Monthly Archives: April 2021

Great US-China power race is on, and Beijing is confident of winning

When US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “win the 21st century” in his joint address to Congress, he painted a picture of a new great power competition with China and repeatedly name checked its leader, Xi Jinping.When US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “win the 21st century” in his joint address to Congress, […]

The Daily Beast: Gaetz associate wrote in letter that congressman paid for sex with minor

Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, wrote in a letter obtained by The Daily Beast that he and Gaetz paid for sex with multiple women, including a minor who was 17 at the time.Joel Greenberg, a central figure in the ongoing investigation into Florida Republican Rep. […]

Exclusive: ‘When we come together it’s powerful,’ Thierry Henry says of social media blackout

It has been five weeks since Thierry Henry deleted his social media accounts and the former Arsenal forward has been through a range of emotions.It has been five weeks since Thierry Henry deleted his social media accounts and the former Arsenal forward has been through a range of emotions.

Double crises of coup and Covid could push half of Myanmar’s population into poverty, UN warns

Almost half of Myanmar’s population could be forced into poverty by the end of the year as the country teeters on the brink of economic collapse caused by the double shock of a bloody military coup and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new United Nations report.Almost half of Myanmar’s population could be forced into […]

Al Qaeda promises ‘war on all fronts’ against America as Biden pulls out of Afghanistan

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary since Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was killed by US special-operations forces, Seal Team 6, inside his high-walled compound in the Pakistani military college city of Abbottabad.This weekend marks the 10th anniversary since Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of […]

Top US, Japanese and South Korean military leaders meet, underscoring US shift from the Middle East to China

The top US general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii Thursday, emphasizing America’s commitment to “long-term peace and stability in the region” and underscoring a broader US shift from the Middle East to China.The top US general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii Thursday, emphasizing America’s commitment to “long-term […]