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- Pompeo labels 6 Chinese news organizations as ‘foreign missions’ over ‘propaganda efforts’ in new media crackdown
The US State Department has designated a number of Chinese publications as foreign missions, accusing them of spreading “propaganda.” Beijing previously blasted the labeling drive as “brutal suppression” of its media.Oct 22, 2020 03:14World News - State Department demands US think tanks disclose foreign funding because of ‘China and Russia’US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leveraging the fear of Russia and China to demand funding transparency from think tanks the State Department works with, while omitting the actual, documented sources of influence dollars.Oct 13, 2020 22:27USA News
- ‘Become a CO-RESISTOR’: Federal agencies DEFY Trump’s ban on ‘racial justice’ training, leaked documents showThree major federal agencies have forged ahead with plans to host critical race theory training for their employees, teaching them to "co-resist" and check their white privilege, slides posted by researcher Christopher Rufo show.Sep 21, 2020 22:38USA News
- Washington unilaterally reimposes UN sanctions on Iran despite opposition from UN Security Council members – including US alliesMike Pompeo has claimed that the US is ready to punish countries that won't comply with newly reintroduced sanctions on Iran. However, the UK and France defied Washington, saying the relief agreed under the Iran deal will remain.Sep 20, 2020 02:00USA News
- US State Department reveals next target in scathing tweet… it’s the International Cricket Council?The US State Department has gone after all sorts of entities over the years – sovereign nations, democratically elected governments, you name it. But its latest target has come from way out of left field.Sep 6, 2020 17:12USA News
- EU & France call on US to reverse ‘unacceptable’ sanctions against International Criminal Court’s war crimes investigatorsUS sanctions against two International Criminal Court officials are “unacceptable and unprecedented” and should be reversed, said the EU’s top diplomat, while the French foreign minister called them “a grave attack” on the court.Sep 3, 2020 21:18World News
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