WASHINGTON: While the U.S. and China are still arguing over the spy balloon incident, reports suggest that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may meet in person in Europe later this week, though the U.S. State Department later said no meeting had been arranged. Bloomberg News and Reuters […]
WASHINGTON, U.S. President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address Tuesday night (Feb. 7) that the United States is trying to compete with China and not come into conflict, but he also warned that it would take steps to protect U.S. sovereignty if China threatened U.S. sovereignty. Observers of US-China relations pointed […]
Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands announced on Tuesday (Feb. 7) that they plan to send at least 100 older, refurbished Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine to bolster the Ukrainian army’s resilience to Russian forces. The Russian invasion has been going on for almost a year. The Leopard 1 tank was built between the mid-1960s and […]
The US, British and Australian armed forces conducted a joint air combat exercise on Wednesday (February 8, 2023) at Nellis Air Force Base in the western state of Nevada, simulating a high-profile air combat after China launched a war of aggression. This is part of the “Red Flag” series of high-end air combat exercises regularly […]
Desert Vipers, Gulf Giants and MI Emirates occupy top three spots while Dubai Capitals desperately hang on to fourth place Over the past few days, final positions have been fought for in the round-robin stage of the UAE’s DP World ILT20 Cricket League. Although Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had failed to secure a win so […]
Cousins completed 15 of 19 passes for 150 yards in the NFL’s reformatted all-star contest, which gave the NFC the victory. LAS VEGAS: For Kirk Cousins, it wasn’t quite the NFL-record 33-point comeback against the Indianapolis Colts to win the NFC North.However, Cousins was the quarterback for the third and final flag football game at […]
Strasbourg beat Montpellier 2-0 at home to go 17th as they try to move out of the relegation zone PARIS: Second-place Marseille saw their unbeaten run end as they lost 3-1 at home to Nice on Sunday to slip eight points behind French league leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Marseille’s first league defeat in 10 games means […]
Cristiano Ronaldo and Al-Nassr may have stolen the spotlight in recent weeks, but the reigning Asian champions’ FIFA Club World Cup semifinal spot reinforces an unmatched legacy on the pitch LONDON: Al-Hilal are into the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals for the third time in four years. Yes, Al-Hilal. Remember them? Four-time Asian champions and […]
RABAT: The drums rang loud for Morocco’s Wydad AC on a sunny and dramatic Saturday afternoon in Rabat at the FIFA Club World Cup, but they were ultimately silenced by Al-Hilal’s Musab Al-Juwayr. The teenage midfielder scored the final kick to win a penalty shootout 5-3 for the Saudi Arabian giants after the game had […]
CAPITOL HILL- Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance balloons flying over the United States have aroused strong concern from members of both parties in the US Congress. Many congressmen expressed their opinion that this is no coincidence, and criticized China for violating the sovereignty of the United States. The Republican leader of the House of Representatives has asked the Biden […]