NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday he thinks continuing a business relationship with China is a good way to export American values. ( read original story ...)
House passes legislation to crack down on business with companies that utilize China’s forced labor
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at tamping down the exchange of goods made in forced labor camps by Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang region. The Uyghur Forced Labor ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s envoy grilled by lawmakers over women’s rights in Afghanistan
The envoy said the U.S. would advocate for women’s rights but conceded the country’s future would be determined by peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. ( read original story ...)
DOD Anticipates Significant Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
Based on the current conditions in Afghanistan, the Defense Department expects there will be fewer than 5,000 U.S. military service members in that country by the end of November, a DOD official said. ( read original story ...)
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXAMINES PROPOSED IRAQ PLANS IN WASHINGTON
Rep. John Larson (D-CN) testifies on his proposed legislation for Iraq before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Iraq, in Washington on March 20, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch) ... ( read original story ...)
CONGRESSMEN CALL FOR TROOP WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
NC, speaks with members of the press at a news conference on June 16, 2005 in Washington. (L to R) Reps. Dennis Kucinich, D-OH, Jones, Rep Neil Abercrombie, D-Hw, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-tx all came ... ( read original story ...)
Four Decades after Saddam Hussein’s Invasion, Iran is in Iraq
BAGHDAD – Forty years after late dictator Saddam Hussein attacked Iran starting the Gulf War, Iraq has been dragged into the conflicts of the Persian country, with its shadow cast on institutions, ... ( read original story ...)
Iran strikes defiant tone at UN under crushing US sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has delivered a defiant and fiery speech to the U.N. General Assembly as his nation grapples with the Middle East’s worst coronavirus outbreak and a weakened economy ... ( read original story ...)
Iran compares George Floyd’s death to ‘the feet of arrogance on the neck of independent nations’
Iran has criticised the United States by comparing George Floyd’s death to “the feet of arrogance on the neck of independent nations”. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani used the metaphor during a ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Rouhani Says U.S. Can Impose Neither Negotiations, Nor War on Tehran
"Iran is not a bargaining chip in U.S. elections and domestic policy. ... Any U.S. administration after the upcoming (U.S.) elections will have no choice but to surrender to the resilience of the ... ( read original story ...)