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President Donald Trump is likely to continue fighting the transition all the way up to January 20, when Biden is sworn in as president. But what options does Biden have...

Despite assurances that polling was the best election predictor available, voters still felt uncertain about how the election would play out.

Japan’s justice system is renowned for its 99% conviction rate, which is largely based on suspects confessing their guilt during detainment.

Workers called out Walmart for its hypocritical stance on the virus. “They closed the corporate office until July 2021 because of the virus meanwhile we’re expected to keep risking our...

If confirmed as treasury secretary, Yellen is expected to serve as a center-left economist who would favor additional stimulus to address the ongoing pandemic.

With President Donald Trump on his way out, some Republicans are beginning to cautiously voice their dissent, while others hold back still – not yet ready to risk Trump’s wrath...

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has argued that the US government needs to “pay people to stay home.”

While the supposed Hunter Biden scandal has fallen out of the news cycle since the election, many view what happened to The New York Post as further proof that conservatives...

The property developer is aiming to stage an IPO in Hong Kong to raise as much as US$2 billion, or about 13 billion Chinese yuan, to ease its debt worries.

Supporters of canceling student loan debt argue that it inhibits economic growth and contributes to prevailing racial economic inequalities.

Previously, Sidney Powell has expressed views that align with the pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory, while many of her election fraud claims initially spread through QAnon circles.

The grounding order was put in place by most governments in March 2019 after two crashes took place – one in Indonesia in October 2018 and the other in Ethiopia...

I saw musicians canceling tours, filing for unemployment, getting jobs at supermarkets and selling extra gear to get by. With streaming services decreasing album sales, the modern musician makes most...

When countries buy arms, they’re not only purchasing weapons: they’re buying a relationship. The more advanced weaponry a country buys, the more connected the buyer and the seller become.

TMS reached out to several Black community leaders throughout the United States to ask what they would like the Biden administration to address and to discuss the role the Black...

With an unprecedented downturn in international travel, hotels, restaurants and leisure centers have all suffered from the massive drop-off in demand from travelers and vacationers.

As the days move slowly toward January 20, Inauguration Day, many Republicans continue to state that President Trump will emerge victorious and Biden’s victory will be overturned, one way or...

Senator Lindsey Graham has been accused of pressuring the Georgia secretary of state to throw out legally cast ballots in order to help Trump win the state.

Moderna was one of the first US companies to begin conducting human trials for a COVID-19 vaccine. The company began late-stage testing with up to 30,000 participants in July.

FBI Director Christopher Wray stated that “these are not the actions we would expect from a responsible nation state. Instead, it’s more like something we’d expect from an organized criminal...

Both Shapiro and Owens have been held up as intellectual faces of young conservatism, but their “regressive” attitude toward both gender roles and fashion became fodder for mockery online, especially...

The 15 countries forming the new “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership” (RCEP) represent the world’s largest free-trade bloc and a sign that American influence in the Asia-Pacific region has largely slipped...

A number of serious issues have many believing that a smooth and peaceful transition is essential for ensuring stability in the weeks before Biden is inaugurated.

As the new treaty is viewed as a surrender by many in Armenia, this ceasefire may not last either.

China has made a point of investing in the EV industry. The world’s largest car market produces more than 50% of the world’s electric vehicles, dwarfing American EV production.

As a framework for stopping the spread of intentional falsehoods, this action plan may offer an essential guide for dealing with disinformation, not just in Europe but in the US...

Here’s what you need to know about Jon Ossoff and Senator David Perdue before their January 5 runoff election.

The sale was structured and timed so that it could not be labeled as “insider trading,” but some were more critical of Bourla’s decision to sell, calling it “wholly inappropriate”...

US-China tensions are expected to go down somewhat under Biden, who promised a return to Obama-era policies during his presidential campaign.

President Donald Trump is easily the most influential person in the Republican Party and he is almost certain to remain one of the most powerful people in the country well...

Robinhood’s valuation, membership and fundraising have soared throughout 2020, even as the economy has faced more downs than ups.

Since taking control of the country, the CCP has led China from being an isolated, economic backwater to one of the most powerful economies in history – one that many...

The US and China are entering a sanctions war, with China using US corporations as its bargaining piece.

As Trump is on the verge of leaving office, his most ardent followers appear ready to jump ship for explicitly pro-Trump outlets.

American policymakers have become determined to retreat from Afghanistan and return to playing power politics. But while the US may want to leave, China is looking to enter.

In a worldwide charm offensive, China has attempted to offer its own vaccines to the world.

Rumors that Trump may be seeking to fire other high-level government officials, including the current FBI director, have raised concerns that he is attempting a coup or cover-up.

As President Trump’s legal efforts to overturn votes, stop counts and seek, in a variety of ways, to invalidate President-elect Biden’s win fail in the courts, the vast majority of...

Well before the presidential election was called on November 7, President Trump and his campaign were sowing doubt about the integrity of the election. In the days since, they have...

GOP insiders agree that the future mostly depends on how willing the party is to reject “Trumpism” or if it will continue to embrace it.

As in recent elections, both the Green Party and the Libertarian Party ran candidates they hoped would make an impact on the national stage. Other outsider candidates – including rapper...

Though Pfizer’s trial results are undoubtedly good news, it will not bring the coronavirus pandemic to a sudden halt. People must remain vigilant and take precautions.

President-elect Joe Biden has promised that he will be a president to “heal” and “unite” a divided nation, one whose political divisions have grown increasingly sharp and heated. It is...

The fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s economic ambitions hinges largely on two Senate runoff elections in Georgia this January.

Those in Oregon who pushed for this legislation believe that treating addiction as a medical condition, rather than punishing it as a crime, is the only way to cure it.

Prop 22’s victory could have significant implications for the gig economy across the US. However, the challenges “gig” companies face, especially after the coronavirus pandemic, have not gone away.

Her victory is notable for one reason: Greene is the first person to win a national election as someone who has embraced the QAnon conspiracy theory.

After months of growing uncertainty, China's ban on Australian imports cements the beginning of a broader crisis.

The head of the US Department of Justice, Attorney General William Barr, has accused the “far left” of causing violence across the country. Yet, investigations conducted by the DOJ have...

The upending of Ant’s IPO comes as Chinese financial authorities had recently revealed new proposals to regulate the growing fintech industry in China.

While it wasn’t the biggest story of Election Day, the legalization of marijuana in five more states is a big win for a movement that only had its first victory...

Now, after weeks of waffling, November finds multiple European countries either reentering lockdowns or imposing other severe restrictions.

Biden’s plan proposes raising taxes only on those earning US$400,000 or more a year, raising taxes on corporations to 28%, increasing taxes on capital gains and adding new tax penalties...

The conflict between the reporting and editorial sides of news organizations was recently laid bare in the scandal around Hunter Biden.

When it comes to presidential elections, nothing is set in stone, as 2016 proved. As voting tallies come in on Election Day, though, expect the major themes of discussion to...

After suffering as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse in international travel, the oil industry faces another potential disruption – a Joe Biden presidency.

President Trump has hailed his record in office as a break from past “deals” that he claims have hurt American industries and workers.

With delays in mail delivery and an excess of absentee ballots, Democrats have tried to extend deadlines for counting mail-in ballots, with Republicans challenging these last-minute changes.

Democratic control of the White House and Congress would be big news for investors, putting a rollback of Trump-era tax cuts and higher government spending on the menu.

"You are fascists in the true meaning of the world. You are veritably the link in the Nazi chain," Erdoğan told European leaders.

President Trump’s first term economic agenda has been dominated by a trade war with China, massive tax cuts and, now, the response to the coronavirus pandemic. These events have had...

The most notable instance was a recent voter intimidation campaign aimed at Democratic voters. The intent of the campaign has been debated, but cybersecurity experts agree it marked a new...

Should voters be concerned that a President Biden would let China influence his policy decisions?

President Trump’s position in the polls and erratic style of presidential leadership has prevented bankers from placing their bets on his reelection.

Today deaths from COVID-19 in America are more than double those experienced in the Vietnam War, Korean War, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars combined and slither ever closer to the quarter...

YouTube, the popular video-sharing platform, has recently announced it wants to limit QAnon and other conspiracy theory content on its site, joining Facebook, Twitter and TikTok in the battle to...

This development marks a further deterioration in ties between Washington and Beijing, which have lately seen their lowest ebb in decades.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has stated that his administration, if elected, would reverse Trump-era tax cuts, raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans as well as corporations.

Fears over vaccination safety have been on the minds of many Americans due to campaign rhetoric and political motivations on both sides of the aisle.

There is little evidence in the polling that Black voters are leaving the Democratic Party en masse, but Candace Owens and her fellow conservatives nonetheless claim that Democrats are in...

Big tech is under fire around the world and these attacks do not appear to be slowing down.

When asked about national security in the most recent presidential debate, Biden went after Trump’s businesses in China, claiming the president “paid 50 times the tax in China” than he...

“The difference between you trying to convince your congressman to do a certain thing and a lobbyist doing it is that the lobbyist isn’t working on their own behalf and...

While the Democratic Party has largely written off Mississippi in recent years, recent polling is giving Espy hope he can pull off one of the biggest political upsets in recent...

Even the Biden campaign, rather than boasting of its strong showing, is warning his supporters, “Donald Trump can still win this race.”

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are both signaling a continued expansion of the US debt, which is already at record levels. The ways they will do...

Australia has in the past jokingly been referred to as “the 53rd state of America,” with the alliance between the two nations rated highly – a 2017 New York Times...

Some Hong Kongers believe Trump is the president that the seven million inhabitants of the island need in order to stand up to the CCP. For others, a more predictable...

When these investigations have ended with no findings of criminal activity, they have generally been ignored or swept under the rug, though that hasn’t stopped Trump from accusing his opponents...

For China, concerns over its own “sovereignty” have spurred on much of its efforts to develop its own digital currency.

Shenzhen's policies have been implemented throughout the country and become the foundation of China's developmental strategy.

With a record number of early votes already cast and a seemingly intractable partisan divide in the country, it seems doubtful the “Biden email scandal” will offer a repeat of...

With a new stimulus unlikely until after November’s presidential election, addressing US unemployment could be left to whoever occupies the White House in January.

The alleged incident took place on Taiwan’s National Day on October 8 at Taiwan’s representative office in Fiji’s capital city of Suva.

“Will you shut up, man?”

The IPO could potentially raise Ant’s valuation to around US$300 billion, bigger than some of the largest American banking groups.

Few critics of China have historically directed their attention to the treatment of Tibetans, so this declaration marks a turning point for those who seek independence for the region.

Though there have been efforts to bring greater attention to the situation, in particular by the Armenian-American community, this deadly land dispute has largely remained under the radar in the...

China’s “Great Firewall” has long insulated China’s internet from the rest of the world, subjecting it to tight control and censorship, with many “Western” services unavailable in the country.

The poll revealed that 56 percent of registered voters felt they were doing better under the Trump administration compared to the previous Obama and Bush administrations.

In June, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had accused global banks like HSBC of corporate subservience to Beijing.

Harris’ economic priorities appear mostly in-line with those put forward by Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

While QAnon has intricately linked its fate (and prophetic claims) to the success of Trump as president, there is much to suggest the movement can sustain itself long after his...

The biggest Hunter Biden-related controversy (or, alternatively, the biggest “nothing burger”) of the 2020 campaign is related to the Ukraine oil company, Burisma Holdings, whose board Biden joined in 2014.

The Rohingya exodus of 2017 was one in a number of displacements prompted by abuses inflicted by Myanmar’s military.

The report’s recommendations would amount to a seismic change in how the tech industry operates and could even lead to a “breaking up” of big tech companies.

Xi emphasized the Chinese Communist Party’s "absolute leadership over the armed forces” and urged his soldiers to cultivate a spirit of "fearing neither hardship nor death" with the "vigor and...

Considering how historically unusual this year has been, it’s difficult to know what an October surprise in 2020 would be.

Against President Trump’s denial of the threat that climate change poses, Biden’s plan appears transformational.

Apart from Russia and China, Pakistan and Cuba were also elected to the council despite their poor image as defenders of human rights. On Tuesday, October 13, Russia and China...

Despite the criticism and doubts, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his administration have stood firmly behind the plan, which Xi staked his legacy on fulfilling in 2017.

At just 44 years of age, Jaime Harrison is more than two decades younger than Senator Lindsey Graham, who Harrison hopes to unseat.

With a travel and tourism industry that’s still in tatters and a virus yet to be fully brought under control, Airbnb’s IPO still has significant uncertainty with which to deal...

The protesting group organized the “Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage,” which resulted in mayhem on the streets of Portland a day before the federally observed holiday of Columbus Day on...

When I applied for a 2021 diversity visa lottery in November 2019, I was so excited.

Despite couching its new policies as a “clarification,” some observers have been less than impressed.

Criticisms of his comments have run the gamut from those who argue that Senator Mike Lee is merely splitting hairs to those who say that he is advocating for abolishing...

The disclosure of the kidnapping plot ignited a war-of-words between Whitmer and Trump over a variety of issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to ideological extremism.

Besides stressing on the idea of peace, President Tsai reiterated Taiwan’s priority of strengthening its armed forces, stating that she would continue to pursue her defense policy while following the...

Shortly after the last presidential election, my husband, me and our then 3-year old twins left all that we were accustomed to in Oak Park, Michigan and moved to Karnei...

While the oddsmakers provide yet another frame for predicting the outcome of presidential elections, there is little evidence they are more accurate than polling and other predictive methods.

The announcement sent markets into a frenzy, with observers noting that the president had done little to revive his floundering reelection chances by taking responsibility for ending negotiations.

A Chinese anti-submarine reportedly violated Taiwan’s airspace by entering into its air defense identification zone on Tuesday, which Beijing claimed to be a warning to Taipei to refrain from declaring...

The various recorded comments reveal the first lady’s frustration with her role in the White House and the criticism she has received for being “complicit” in Trump’s administration.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, candidate Trump promised he would eliminate the US debt “over a period of eight years.” He has instead presided over its fastest-ever increase.

Biden has been largely critical of Russia throughout his presidential campaign, claiming Moscow to be the biggest threat to the US elections Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, October 7,...

Barrett would be the fourth woman to serve on the highest court in the United States and only the second nominated by a Republican president. Her involvement in a strict...

Should companies remain adamant about returning to the office, it is unlikely that the office itself will return to its pre-coronavirus state.

What is known for certain is that Trump tweeted on the evening of October 1 that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19, just hours after it was...

Moscow has made it clear that the escalating tensions between the US and Iran will not stop it from getting into a defense deal with Tehran.

While tensions between the US and China continue, many smaller markets are being forced to take sides. For some companies, the rift is proving to be exceptionally uncomfortable.

Supporters of this idea believe it will encourage greater civic engagement among younger citizens and help establish a habit that will continue into later years. Critics of the idea say...

Unlike some billionaires, whose net worth has grown by the tens of billions during the pandemic, Sir Richard Branson has not been so fortunate as the coronavirus pandemic has led...

Recent years have not been the best for America’s Navy. In an era of flatlining defense budgets and constrained fiscal resources, the US fleet has shrunk by 52%, from 594...

The latest round of sanctions appears targeted to undermine China’s efforts to become self-reliant in semiconductor technology and maintain America’s leadership of the industry.

In many ways, Giuliani has come to encapsulate the partisan divide of the nation. A man once touted as a post-crisis unifier has now sacrificed his credibility among a majority...

The event turned into yet another day of high voltage confrontation between the Hong Kong police and democracy supporters in the region China’s National Day on Thursday, October 1, ended...

Putin has denied any involvement in the poisoning of his political adversaries – going so far as to suggest Alexei Navalny poisoned himself – but his critics have little doubt...

A simple threat of banning the operations of Chinese tech giant Tencent in the US, as has seemingly worked with TikTok, would appear to be insufficient this time round.

Executive orders do not constitute new laws but are merely a directive toward the government on how to enforce already existing laws.

One lawyer said that he's been unable to meet with his client and that – to his knowledge – none of the other legal representatives have managed to meet with...

The United States is on fire – both figuratively and literally. Political and social divisions have torn the country apart, we’re in the midst of a record hurricane season and...

With the podcast’s growing popularity, guests on the show have covered the spectrum, with prominent politicians, business leaders, celebrities and athletes making appearances.

The ZeniMax purchase is Microsoft’s attempt to change the rules for the upcoming battle of next-generation gaming consoles.

The move could create a war-situation in Iraq and affect American efforts to fight the Islamic State and to reduce the Iranian influence in the region

The candidates were set to debate six topics: their respective records, the Supreme Court, COVID-19, the economy, race and violence in US cities and election integrity. However, the debate rarely...

The two economic platforms put forward by former-Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump differ substantially, making the 2020 election one of historic consequences.

Since Beijing introduced its National Security Law, thousands within Hong Kong have applied for foreign immigration documents. Immigration consultants in the city reported that caseloads have doubled since the law's...

The Trump administration has vowed to continue the legal battle against TikTok.

Cybersecurity has been a hot topic in the United States, especially in light of the upcoming presidential election in November. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged five members of...

With the election a month away, journalists and politicians have grown increasingly vocal that they believe President Donald Trump will do anything to stay in power. With Democratic nominee Joe...

Paytm Payments Bank Pvt. Ltd. the Indian digital payment service, was briefly pulled from Google’s Play Store in September, as a result of what Google Inc. claimed was a “violation...

Hong Kong authorities announced curbs on press freedom with an announcement by the Hong Kong police on Tuesday, September 24, that the credentials of certain news outlets and journalists would...

In a revelatory story released on Sunday, September 27, The New York Times reported President Donald Trump has paid no income taxes in all but five of the previous 15...

Twitter recently announced new security measures ahead of the election in the United States this November. The announcement follows a data breach in July that resulted in a number of...

Taiwan declared on Sunday, September 20, that it would not follow formal diplomatic ties with the United States for now while maintaining that there was “a lot” of room to...

China’s state-run Global Times newspaper on Thursday, September 24, slammed an article published in the latest edition of Military Review, the professional journal of the United States Army.

On September 15, Chinese President Xi Jinping revealed a set of guidelines to establish greater party control over private business, while also offering corporations more support in development given their...

Calls to “defund the BBC,” the United Kingdom’s public service broadcaster, have escalated throughout 2020 as organizers of a social media campaign have called on the British public to stop...

At the age of 23, Joshua Wong has spent 127 days incarcerated for his work as one of the most visible pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. On Thursday, September 24,...

The United Nations (UN) marked its 75th anniversary on Tuesday, September 22, with a “virtual general debate” of world leaders at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) – a first in...

Chinese company Zhenhua Data – a data-scraping company with ties to the Chinese Communist Party – has been accumulating a vast database of detailed personal information on at least 2.4...

Recent polling by Gallup has found more Americans identify as members of the Democratic Party than the Republican Party (or GOP). Under President Donald Trump, a Republican, that disparity has...

The coronavirus pandemic in the United States prompted an unprecedented level of government intervention into the economy as businesses, offices and factories all shut down to contain the virus, leaving...

United States President Donald Trump on Monday, September 21, slapped sweeping new sanctions on Iran to curb Tehran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms threats.

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18 set off an immediate political firestorm. While memorials and words of praise poured in for the liberal hero...

A recent BuzzFeed News report, in cooperation with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 news organizations across the world, has revealed how some of the largest...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, September 21, identified New York City, Portland and Seattle as "local governments that are permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction in American...

After growing gradually since an anonymous 4chan post in late 2017, the QAnon movement has rapidly expanded its followers in 2020 due to COVID-19 conspiracy theorists and the “Save the...

Chinese giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited is reportedly in talks to invest a US$3 billion sum in premier South East-Asian ride-hailing firm, Grab Holdings Inc.

British politician Christopher Francis Patten was the 28th and last governor of Hong Kong and is known for his strong advocacy of Hong Kong’s sovereignty and his fervent criticism of...

After months of relative silence, former New York City mayor and short-lived Democratic presidential nominee Michael Bloomberg has committed to spending US$100 million in Florida to support the candidacy of...

Apple Inc. has updated its App Store guidelines to allow game streaming services, such as Microsoft’s xCloud and Google’s Stadia, to run on the platform under certain conditions.

China released a white paper, the first-of-its-kind, on Thursday September 17 claiming that the country’s far western Xinjiang region provided “vocational training” to nearly 1.3 million workers every year on...

On September 8, “Always Believe the Victim” trended on Twitter. Multiple new Twitter accounts had been created to make claims that a popular K-pop singer, Kim Woojin, had committed sexual...

2020 has not been kind to Huawei. The Chinese telecoms and 5G giant has faced targeted sanctions and restrictions, both on its services and its ability to acquire crucial components....

On September 1, Hong Kong initiated a universal COVID-19 testing program amid boycott calls from some of the city’s activists and medical professionals.

Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft violated Taiwan’s airspace, according to a statement by Taiwan’s Defence Ministry on Thursday September 17.

Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of The Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., remains a fugitive in Lebanon as his right-hand man Greg Kelly goes on trial in Japan over allegedly conspiring...

Much of the United States’ West Coast is on fire in what has become the worst wildfire season on record for California and one of the worst for Oregon and...

Yoshihide Suga became Japan’s 99th prime minister on September 16, following former Prime Minister Shinzō Abe’s unexpected resignation in late August as a result of long-standing health issues.

This week, Israel saw a new spike in confirmed coronavirus cases prompting the country's Health Ministry to warn the public to not fall “into complacency.”

Since mid-August, hundreds of thousands have staged protests and school boycotts in China’s Inner Mongolia, prompted by a modified, government-imposed teaching curriculum that ethnic Mongolians are calling a form of...

On September 3, Hong Kong authorities arrested 15 people on charges of money laundering and suspicion of conspiracy to defraud in connection with last month’s surge in shares of Next...

On Tuesday, September 15, the leaders of Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain met at the White House with United States President Donald Trump to sign the Abraham Accords....

China’s government announced through the state-operated Xinhua News Agency on September 6 that it had completed the successful launch and landing of its first-ever reusable spacecraft.

On Monday, Oracle Corp. won the bid to acquire the United States operations of the popular Chinese app TikTok after the app’s parent corporation Bytedance Ltd. rejected Microsoft’s acquisition offer.

On July 21, the United States ordered the immediate shutdown of the Chinese Consulate General in Houston, which was followed by Beijing issuing a statement that accused the US of...

In April, TMS first compared the broad policy positions of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. In the months since then, Biden secured the delegates to become...

Citigroup Inc. recently announced 53-year-old Jane Fraser as its new chief executive officer. The move makes Fraser Citi’s first ever female chief executive and one of the few women leading...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on global economies, “Mulan,” Disney’s latest live-action update of an animated classic, was expected to be one of the year’s biggest theatrical draws. There...

The diplomatic tussle between China and the United States carved another chapter as Beijing on Saturday announced fresh restrictions on the activities of US diplomats in China, including those in...

Xi Jinping is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, which is now in essence China’s only ruling political party.

The popular video-sharing social media app TikTok has garnered headlines for much of 2020, but not for the reasons its founder, Zhang Yiming, would have liked.

It started as a bit of fun. But 33 videos later, I had inadvertently created one of the most comprehensive “in country” insights into the Chinese handling of COVID-19. My...

Amid protests for criminal justice reform, names can be heard echoing down the streets in an effort to immortalize the victims of police brutality, some of whom have become emblems...

Since COVID-19 spread from China to countries around the world, researchers have been attempting to develop a vaccine against the virus. In addition to approximately 900,000 deaths worldwide, the economic...

Despite recent international oil finds and impetus from an oil-friendly President Donald Trump, oil, which has been drilled for continuously in the United States since 1859, may be facing its...

The White House on Tuesday walked back an attack from President Donald Trump in which he claimed that top officials at the Pentagon, who he alleges to be indebted to...

Cheng Lei, an anchor with the state-owned CGTN since 2012, has been detained by Chinese authorities, leading to speculation that they may be using her as a political hostage.

In 2019, E. Jean Carroll, a journalist and former advice columnist for Elle, alleged in her memoir that President Donald Trump had raped her in the 90s. In November 2019,...

The seemingly never-ending dispute over the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract is no closer to ending, despite the Pentagon recently upholding its decision to award the contract to Microsoft in October...

On September 3, the Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was cleared of criminal intimidation charges dating from 2017, bringing to a close one of several pending cases against him.

Though Fox News remains the most dominant source of conservative news in the United States, One America News Network is a major rising star in the sector. That is in...

The increasing uncertainty over TikTok’s future may be coming as a benefit to other social media rivals, with Snapchat posting good figures for August and looking forward to capitalizing on...

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday strongly refuted the claims made in a media report that he had disparaged fallen troops.

Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang revealed Nvidia’s latest line of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in an online event last week, claiming the company’s latest range would prove to be...

Political tensions between the United Kingdom and Beijing have intensified in recent weeks, as the UK continues to push back on China’s policies. The UK’s most recent point of contention...

During President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign in the United States, the real estate mogul revived the “America First” slogan that first gained prominence – and infamy – in the 20th...

As the presidential elections draw near, security authorities in the United States remain on alert for signs of interference from foreign actors. Russia is clearly rooting for Trump, reports state,...

A recent job listing posted and then swiftly removed by Amazon has once again brought the issue of the e-commerce giant’s stance toward unions and the perception that it takes...

In a Department of Defense (DOD) Report published September 2 – titled, “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China” – the United States warned of Beijing’s increasing...

On Monday, August 31, former Vice President Joe Biden spoke out against the violence and rioting that had occurred amid protests against police brutality in cities across the United States....

India’s Ministry of Information and Technology banned 118 Chinese mobile applications on Wednesday, citing national security concerns.

I’m Indian, born and raised in Bombay (AKA Mumbai). I was 17 years old when I migrated to the United States.

Human trafficking has gained greater attention in recent years due in part to the arrests of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Yet, the issue has also become fodder for one...

While Hong Kong was once a refuge for Vietnamese and mainland Chinese seeking political asylum, some Hong Kongers are now fleeing their own city in a similar manner.

The end of August saw some positive news for the American financial markets, leading some to claim that the United States might finally be on the road to recovery from...

No matter how long you’ve lived in Hong Kong, the incredible skyline is not something you'll ever get tired of.

In yet another sign of the growing disharmony between the United States and the World Health Organization (WHO), President Donald Trump’s administration stated on Tuesday that it would not be...

In a study published last month, climate researchers found that the Greenland ice sheet had melted to such a severe degree that the long-term effects could not be reversed. The...

Massachusetts is experiencing an unprecedented moment in its more recent electoral history, as 74-year-old Senator Ed Markey won the Democratic Senate primary election on September 1 to cement what may...

Flights and passenger numbers plummeted from February and March of this year as governments around the world adopted drastic measures to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus within their...

Few industries have experienced as cataclysmic an effect from the COVID-19 pandemic as live music and entertainment. Even as cities reemerged from lockdowns, music venues and nightclubs remained closed or...

Neuralink Corporation, Elon Musk’s brain-interface technology company, gave a presentation on August 28 in which a pig fitted with implant technology was featured.

On August 15, a routine reentry screening at the Hong Kong airport revealed the first documented case of COVID-19 reinfection: a 33-year-old Hong Kong man returning after traveling in Europe.

While the specifics of the QAnon conspiracy theory can be difficult to parse, even the most casual observer of the movement likely knows it all revolves around the anonymous Q....

In late 2018, a wave of orders were issued from the White House in response to the rise of the Middle Kingdom. Trump had accused China of stealing the United...

On Sunday, August 23, a confrontation with police in Kenosha, Wisconsin resulted in a 29-year-old Black man, Jacob Blake, being shot seven times by a white officer. As has become...

If we start at the beginning, not just the election process, but the preelection process, it was rigged in favor of the current president, Alexander Lukashenko. From the very beginning,...

On August 31, news broke that a further deadly confrontation between Indian and Chinese soldiers along a disputed border in the Himalayas had been narrowly averted, making clear that the...

Both foreigners in China and Chinese and Asians across the world, have faced increased discrimination during COVID-19. It is a worrying symptom of a pandemic that has attacked human life...

On Sunday, August 16, a message posted to Telegram, the encrypted messaging app, read, “Ring the doorbells of your neighbors, call your friends and relatives, write to your colleagues. We...

According to a new report from CloudResearch, a research company run by a team of academics, a significant number of voters who support Trump could be keeping their opinions to...

This Friday night was very different from the previous ones I had spent in Colombia. While I usually had plans to meet with friends, this Friday night I stayed in...

The secretive data analytics company Palantir announced this week that it would begin preparations for its Initial Public Offering, with shares of the private company to be sold publicly for...

As a Christian, I do believe that we are known by what comes out of us – our words, our actions. Nothing Trump says or shows reflects faith in Jesus,...

In 2016, Stephen K. Bannon, a strategist and one of the founding members of the far-right political website Breitbart, was thrust into the national spotlight as an influential member of...

The Ohio Valley was a coveted bright spot amid dark and dismal news as the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the USA. It had deftly parried the waves of outbreaks that...

March 17, 2020 – Ecuador shut down. Literally. No travel in or out of the country, no travel between provinces within the country. A national curfew in place from 6...

While schools in the United States are grappling with how they’ll safely reopen for the fall semester, the British education system is facing its own coronavirus-related crisis. A decision to...

First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald’s Trump’s wife, gave a speech at the Republican National Convention on August 25. In her speech, she sought to defend her husband’s record and...

With reports yesterday evening that TikTok’s American chief executive officer, Kevin Mayer, was resigning after less than four months in the role, the future of TikTok’s United States operations appears...

In the wake of the 2016 election in the United States, social media giants like Facebook, Inc, YouTube, Inc and Twitter, Inc spent billions of dollars trying to bolster their...

While most of the attention on the final night of this year’s Republican National Convention will understandably be on President Donald Trump’s speech, a number of other Republican politicians will...

The escalating trade war between the United States and China has made economic opportunities and future ties between the two nations increasingly uncertain.

Australia is a country divided.

Lebanon is in an extreme crisis.

According to a Pew Research poll released in July, Trump’s approval rating with white Evangelical Christians remains high, with 59% of them approving of Trump’s handling of the job and...

Amid all the debate over whether voting by mail should be allowed in this election, former President Barack Obama and many others have urged people to vote early. While Election...

The shutdown of the ride-hailing apps Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc. in the state of California was narrowly avoided this week when a judge temporarily halted an order that...

During a campaign stop on August 17, President Donald Trump told supporters the decision to move the United States embassy in Israel to Jerusalem was “for the Evangelicals.” Looking to...

In the 1970s, Thai businessman Chaleo Yoovidhya introduced an energy drink in the country that was eventually picked up by international companies and marketed as “Red Bull.” Now a massively...

For years, commentators have written about the possibility of a “tech exodus” from Silicon Valley spurred by high rental prices and the difficulty of achieving homeownership in the Bay Area,...

Across social media platforms in recent weeks, the #SaveTheChildren hashtag has been spreading, sometimes linked to snippets from a controversial documentary known as “Out of Shadows.” While that documentary does...

With the Democratic Convention now concluded, it is now the turn of Republicans to make the case to the American people for why President Donald Trump should be reelected.

Indian telecom giant Jio Platforms has seen its fortunes rise exponentially recently, with tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment raised around the world since the beginning of the...