Tag: USA

(USA) HRW urges Biden to let justice ‘go forward’ on Trump (The New Arab)

US president-elect Joe Biden should allow the prosecution of his predecessor for alleged crimes, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday, warning that just moving forward would be "a huge...

(USA) Airbnb cancels Washington rentals during Biden inauguration (The New Arab)

Airbnb said Wednesday it will ban bookings in Washington around the time of President-elect Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration after local authorities asked people to...

(USA) ‘Stay vigilant’, says Muslim rights organisation in wake of pro-Trump riots (The New Arab)

The US' largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation warned Muslims in the US to remain vigilant, until the end of President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration due to the...

(Iran/USA) Iran dismisses Pompeo’s accusations of Tehran-Al-Qaeda links as ‘warmongering lies’ (The New Arab)

Iran has vehemently denied claims made by the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the militant group Al-Qaeda has set up a "home base" in...

(Israel/USA) Israel’s Netanyahu removes staple Trump image from Twitter account as US ally faces impeachment (The New Arab)

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has removed a photo showing him and US President Donald Trump from his Twitter account, as his ally continues to face a potential...

(Israel/USA) Israeli raids on Syria followed alleged ‘US intel and Pompeo, Mossad chief meeting’ (The New Arab)

Israeli airstrikes on arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria which killed dozens of pro-Syrian regime fighters were carried out using intelligence provided by...

(USA) Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder charged over Flint water crisis (Al Jazeera)

Groundbreaking charges could land the former Michigan governor in jail in the US for as much as one year. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/14/ex-michigan-governor-rick-snyder-charged-in-flint-water-crisis

(USA) US economy gets boost but unemployment, lockdowns sap recovery (Al Jazeera)

The Federal Reserve warned that rising COVID-19 infections have dampened the optimism sparked by the arrival of effective vaccines. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/14/us-economy-gets-boost-but-unemployment-lockdowns-stirs-concern

(USA/China) US unveils plans to counter China’s rise in Asia (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

In a new document, the US says it wants to counter China’s ‘predatory economic practices’, ‘accelerate India’s rise’ and help Taiwan ensure its ‘freedom...

(USA/Iran) US slaps sanctions on two Iranian foundations linked to Khamenei (Al Jazeera)

Advisers to United States President-elect Joe Biden believe the Trump administration is trying to make it harder for Biden’s Democratic administration to re-engage with Iran. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/13/us-slaps-sanctions-on-2-iranian-foundations-linked-to-khamenei

(USA/Iran) The ‘Iran-al-Qaeda Axis’: Here we go again (Belen Fernandez, Al Jazeera)

Two decades after invading Iraq for alleged links to al-Qaeda, the US now says Iran is the armed group’s ‘new home’. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/1/13/the-iran-al-qaeda-axis-here-we-go-again

(USA) The spectre of Trump’s spectacles (Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera)

Over the past week, America and much of the world have watched and rewatched, again and again, footage of the spectacular events which unfolded...

(USA) House to impeach Trump again, divides US (Yang Sheng and Xu Keyue, Global Times)

The world is going to witness more historic moments in the US, as Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice...

(USA/Indo-Pacific) Declassified doc shows Trump pressuring Biden to continue Indo-Pacific policy (Zhao Yusha, Global Times)

The declassification of the Trump administration's strategy in the Indo-Pacific region shows it intends to pressure Joe Biden to inherit its hawkish policy toward...

(China/USA) While China fights virus, US indulges in power struggle: Global Times editorial (Global Times)

This is a very tough winter. China reported 107 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, 90 of which were confirmed in North China's...

(USA) Internal crises, not external threats, can cripple the US (Yu Ning, Global Times)

Who is the threat to the US national security? We have heard too many times the US yells over alleged external threats, especially from...