The flags of China and Hong Kong are displayed in rows. Bloomberg Creative | Creative Bloomberg Photos | Getty Images The Chinese embassy on Thursday responded to U.S. criticism of Hong Kong’s new national security law, saying the U.S. should “respect China’s sovereignty.” Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that…
Visitors enter the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for the public reopening of the museum’s West End galleries on the National Mall in Washington, United States, October 14, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of students, parents…
The Open Arms ship docked in the Cypriot port of Larnaca. – | Afp | Getty Images An aid ship approached the Gaza Strip coast on Friday with urgent supplies for the Palestinian people, as aid groups warn that thousands are on the brink of famine in the besieged enclave. The ship – called Open…
A photo of a television screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron during a televised address to the nation he gave at the Elysee Palace after signing a pension reform in Paris on April 17, 2023. Ludovic Marin | AFP | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine,…
Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures attends day three of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 at the San Francisco Design Center on September 11, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Steve Jennings | Getty Images A major Republican donor threatened on Tuesday to cut campaign contributions to members of Congress unless they vote for a bill that could…
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., is seen during votes at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is under fire for using the experiences of an early 2000s sex trafficking victim to condemn President Joe Biden’s current border policies. In her rebuttal to Biden’s…
Armed Yemeni supporters of the Houthi movement sit in the back of an armored vehicle during an anti-Israel and anti-American rally in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 22, 2024, amid ongoing fighting between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty Images The Middle East is facing escalation…
The DOJ alleges that a high-ranking Yakuza member, Takeshi Ebisawa, was the central figure in a plot to funnel American weapons to ethnic militias in Myanmar in exchange for heroin and meth. Ebisawa is accused of drug importation, money laundering and conspiracy to purchase surface-to-air missiles. NBC News Federal prosecutors in New York said on…
Iran showcases its first hypersonic ballistic missile “Fattah” (Conqueror) at an event attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials in Tehran, Iran, June 6, 2023. Sepah News | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to President Vladimir Putin’s government in Russia, boosting military cooperation between…
A customer stands near Vizio televisions on display at a Walmart Supercenter on February 20, 2024 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Walmart has agreed to buy the TV maker Viziothe companies announced Tuesday as the largest U.S. retailer expands its high-profit advertising business. Walmart will acquire Vizio for $2.3 billion, or…
