Netflix

Netflix's hit comedy show 'Space Force,' a satirical depiction of the US military, reportedly had registered a trademark for the use of the name...

Asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus: WHO clarifies

The World Health Organization has qualified its bombshell claim on asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus is rare, scrambling to explain how its earlier statement was...

Cold War of the 21st Century

The pandemic is reshaping world politics. Transformation in relations between the United States and China — the defining feature of the new century global...

Classmates recall George Floyd: ‘big brother’ who inspired

As the unrest in the United States rages on, the man around whose death it is centred is lovingly recalled by his classmates. Mallory...

US and Europe reaping what they’ve sown, says Russian envoy

The US supported destabilizing ideas, dividing groups against each other around the globe, but now the chaos they got at home is of the...

Facebook’s ‘ideological bias’: China irked over labels on official pages

The Chinese government has taken notice of Facebook's “ideological bias” after the social media giant announced plans to put warning labels on Chinese “state-controlled”...

US and Europe return to normal as pandemic eases

In a sign of easing tensions, economic and mental, President Donald Trump said Friday the US economy had largely made it through the coronavirus...