The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday (Jan. 15) announced new sanctions against key Iranian leaders involved in the killing of protesters. The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iranian leaders have been wiring money to banks outside of Iran. He shared a video message with the Iranian protestors saying, “You are protesting for a noble cause,
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Mike Waltz on Thursday (Jan. 15) condemned the Iranian regime’s assassination plots on U.S. President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. government officials, accusing the regime for its long list of human rights violations and being the world’s number one state-sponsor of terrorism. Waltz’s condemnation came as the
The death toll in protests against the Iranian regime has risen sharply, according to reports. The London-based news channel Iran International said at least 12,000 people have now been killed in the protests. The news outlet said it reached the conclusion after receiving information from, but not limited to, sources in Iran’s presidential office, data
At least 32 people in Thailand were killed after a construction crane fell onto a passenger train in a project which is part of Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI). 66 were reportedly injured in the train disaster with 195 people on board. The train was travelling from Thailand’s capital Bangkok . The accident took
A former U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to nearly 17 years for spying for China. A jury found him guilty last year on 6 counts, including espionage and unlawful export of defense data. Prosecutors say Jing Chao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, worked on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex at Naval Base
Iran’s state television for the first time on Tuesday (Jan. 13) gave an official acknowledgement of deaths in the country’s protests after a human rights news agency reported the death toll.An Iranian official said on state-television there was “a high number of martyrs.” The US based human rights activist news agency said the number of
Mass protests against social injustice have erupted in central China, following the sudden death of a 13 year-old student at his school last week. Many took to the streets after the school attempted to get rid of the body secretly without letting the parents see it at all and reports that the parents are being
A morbidly named app called “Are You Dead?” has climbed to the top of China’s app store, becoming the number one paid download. The app is designed to help people living alone by making sure someone checks in on them every single day. The app known internationally as the “Moo Moo,” allows users to tap
Two screenshots from a chat group had gone viral on Chinese social media before they were censored, sparking concerns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s live organ harvesting campaign could be targeting people on the streets. The chat suggests Chinese police and hospitals may be coordinating the operations. The two screenshots surfaced last week quickly
According to the U.S. State Department, Chinese companies have assisted Iran and tracked protesters by providing surveillance technologies used for the repression of human rights, as Iran cut off Internet and phone lines in the country last week. Some see the move as a way to help the Iranian leaders stay in power, making it
US lawmakers on Thursday (Jan. 8) urged the Treasury Department to review an acquisition deal by a Chinese supplier of American company iRobot as the company filed for bankruptcy. Lawmakers Rich Torres and Zach Nunn are asking Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to launch a national security review of the transaction. The deal would give ownership
Tehran is threatening to attack U.S. military bases amid widespread protests across Iran as the US is showing support for the Iranian people as they rise up against the Iranian leadership. Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that if the U.S. attacks, U.S. military bases in the Middle East and shipping centres in the region
The final hearing in former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s trial just wrapped up after a marathon 12-hour session in Seoul. If convicted, Yoon could face a life sentence or even the death penalty, though South Korea has not carried out an execution in decades. Prosecutors argue that Yoon was behind a plan to
The US this week approved a subpoena for a pro-Beijing billionaire who is suspected of bankrolling organised protests in the U.S. The groups behind these protests are socialist groups, like the Party for Socialism and Liberation, suspected to be bankrolled by China-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham. Singham is alleged to be backed by the Chinese
ANALYSIS The head of Southeast Asia’s largest scam network, wanted by the US, was extradited by Cambodia to China on Wednesday (Jan 7), in what an analyst described as a calculated move by Beijing to prevent the kingpin from falling into US hands. The official state news agency of Cambodia, Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), announced
The Trump administration laid out their plan for future relations with Venezuela on Wednesday (Jan. 7), U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters, “Step one is the stabilisation of the country. We don’t want it descending into chaos.” In this first phase, Rubio said the U.S. will continue to exercise control over access to
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Bulgarian diplomat Nikolai Miladinov. Miladinov has been chosen to serve as the director general for Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza and rebuilding the territory. The meeting comes as the Gaza peace plan brokered by the U.S. President Donald Trump approaches Phase
A recent report by The Daily Caller revealed that a Chinese businessman with links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) owns two golf courses located just miles from key U.S. Air Force bases. Experts say this could pose security risks to U.S. forces and military intelligence. The Chinese American businessman Eugene Ji bought two golf
Chinese pro-democracy activists held a rally outside the Chinese consulate in Los Angeles U.S. on Sunday (Jan. 4) but were attacked by private security guards hired by the consulate. “Fight the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]. Free Great China,” the Chinese activists said. They were confronted by armed private security guards hired by the consulate. The
Nvidia showcased what he described as physical artificial intelligence (AI) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday (Jan. 5). Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s next generation of chips can deliver five times the amount of AI computing compared to its previous chips. “Today, I can tell you that Vera Rubin
