Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo By Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to use his first virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden to warn the United

A file photo of China’s Peng Shuai serving during a match at the Australian Open on January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo By Reuters The WTA Tour on Sunday called on the Chinese government to investigate allegations of sexual assault made by Peng Shuai against a former Chinese vice premier while also demanding an end

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, front, steers his car followed by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen , during the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) By Associated Press Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton ended “the hardest weekend I’ve had” with a stunning victory at

Agnes Wanjiru’s sister holds photographs of Agnes in Nanyuki, Kenya, 4 November 2021. Photograph: Brian Inganga/AP The Guardian By Jamie Grierson Gen Sir Nick Carter says alleged murder of Agnes Wanjiru by British soldier was ‘truly shocking’ The head of the British armed forces has said the military will be working with Kenyan authorities to

Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, UAE’s then General Inspector of the Ministry of Interior, seen in 2018 [IPixelPro / Wikipedia] By Middle East Monitor A number of German MPs have rejected the UAE’s candidate to head international police body INTERPOL, Arabi21 reported on Friday. The London-based news website disclosed that the German MPs signed

After the announcement of the sale, Omar reintroduced legislation to exercise more control from the House over proposed arms sales (AFP) By Middle East Eye US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar introduced a joint resolution on Friday aimed at blocking a $650m weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, the first major arms sale to the kingdom during President

Demonstrators march in Khartoum, Sudan November 13, 2021, in this screen grab obtained from a video. RASD SUDAN NETWORK via REUTERS By Reuters Five protesters were killed on Saturday as huge crowds defied gunfire and tear gas in Sudan’s capital Khartoum and other cities to demonstrate against a military takeover, witnesses and medics said. The

File – Doctor Petruta Filip, right, and a colleague place an oxygen mask on a man in the COVID-19 section at the University Emergency Hospital in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. In much of Eastern Europe, coronavirus deaths are high and vaccination rates are low, but politicians have hesitated to impose the measures curb

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives with daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio to attend the enthronement ceremony of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, Japan October 22, 2019. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Reuters The daughter of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte filed her candidacy for the vice presidency, her spokesperson said on Saturday, ending months of speculation about

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia has revised its electoral calendar, again, but vowed to implement the new timetable that now effectively means the polls will run beyond Christmas Day, more than a year after the initial programme was released, According to Daily Nation reported. After chairing a National Consultative Forum (NCF) meeting, Somalia’s Prime Minister on