The U.S. Space Force chief of space operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman in congressional testimony March 14 singled out China as the “most immediate threat” as it continues to weaponize its space technology. Among the most concerning of China’s technologies, he said, are ground-based lasers designed to disrupt and degrade satellite sensors, electronic warfare jammers targeting GPS and communications satellites, and anti-satellite missiles.

A Hong Kong-based bank is offering new and existing customers an express reservation for a complimentary BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA vaccine if they deposit at least HK$4,000,000, or about $512,200, into an account. The vaccine is being offered as mainland China lifts its cross-border restrictions with Hong Kong and is among a number of "privileges" China CITIC Bank International, which is held by Chinese state-owned CITIC Group, is rolling out until March 31.

In an address to the Trondheim World Festival in Norway, John Pilger charts the history of power propaganda and describes how it appropriates journalism in a 'profound imperialism' and is likely to entrap us all, if we allow it.


A year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, prominent Afghan rights activist Sima Samar is still heartbroken over what happened to her country.

Desert region has autonomy, along with right to secede from Uzbekistan by referendum, both guaranteed by country's 1992 constitution

Afghanistan's Taliban government ordered women on Saturday to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hardline rule and an escalation of restrictions that are causing anger at home and abroad.

China may portray itself as a neutral party in the war in Ukraine, but the message it communicates to its audience at home tells a different story. State news agency Xinhua calls the war “a special military operation” and “the Russia-Ukraine crisis” but never refers to it as an invasion. CCTV, the state broadcaster, mentioned civilian casualties for the first time only three weeks after Russia invaded.

The Biden administration's belated decision to invite both Western Balkan rivals, even though they are on different democratic trajectories, shows the inherent tension: Is this summit all about geopolitics or is it all about democratic values?

Alex Saab, an ally of president Nicolás Maduro, was extradited to face money laundering charges after a 16-month legal battle

Taiwan dismisses the Chinese leader's remarks, saying its future lies in the hands of its people.

Wave a relieved goodbye to Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, but let’s not forget her

A new report warns the Afghan economy could collapse amid the rapid withdrawal of US troops and the return of the Taliban, potentially leading to civil war and a failed state.

Russia's reaction to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

The Biden administration last week canceled bulk shipments of dollars headed for Afghanistan as Taliban fighters were poised to take control of the capital city of Kabul, part of a continuing scramble to keep hundreds of millions of dollars out of the hands of the terrorist group, according to people familiar with the matter.

We spent 20 messed-up years in Afghanistan flexing our muscles and money, and now we are making a messy exit

Poland's parliament has voted in favor of a controversial media bill after chaotic proceedings. Critics consider the legislation to be an affront to media freedom.

The Indian Ocean island nation has won international court rulings backing its claim to Diego Garcia and other atolls, but the U.S. and the U.K. have brushed them aside.

Cybersecurity comes down to which side has access to more information about the other and can utilize it best

The rivalry with China is palpable but history teaches us lessons about how it’s easier to blame others than blame ourselves

Countries on the African continent need to consider the financial cost of upsetting a powerful ally.