The Taliban announced today they would observe a three-day ceasefire with the Government of Afghanistan in honor of Eid. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani welcomed the Taliban’s announcement, and said he “instructed all Afghan Defense and Security forces to thoroughly observe the cease-fire.” United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also…
U.S. to Restrict Trade with Nine Chinese Entities Related to Human Rights Abuses of Muslim Uighurs
May 23, 2020
The United States Department of Commerce has announced the “addition of the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science and eight Chinese companies to the Entity List”. Addition to the “Entity List” will result in these parties facing new restrictions including on exports and access…
No Benefit for Hydroxychloroquine nor Chloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment, New Study Reveals
May 22, 2020
A new study has found they “were unable to confirm a benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine” as a treatment of COVID-19. Additionally, the study reported both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as being “associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality”. 96,032 patients with COVID-19 were analyzed for the study. Of these,…
China Condemns U.S. for Recent Taiwan Support
May 22, 2020
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement wherein the country “expresses its strong indignation and condemnation” of recent U.S. support for Taiwan. Recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo congratulated Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election as Taiwan’s President, referring to her as “President Tsai”. Addressing Tsai as the “so-called “president””, the…