カテゴリー: US Congress
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest internet service providerA powerful bipartisan committee in the US Congress says it has begun an investigation into the involvement of Elon Mu…
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest internet service providerA powerful bipartisan committee in the US Congress says it has begun an investigation into the involvement of Elon Mu…
Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approachesIn the past fortnight Fumio Kishida has been mentioned as a possible recipient of the Nobel peace prize and praised for a speech to congre…
The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the USTaiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen has praised the US Congress for passing a sweeping foreign aid package this week which i…
Fumio Kishida warns of risks from China in address to Congress and says Japan determined to do more to share responsibilityJapan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, on Thursday called on Americans to overcome their “self-doubt” as he offered a paean to US…
Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy, also criticises Vatican over failure to hold China to account over human rights abusesThe British son of the jailed Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has criticised Britain and the Vatican for failing to speak out stro…
Two women tell of witnessing or experiencing torture and brainwashing, as Republicans and Democrats vow to document ‘genocide’Two women who say they experienced and escaped Chinese “re-education camps” have provided first-hand testimony to members of t…
Five-member group including a senator will meet president and attend banquet hosted by foreign ministerA US congressional delegation has arrived in Taiwan, days after China held military drills around the island in retaliation for the House speaker Nan…
Letters to and meetings with business community have left some fearful of being seen as violating law on foreign agentsChina has been pushing US executives, companies and business groups in recent weeks to fight against China-related bills in the US Co…
Analysis: Senators’ questions to military leadership a contest in sharing out responsibility for failuresThe deeply partisan US Congress is rarely a conducive place for national introspection and Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the Afghanistan withdrawal d…
General and other military leaders in heated cross-examinationMilley defends loyalty to country and rejects suggestion to quitThe withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evacuation of Kabul was “a logistical success but a strategic failure” the chairman of…
A rapid Taliban takeover, a chaotic evacuation and a deadly terror attack have shaken confidence in the commander-in-chief and US leadershipJoe Biden bowed his head at the lectern, as if the weight of the world were on his shoulders. In his breast pock…
The Pentagon has responded to the unexpected arrival of two US Congress members in Kabul airport, in what the congressmen claimed was a fact-finding mission but critics have dismissed as grandstanding. “They certainly took time away from what…
Officials angry Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer may have taken seats that could have gone to people fleeing AfghanistanAfghanistan withdrawal – live updatesThe Pentagon has responded with anger to the unexpected and unannounced arrival of two members of …
Republicans attempting to use special session to pass billFour-star general Scott Miller announces departure in KabulBiden says ‘We stand with the Cuban people’ amid protests 12.59am BST That’s all for today, thanks for following along. Some key events…