US, Europe accuse Russia of blocking Ukraine war solutions
US diplomat leads charge in pressing Moscow to ‘immediately cease its aggression’ in eastern Ukraine, occupation of Crimea. The United States and Europe on Thursday accused Russia of blocking any solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The remarks came during a UN Security Council video conference convened by Moscow to mark the sixth anniversary […]
Trump versus TikTok: US appeals order blocking restrictions
The US government has cited national security concerns in its targeting of Chinese-owned video-sharing platform TikTok. The administration of President Donald Trump appealed a federal judge’s order on Monday blocking restrictions that would have effectively barred the use of Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. The government has cited national security concerns […]
Iran’s top banker says US blocking COVID-19 vaccine purchase
Central bank chief says US trying to prevent efforts to purchase vaccine through the WHO’s COVAX programme. Tehran, Iran – The United States is actively trying to prevent Iran’s efforts to buy a COVID-19 vaccine through COVAX, a global initiative undertaken by the World Health Organization, according to the chief of Iran’s central bank. Abdolnasser […]
Senate vote likely next week on blocking Trump’s UAE arms sale
Senators worry the $23bn weapons sale could alter the balance of power in the Middle East and UAE could use the weapons in Yemen. The top Democrat on the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he expected lawmakers to vote as early as next week on resolutions seeking to block Republican President Donald Trump’s $23bn […]
EU leaders try to solve political fight blocking big budget #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
Poland, Hungary vetoed budget and aid plan because they think rule-of-law mechanism will be used as an ideological weapon to punish them. European Union leaders will on Thursday try to find ways to resolve a diplomatic dispute with members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion euros ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed […]
Twitter CEO: Blocking links to NY Post Biden story was ‘wrong’ #duzline #duzlinenews #follow4follow
After blowback from conservatives, Twitter chief says it was wrong to block links to an article that cited unverified emails from Biden’s son. Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries […]