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SANAA, YEMEN | Xinhua | Thousands of supporters of the Yemeni Houthi rebel group held a rally in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Friday to protest the U.S.-Britain joint retaliatory airstrikes on the group’s camps. The protesters demanded a response to Friday’s pre-dawn airstrikes that heavily bombed over 60 training sites …

WASHINGTON, USA | Xinhua | As the United States marks the three-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, in which an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol building, questions linger about how it happened, who is responsible, and how it would continue to shape U.S. politics. With the upcoming …

BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | As the world counts down to a new year, the China-U.S. diplomatic relationship is set to welcome its 45th anniversary. Back in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, held a historic meeting in San Francisco. Many, not just Chinese and …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China has always been open to having space exchanges and cooperation with the United States, and it is the United States who should remove the stumbling blocks on the path towards cooperation, a Chinese spokesperson said. Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, said if …

WASHINGTON, USA | Xinhua | The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced this year’s final package of weapons and equipment to aid Ukraine, exhausting existing funding still at the Biden administration’s disposal. The arms and equipment in the package are worth up to 250 million U.S. dollars and are being …

Zagreb, Croatia | Xinhua | Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has said that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are engaged in a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine, Croatian media reported on Monday. “Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine,” Milanovic was …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | The U.S. Federal Reserve announced earlier this month the fourth consecutive three-quarter point interest rate hike to cool record levels of inflation, another aggressive move leaving economists fearing a recession ahead. The Fed has committed to hawkish rate hikes to fight inflation while standing by as …

🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Ecuador v Senegal 6pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Netherlands v Qatar 6pm ⚽ Iran v USA 10pm ⚽ Wales v England 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The final group games get underway on Tuesday, with the fate of Groups A and B to be decided. Here are …

Will he turn on the charm or signal end of schmoozing? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 49 of 54 African leaders for a three-day summit scheduled for 13-15 December. Not invited are Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Eritrea, and Western Sahara. This means that …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that he will run for the White House again. “I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States,” the Republican said from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, 76, also filed his paperwork …