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On April 16, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Iran's attack on Israel last weekend and its financing of militant groups in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq threatened stability in the Middle East and could result in economic spillovers. At a news conference, reading from prepared remarks, Yellen called Iran’s
Turkish President Defends Low Interest Rates, Asks People to Save in Lira
With inflation soaring and the value of the lira plummeting, many experts believe that Turkey could be...
UK Sanctions Strike Myanmar As Human Rights Cases Rise
On Sunday, Dec. 12, the UK imposed a series of new sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar...
Israel May or May Not Have Caused Iran Nuclear Site Blast, Says Deputy Defense Minister
Reports emerged on Dec. 4 that a huge blast rocked Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, home to the country’s...
Israel Begins Vaccinating Young Children With COVID-19 Vaccines
Children as young as five years old have begun receiving COVID-19 vaccines in Israel. The government’...
Beijing Deploys Bombers to Himalayan Region as China-India Border Tensions Rise
Tensions between India and China are continuing to grow as the two major world powers clash against each...
Communist China Builds 100-Home Village in Disputed Indian Territory: DoD
In a recent report, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) claimed that communist China has built a vast...
Former Indian Ambassador: Tensions Between New Delhi and Beijing Will Not End Anytime Soon
In recent years, border tensions between India and communist China, the two Asian superpowers, have flared...
Female Afghan Volleyball Player Beheaded by the Taliban
Ever since the Taliban seized control of Kabul, they have claimed that the citizens of Afghanistan would...
Burmese Generals Seek Further Representation, Cooperation From ASEAN and UN, While UN Claims Burma Nears
It has now been 257 days since the military declared a “one-year-long state of emergency,” seizing power...