China surpasses US in popularity among Arab youth as Beijing expands Middle East footprint
Middle East
June 22, 2023
China surpasses US in popularity among Arab youth as Beijing expands Middle East footprint
More young Arabs see China as an ally of their countries than the United States, a survey of regional youth…
31 dead after gas explosion at barbecue restaurant in China
World
June 22, 2023
31 dead after gas explosion at barbecue restaurant in China
CNN — At least 31 people are dead and seven injured in the Chinese city of Yinchuan, in northwest Ningxia…
Biden compares China’s Xi Jinping to ‘dictators’ even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations
World
June 21, 2023
Biden compares China’s Xi Jinping to ‘dictators’ even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations
San Francisco, CA CNN — President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to “dictators” during a political fundraiser in…
Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings, Palestinian official says
Middle East
June 21, 2023
Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings, Palestinian official says
Jerusalem CNN — Dozens of Palestinian villagers were attacked by Israeli settlers overnight in the wake of the killing of…
How Modi went from being banned to embraced by the United States
World
June 21, 2023
How Modi went from being banned to embraced by the United States
CNN — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was once shunned by the United States. Denied a visa for “severe violations…
China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal
World
June 21, 2023
China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal
Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz…
Dozens die in single district in northern India amid severe heatwave
World
June 21, 2023
Dozens die in single district in northern India amid severe heatwave
CNN — Officials in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are investigating the deaths of at least 68 people…
‘We can’t do anything:’ Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they struggle to contain Russian aviation
World
June 21, 2023
‘We can’t do anything:’ Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they struggle to contain Russian aviation
Southern Ukraine CNN — Two Ukrainian jets roar just above the trees, flying in formation as they make their way…
Grief shrouds remote Pakistan mountain village after Greece migrant boat tragedy
World
June 21, 2023
Grief shrouds remote Pakistan mountain village after Greece migrant boat tragedy
Bandali, Pakistan-administered Kashmir CNN — An air of melancholy engulfs the small village of Bandali in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where hopes…
At least four Israelis killed in West Bank shootings, authorities say
Middle East
June 21, 2023
At least four Israelis killed in West Bank shootings, authorities say
Jerusalem CNN — Four people were killed and four more were wounded in shootings near the settlement of Eli in…