Washington. US PresidentDonald Trump, in a farewell address released on Tuesday, urged prayers for the new administration of President-elect Joe Biden but declined to acknowledge his Democratic successor by name ... "We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck - a very important word." ... allies ... 6 he was slow to condemn ... ....
Newsweek spoke exclusively with four Israeli security officials charged with frontiers facing Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the southern borders with Egypt and Jordan, revealing their primary security concerns for 2021 .......
Mexican PresidentAndres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in neighbouring Guatemala. Mr Lopez Obrador said he was hopeful that President-elect Joe Biden would agree to work with Mexico and other countries on the issue ... That is what I hope." ... ....
Shares. President-elect Joe Biden's picks to lead economic and foreign policy signaled on Tuesday that there would be no letup in Washington's efforts to combat China's trade abuses ... Investing in America ... Democrats have for years complained bitterly about the exodus of jobs and manufacturing to the Asian country ... Currency manipulation ... ....
RIYADH. Saudi Arabia’s growing role in resolving regional issues has been praised by Cypriot Foreign MinisterNikos Christodoulides during a visit to Riyadh... “It was something we believed in from the very beginning, and we are glad that more countries are understanding this reality,” he said ... I am amazed by the changes in the country.” ... .......
A Jewish military officer wrongfully convicted of treason. A years-long psychodrama that permanently polarized an entire society—communities, friends, even families. A politics of anger and emotion designed to insult the very notion of truth. A divide that only grew with time. A reconciliation that never was ... [ Read ... [ Read ... None of it mattered ... [ Read ... ....
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Prediction – January 20, 2021. BTC/USD is now trading in a tight range. On January 11, the BTC price was fluctuating between $30,000 and $40,000. Nevertheless, on January 15, the price movement has been confined in a tight range between $34,500 and $38,000. This is an indication that a breakout is imminent. ResistanceLevels... .......
An artwork believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci's student Giacomo Alibrandi is found in a Naples apartment, with staff at the mueum where it had been housed unaware it was even missing ... ....
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped PennsylvaniaHealth SecretaryRachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. A pediatrician and former Pennsylvania physician general, Levine was appointed to her current post by Democratic Gov ... ....
A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a former civil servant to a record prison term of 43 years and six months for breaching the country's strict law on insulting or defaming the monarchy, lawyers said. A woman identified only by her first name Anchan, right, talks to her friend as she arrives at the BangkokCriminal Court in Bangkok. Source... ....
PresidentMoon Jae-in speaks during a media conference at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Monday. Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in made clear Monday that it is premature to talk about granting special pardons to two convicted former presidents -- Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye... He was speaking during his unprecedented online New Year's press conference ... ....
The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the recent military exercises in Iran were a show of the country’s deterrent power and served as a warning to enemies against any miscalculation in dealing with the Islamic Republic... Iran's IRGC kicks off missile, drone exercises in massive military drills ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
President-elect Joe Biden touched down in Washington DC on Tuesday, ahead of his inauguration on Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States. The incoming president and his wife Jill attended a ceremony of lights at the Lincoln Memorial to honour the thousands of Americans who have died from Covid-19 ... ‘Farewell address’ ... ... ... ....
Kamala Harris will make history when she takes the oath of office on Wednesday, becoming the first woman and first black and South Asian American to serve as US vice-president. Here's what awaits Ms Harris in her new job. What does a vice-president do?. Historically speaking, not a lot ... That's not a role to take lightly ... Where do they live? ... ....