ROME — The Vatican announced this weekend that it will accept China’s autonomous appointment of a Catholic bishop without Church approval. Flouting its 2018 accord with the Vatican over the nomination of bishops in the country, the Chinese Communist Party … Read More
Russia has notified the UN, Turkey and Ukraine that it will not renew a crucial deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the agreements had reached a “de facto” end on … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, It’s been another week of pitiful embarrassments, as world leaders exchange glances at televised events. The video of him pulling his chair on the beach says it all. They’ve edited that scene out of some videos, for good reason. The only question … Read More
Bolivia’s state-owned company Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB) Thursday signed two separate agreements whereby Chinese and Russian companies will invest over US$1.4 billion to build two industrial complexes for the production of lithium carbonate, it was reported in La Paz. … Read More
According to breastfeeding guidelines endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one option for transgender parents who want to “breastfeed or chestfeed their infants” is to induce lactation with the use of medication, but medical experts told The … Read More
HONG KONG, July 14 (Reuters) – China’s financial regulators have invited some of the world’s biggest investors to a rare symposium next week, three sources said, seeking to encourage foreigners to keep investing in the world’s second-largest economy despite its … Read More
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has proposed that Russian President Vladimir Putin extend the Black Sea grain deal in return for adding a Russian agricultural bank’s unit to the SWIFT payment network, Reuters reported citing sources. The deal, which allows Ukraine … Read More
India on Thursday approved in principle the purchase of 26 French marine Rafale jets and three Scorpene-class submarines, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be guest of honour at the Bastille Day parade in Paris. New Delhi‘s Defence … Read More
WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Chinese state-linked hackers since May have secretly accessed email accounts at around 25 organizations, including at least two U.S. government agencies, Microsoft (MSFT.O) and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The United States detected a breach … Read More
On Monday, Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issued a statement calling for a “a peaceful solution” to the dispute over the Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands “in accordance with international law.” Iran on Wednesday summoned … Read More