Quad nations warn against ‘change by force’ with eyes on China
Shawdesh desk: Leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States warned Tuesday against attempts to “change the status quo by force” as concerns grow about whether China could invade ReadMore
Biden, Putin to hold phone call on Thursday: W.House
Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak by phone Thursday on “a range of topics,” the White House said Wednesday, as preparations are made ReadMore
Biden vows to help ‘rebuild’ Gaza, insists on two-state solution
Shawdesh desk: President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to help organize efforts to rebuild Gaza and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said ReadMore
Prince Philip leaves hospital after 28 days
Shawdesh dEsk: The Duke of Edinburgh has left hospital in central London after a month under the care of medical staff. Prince Philip, 99, was admitted to King Edward VII’s ReadMore
Pfizer and AZ Covid jabs ‘highly effective’ in elderly: UK study
Shawdesh Desk: The Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have been “highly effective” in reducing coronavirus infections and severe illness among elderly people in Britain, with a more than 80 percent reduction ReadMore
Shamima loses fight to restore UK citizenship
Shawdesh Desk: Shamima Begum, who fled Britain as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State in Syria, has failed to restore her British citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled she had ReadMore
Biden raises election meddling with Putin in first phone call
Shawdesh Desk: US President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin about election meddling in their first call as counterparts, the White House says. The conversation included a discussion ReadMore
Trump won’t hand Biden the nuclear football. Here’s how the handoff will happen.
Shawdesh desk: When he is sworn in Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden will get the nuclear “football” — an oddly shaped 45-pound briefcase that is always at the president’s side to ReadMore
