Two years after Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal, Tehran has cut in half the time it would need to produce enough weapons-grade fuel for a nuclear bomb. International relations scholars ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya refugees arrive at ‘de facto detention island’ in Bangladesh
Rights groups decry relocation of people picked up at sea after fleeing camps in Cox’s Bazar ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pakistan lifts lockdown amid jump in virus cases
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: What did China do about early outbreak?
The US and other countries have raised questions about whether China was fully transparent when the virus first emerged there. So what do we know about what happened in China, and what did it say and ... ( read original story ...)
In China, 80 million may already be out of work. 9 million more will soon be competing for jobs, too
The pandemic all but shut down China for several weeks this year, wreaking havoc on the world's second largest economy and forcing millions of people out of work. ( read original story ...)
What’s happening between the US and China is no cold war
Washington's policy for 50 years has been designed to manage China's rise to great power status peacefully. Trump instead has pivoted to confrontation, arguing the policy produced a rich, ambitious ... ( read original story ...)
Sheriff sues China over virus-related losses
The sheriff of a Louisiana parish filed a federal lawsuit Friday against China, claiming it unleashed coronavirus and then lied about how potent it was. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus has created a rift between the US and China that may take a generation to heal
The novel coronavirus has destroyed lives and livelihoods in both the United States and China. But instead of bonding the two nations together to fight the pandemic, it has sent their already strained ... ( read original story ...)
USS Montgomery, USNS Cesar Chavez enter South China Sea to support drill ship
The USS Montgomery and the USNS Cesar Chavez sailed into the South China Sea this week in support of the West Capella drill ship, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. ( read original story ...)
As Pandemic Spreads, Regard for China Recedes in West
The coronavirus pandemic is exacting an expanding toll on China’s standing in the West, with U.S. and European views on cooperation with Beijing dimming, officials and analysts say. ( read original story ...)