Mar 10 Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties with China's help after years of hostility By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions. Continue reading
Mar 09 Biden budget includes billions for Pacific islands to counter China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Alarmed by China’s success in wooing Pacific island nations, the Biden administration is proposing to spend billions to keep three of those countries in the U.S. orbit. Continue reading
Mar 09 In a speech, China's Xi Jinping calls for 'more quickly elevating' armed forces By Associated Press The program laid out by Xi dovetails with a number of national strategies already underway, including the "Made in China 2025" campaign to make China dominant in 10 key fields and a decades-old campaign for civilian-military integration in the economy. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 4:53 Lawmakers question intelligence officials about origins of COVID-19 By Nick Schifrin, Tommy Walters, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The country’s top intelligence officials testified in the Senate Wednesday, assessing Russia’s plans in Ukraine, the threat of TikTok and the origins of COVID, which was also the subject of its own hearing in the House. Nick Schifrin reports. Continue watching
Mar 08 Xi accuses U.S. of attempting to block China's development By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: Senate Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats with heads of U.S. security agencies By Associated Press The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on worldwide threats with the heads of U.S. security agencies on Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Taiwan blames Chinese ships for cut internet cables By Huizhong Wu, Johnson Lai, Associated Press Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month. Continue reading
Mar 08 WATCH: House Oversight holds hearing on origins of COVID-19 By Associated Press The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on Wednesday on the origins of COVID-19 following a new report from the Energy Department that it had determined, with low confidence, that the novel coronavirus had escaped from a lab in China. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Fed indicates robust economy, inflation could drive more rate hikes In our news wrap Tuesday, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said high inflation and a robust economy may mean more interest rate hikes, Mexican officials confirmed two kidnapped Americans have been found dead, President Biden proposed raising taxes on those… Continue watching
Mar 07 WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as spokesman Ned Price announces plans to step down By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Price will take a job working directly with Secretary of State Antony Blinken later this month, the State Department said Tuesday, and will be replaced in the interim by his deputy, Vedant Patel, until a successor is named. Continue reading