The head of the CIA has warned that China appears determined on using force in Taiwan, with Russia’s experience in Ukraine only affecting Beijing’s calculations on when and how – rather than whether – to invade. Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns said on Wednesday […]

Washington, DC – Despite the current focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China poses the “most serious long-term challenge to the international order”, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In a major speech delivered at George Washington University in Washington, DC on Thursday, […]

State Department revokes ‘terrorism’ designation of Kahane Chai and four other groups, saying they have been inactive. Washington, DC – The US State Department has removed the ultranationalist Israeli group Kahane Chai from its list of “foreign terrorist organizations” (FTO), in a move that US […]

Washington, DC – Palestinian rights advocates have raised the alarm over US plans to remove a violent, far-right Israeli group from Washington’s list of “foreign terrorist organizations” (FTO), warning that such a move may embolden Kahane Chai’s supporters. A United States official confirmed that the […]

Democrats in the United States Senate are poised to put forward a bill this week to codify the right to an abortion in federal law – a move that will almost certainly fail because of rules in the legislature. President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party holds […]