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Israel and Saudi Arabia aim to push Biden away from the Iran nuclear deal
World

Israel and Saudi Arabia aim to push Biden away from the Iran nuclear deal

  • The strategic re-alignment of Israel with major allies in the Middle East in the final days of the Trump Administration presents the Biden Administration with some significant complications.
  • Israel has been reportedly working very closely with Saudi Arabia, and a confluence of other allies in the Middle East, that are concerned that the Biden Administration will return to the original stipulations of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
Updated 26 Jan, 2021 11:54am
Mexico's coronavirus death toll passes 150,000
World

Mexico's coronavirus death toll passes 150,000

  • Mexico City has been in a state of maximum alert since mid-December, with more than 90 percent of hospital beds full due to soaring infections. Non-essential activities have been suspended in the capital.
Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:01am
China takes lead over US in foreign direct investment in 2020
World

China takes lead over US in foreign direct investment in 2020

  • Direct investments in China by foreign companies increased by four percent
  • New investments by overseas businesses into the US fell 49 percent last year as the country struggled to curb the spread of the new coronavirus affecting the economic output
Published 25 Jan, 2021 10:44am
Biden to retain Trump's top Afghan envoy
World

Biden to retain Trump's top Afghan envoy

  • The Biden Administration is retaining the services of Zalmay Khalilzad, former President Trump's top envoy for Afghanistan peace negotiations, who has led the regular talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
  • Traditionally an incoming administration replaces politically appointed officials with their own team, particularly on crucial foreign policy matters.
Updated 23 Jan, 2021 03:25pm
Top Iran leader posts Trump-like golfer image, vows revenge
World

Top Iran leader posts Trump-like golfer image, vows revenge

  • The Twitter account of Iran’s Supreme Leader on Friday carried the image of a golfer resembling former President Donald Trump apparently being targeted by a drone, vowing revenge over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. drone attack.
  • The post carried the text of remarks by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in December, in which he said “Revenge is certain”.
Published 22 Jan, 2021 05:14pm
Biden nominates Kashmiri-origin diplomat for key State Department role
World

Biden nominates Kashmiri-origin diplomat for key State Department role

  • President Joe Biden nominated a Kashmiri-origin diplomat as Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights - a key State Department position, as the new administration takes office.
  • Uzra Zeya, who resigned from the foreign service in 2018, in protest against President Trump's policies, has been nominated by the Biden Administration for the key position in the Department of State.
Updated 22 Jan, 2021 02:03pm
Biden's Secretary of Defense nominee lays out military cooperation strategy for Pakistan
World

Biden's Secretary of Defense nominee lays out military cooperation strategy for Pakistan

  • In his confirmation meeting with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Lloyd J. Austin, President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense, laid out the new administration's international cooperative strategy across the global sphere, including Pakistan.
  • Austin mentioned that "Pakistan will play an important role in the political settlement in Afghanistan", adding that he would "focus on our shared interests which include training future Pakistani military leaders".
Updated 20 Jan, 2021 06:41pm
Biden to assume U.S. presidency amid deep divisions, raging pandemic
World

Biden to assume U.S. presidency amid deep divisions, raging pandemic

  • Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, assuming the helm of a country beset by deep political divides and battered by a raging coronavirus pandemic.
  • Biden, 78, will become the oldest U.S. president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington that has been largely stripped of its usual pomp and circumstance.
Published 20 Jan, 2021 03:51pm
Uganda accuses U.S. of subversion after envoy tries to visit Wine's house
World

Uganda accuses U.S. of subversion after envoy tries to visit Wine's house

  • Uganda’s government spokesman accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to subvert last week’s presidential elections after the U.S. ambassador attempted to visit an opposition leader being held under house arrest.
  • The sharp, public rebuke to the United States from the Ugandan government is relatively unusual as the two nations are allies.
Updated 19 Jan, 2021 04:40pm
Airstrikes in Iraq kill nine, U.S Central Command denies responsibility
World

Airstrikes in Iraq kill nine, U.S Central Command denies responsibility

  • On Tuesday, alleged air strikes carried out by the United States in Southwest Iraq killed at least nine people and injured dozens.
  • As reported, witnesses saw American drones flying over al-Qaim, near the Syrian border, despite American security officials denying any strike in the region.
Updated 19 Jan, 2021 01:10pm