By Jen Kirby Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on January 18, 2023. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a meeting with President Xi because of a Chinese surveillance balloon in US airspace. Update, February 4, 3:42: according to a report from the AP, the US government has downed the suspected […]
in Tehran, some willing to speak to AP offered praise for an attack targeting a writer they believe tarnished the Islamic faith with his 1988 book “The Satanic Verses.” In the streets of Iran’s capital, images of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still peer down at passers-by. “I don’t know Salman Rushdie, but I am […]
By The Associated Press The training will include strikes on ground targets and troop deployment, the Chinese Defense Ministry said. China’s expanding military activities have alarmed the U.S. and its allies. (Image credit: Fu Gan/Xinhua via AP, File) The training will include strikes on ground targets and troop deployment, the Chinese Defense Ministry said. China’s […]