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People Worldwide Gather, Support Protesters in China

Protests in China are spreading worldwide. The gatherings are displays of solidarity with the rare glimpses of discontent in China, directed at the communist regime. Beijing is clamping down on the wave of unrest. Police forces are rolling in after the nationwide demonstrations rocked the country. Stock up on medication, water, and food, with a…


Russia Declares End of Mobilization Campaign; US Sending $275 Million More Military Aid to Ukraine

FRONTLINES NORTH OF KHERSON, Ukraine—Russia said on Friday it had finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine, having drafted hundreds of thousands in a month and sending more than a quarter of them already to the battlefield after a mobilization campaign that was its first since World War II. The United States, meanwhile, announced…


US Reviewing ‘Response Options’ on Saudi Relations After OPEC+ Cuts, Blinken Says

LIMA—The United States is reviewing various options regarding its relationship with Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and other OPEC+ nations agreed this week to large cuts in oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. “As for the relationship [with Riyadh] going forward, we’re reviewing a number of response options. We’re consulting closely with…


Republicans Probe Whether China Quarantined US Diplomats to Steal Intelligence, Demand Investigation

Two Republican Congressmen requested that the State Department preserve documents linked to the forced quarantine of more than a dozen U.S. diplomats in China, citing concerns that the communist regime may have pressured them into surrendering intelligence. The Sep. 29 letter (pdf), which was addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and signed by Reps….


8 Lawmakers Call on State Department to Help Free Florida Resident’s Detained Father in China

Eight Florida lawmakers are urging the State Department to help free the father of a Sunshine State resident who has been detained in China for over a year amid the communist regime’s ongoing campaign targeting his faith. Zhou Deyong, a geological engineer, was one among nearly two dozen Falun Gong practitioners rounded up by police…


Musk Says Activating Starlink, in Response to Blinken on Internet Freedom in Iran

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he would activate the firm’s satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet that the United States took action “to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued guidance expanding internet…


Report: 22 Starved to Death in One Day in Xinjiang

At least 22 people died in a single day. With quarantine orders still locking down Xinjiang, locals blame the losses on lacking food and medical care. Chinese and U.S. foreign ministers met in New York for their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan against an invasion. Florida’s…


Blinken Calls for ‘Peace and Stability’ with Taiwan in Meet with CCP Counterpart

Senior diplomats from the United States and China met Sep. 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shook hands but did not respond to questions from the media as they sat down for talks. Blinken told…


Blinken Calls for ‘Peace and Stability’ with Taiwan in Meeting with CCP Counterpart

Senior diplomats from the United States and China met Sep. 23 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shook hands but did not respond to questions from the media as they sat down for talks. Blinken told…


Diplomatic Upswing Traces New Path In US-African Relationship

A sharp uptick in U.S. diplomacy toward Africa in recent months reveals a paradigm shift from the previous administration. In just 10 months, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited the continent three times to deepen ties with African governments and other stakeholders on the continent. After visits to Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal last…