Geopolitics

Olympics schedule disrupted for first time since world wars

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Tuesday announced that the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be postponed for about one year due to the coronavirus crisis. Read More.

'Perfectly in synch': Trump-obsessed media and CCP

In its massive propaganda campaign aimed at deflecting responsibility for the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is finding a compliant ally in the U.S. corporate media, analysts say. Read More.

State of emergency lifted in Hokkaido, Japan

Health officials in Japan said the country has done "quite well" in getting the coronavirus outbreak under control. The state of emergency has been lifted on Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture that was hit hardest by the outbreak. Read More.

Khamenei joins China's propaganda war on U.S.

In rejecting U.S. assistance to fight the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday reinforced Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that the virus originated in the United States. Read More.

Meanwhile, Kim's sister praises President Trump's letter

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to help North Korea in its fight against the coronavirus, the sister of dictator Kim Jong-Un said on Sunday. Read More.

WHO dismissed Taiwan's early warnings about coronavirus

Taiwanese officials blamed the WHO's close relationship with China for its failure to act on early warnings of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus. Read More.

On Iranian holiday, Trump calls for 'brighter, freer future'

U.S. President Donald Trump has used an annual message to Iranians and others celebrating Norouz, the Persian New Year, to call for a "brighter, freer future" for Iran. Read More.

Pillsbury on China's collusion: 'They want Joe Biden'

'In recent days, the Chinese have placed a new bet. They want Joe Biden to become president.' Read More.

Initial WHO report linked coronavirus to Wuhan, China

The World Health Organization (WHO) first reported on the spread of a previously-unknown virus on Dec. 31, 2019. The virus was linked to a number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in Eastern China. Read More.

Coronavirus fatalities in Italy had other serious health issues

A study by Italy's national health authority found that more than 99 percent of the country's coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions. Read More.

Border states with Canada have highest coronavirus rate

Millions of noncitizens were allowed to enter the United States via its northern border with Canada before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a national lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Read More.

Virologist: Leaders must 'first and foremost calm people down'

People are being whipped into an "unnecessary panic" and the world's leaders need to calm their citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic, a top Israeli virologist said. Read More.

NSC slams China's disinformation, expelling of journalists

The communist government in Beijing should be focused on stopping the coronavirus rather than spreading false information about the origins of the Wuhan virus while at the same time kicking American journalists out of China, the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday. Read More.

State Dept. using app to connect with Iranians on coronavirus

The United States is encouraging Iranian citizens to use an encrypted messaging app, which was originally set up to report terror suspects, to detail in real time what is happening with the coronavirus crisis. Read More.

Hamm: Russia, Saudis exploit virus in ‘direct attack’ on U.S. oil

Saudi Arabia and Russia are flooding the market with oil in a “direct attack” on U.S. producers, oil tycoon Harold Hamm said. Read More.